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• nutcutlet Posts: 27,445

  March 2022

  or maybe a Willowherb

  
  
  In the sticks near Peterborough

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• Lyn Posts: 23,190

  March 2022 edited March 2022

  Yup!  rosebay Willow Herb,  i’d get rid of it as soon as you can.

  Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 
  
  

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• nutcutlet Posts: 27,445

  March 2022

  I don't think that's Rosebay, Lyn. I think it's Epilobium hirsutum

  
  
  In the sticks near Peterborough

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• GardenerSuze Posts: 5,692

  March 2022

  @Completerookie Sorry yes I think it is willow herb too. Think you have a sedum in the centre which needs full sun. Penstemons do not readily set seed. Did you plant penstemons here?

  I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.

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• AnniD Posts: 12,585

  March 2022

  Whatever they are, l'm pretty sure they're not Penstemon. 

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• Lyn Posts: 23,190

  March 2022

  You’re right Nut,  I just called the whole bl**dy lot by the same name.😀

  Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 
  
  

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• JennyJ Posts: 10,576

  March 2022

  Willowherbs I think. Penstemon leaves are more pointy (mine are anyway) and I've never had them self-seeding. Is there a penstemon plant already in there? If there is I'd expect the old stems to still be there.
  

  Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  

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• Completerookie Posts: 130

  March 2022

  I cut down the penstemon the other day. And just noticed these. Not a problem I shall weed out today. Thanks everyone for your advice 

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• GardenerSuze Posts: 5,692

  March 2022

  @Completerookie Now is a great time to get the weeding done before they set seed. Your penstemon should soon be showing signs of life. It is woody at the base and you should see little shoots appearing.

  I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.

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