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Hollyhocks or not

Jenny1066Jenny1066 Posts: 24
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I scattered Hollyhock seeds last year but am not sure if these are actually growing here or whether they might be that weed which resembles Geums. Am I wasting my time nurturing these?
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  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    I would say so. 
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    @JennyJ Yes that looks like the weed geum to me.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Hmm, not me @GardenerSuze !  It's to dry here for the weedy geums, they like damper conditions.  Auto-fill error?
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    Sorry @JennyJ Think it's time for a cuppa! 
    Hi@Jenny1066 Hope this helps.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    It's always time for a cuppa :D
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I would say they’re Hollyhocks, did you have hollyhock there last year? 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • thevictorianthevictorian Posts: 1,279
    If you aren't sure I would tap one out of the pot and check to see if it has a tap root. You should be able to see the hollyhock from the root system.
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    Photo 2 is the Geum at the top a cutivated plant or a weed? If it is a weed these could be the seedlings. If it is a plant as@Lyn suggests could be Hollyhocks.
    It is possible to tell the difference between Geum the weed and the cultivated plant but I am not sure from photos. 
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • Jenny1066Jenny1066 Posts: 24
    Thank you so much for all your kind comments. Not sure what to do - don’t want to plant these out if they are weeds!! Will leave them for a few weeks and maybe check a root on one of them. Beginning to think I am a bit crazy doing this!!
  • Jenny1066Jenny1066 Posts: 24
    Lyn - yes have had the one solitary Hollyhock there for the past two years and that made me wonder if these were seeds from it.
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