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What is this ?

UnionworkerukUnionworkeruk Posts: 187
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I seem to have planted a couple of these last year and they have now spread which I am happy with. Sadly the wooden name tags have disappeared.  I do try to keep a check on what's planted on a crude map  but these dont seem to appears. Any ideas ?  Thanks
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  • BorderlineBorderline Posts: 4,700
    How about Lysimachia Ciliata?
  • madpenguinmadpenguin Posts: 2,543
    Perilla frutescens?
    (Beefsteak plant)
    “Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.” - Bernard Cornwell-Death of Kings
  • BiljeBilje Posts: 811
    I’d say Lysimachia too. Years ago when Carol Kline still ran her nursery and showed at flower shows I bought L. Firecracker. My word what a runner it turned out to be. In open areas it’s easy to remove but when it mingles with other perennials it can be a bit of a devil. 
  • IlikeplantsIlikeplants Posts: 894
    It doesn’t look like perilla to me which you can also tell by its fresh herby smell.
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    Def. Lysimachia.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • UnionworkerukUnionworkeruk Posts: 187
    Lysimachia Firecracker rings a bell and it has spread quite widely in one year so I reckon that's it. I will now add it to the map !  Thanks 
  • ButtercupdaysButtercupdays Posts: 4,546
    I'm waging war on the yellow Lysimachia at the moment. You could just paint the whole map brown and save your time!
  • UnionworkerukUnionworkeruk Posts: 187
    You reckon its that dangerous ?  I only(?) have about, just recounted, 14 firecrackers sprouting up now. Sure there were only five a week ago. How do you control them ?
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    Basically all you can do is keep digging them up. Mine spread into the lawn, where eventually they wee wiped out by constant use of the lawnmower over time.
    The trick is to start early and pull as much root out as you can every time you spot it.
  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    Pic..
    Lysimachia ciliata Firecracker.
    Attractive...but a real thug in damp soil.

    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
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