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I am weeding and wonder if these are cerinthe shoots or just random weeds?
Pink678
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I was happily pulling up these green leaves while weeding, then I wondered - could they be young cerinthe coming through?
I know there used to be cerinthe in the area. If they are cerinthe, I would like to keep them.
I have posted some pictures - I am just referring to the largest green leaves in the centre of the pictures - just 2 or 3 plants per picture.
Would very much appreciate any help. I am rather new to this, and would very much like to keep nice self-seeding plants but it's not always easy to identify them when they first come up!
I know there used to be cerinthe in the area. If they are cerinthe, I would like to keep them.
I have posted some pictures - I am just referring to the largest green leaves in the centre of the pictures - just 2 or 3 plants per picture.
Would very much appreciate any help. I am rather new to this, and would very much like to keep nice self-seeding plants but it's not always easy to identify them when they first come up!
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As I recall cerinthe are quite large as they come out of the ground but I've not grown them for a few years
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Have a look at this link just in case you do come across them. I find them popping up several years after the original plant has gone
https://garden.org/plants/photo/39146/
Whatever it's known as, it's a nuisance .