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Are these Chinese lanterns?

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Definitely. They differ in appearance, depending on whether it's an annual or perennial. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    edited April 2022
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    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Bill_and_BenBill_and_Ben Posts: 161
    nutcutlet said:
    are we looking at the large plants, or the germinating seeds?
    I meant the large plants.
    My location: Histon, near Cambridge, UK


  • Bill_and_BenBill_and_Ben Posts: 161
    Thank you so much to all - I think it is definitely this willow herb. I remember this 'plant' now with light purple flowers last year. I must have been unsure if it was something I'd planted (I'm still filling my relatively newly landscaped garden) and let it flower last year. Now I have about 100 of them! To be weeded asap. 

    I think I need a database of 'what my bought flowers look like when tiny'!
    My location: Histon, near Cambridge, UK


  • Bill_and_BenBill_and_Ben Posts: 161
    Fire said:
    These are physalis seedlings


    @Fire - this photo is really helpful - thank you!
    My location: Histon, near Cambridge, UK


  • Bill_and_BenBill_and_Ben Posts: 161
    Loraine3 said:
    Don't think they are Chinese Lanterns, look very like Sweet Williams.
    I do have some Sweet Williams on the go that I've grown from seed but these are different. I'm pretty sure they are willow herb (weed) as many have mentioned. They are about to get weeded!
    My location: Histon, near Cambridge, UK


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