Forum home› Plants
This Forum will close on Wednesday 27 March, 2024. Please refer to the announcement on the Discussions page for further detail.

Any idea what this is?

satrdayboysatrdayboy Posts: 56
in Plants
It’s growing in a container which has an Agapanthus in. It’s seems to have a creeping habit and if pulled doesn’t want to come out. Low growing. Thanks

Posts

  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    Pull a bit out and check the roots ?  
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    I wondered if it was Self Heal but I don't think leaves are pointed enough?
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • satrdayboysatrdayboy Posts: 56
    philippasmith2 said:
    Pull a bit out and check the roots ?  
    What will that tell me?
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    I wondered if it was Prunella (self heal) too. If you didn't plant it then it is probably a weed, or wildflower.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Ajuga? Bugle
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    satrdayboy said:
    philippasmith2 said:
    Pull a bit out and check the roots ?  
    What will that tell me?
     Are they individual  plants or connected by a root system ? That could discount some and help with an ID. If you didn't actually plant it, and you can't see anything similar in your locality, then presume it is a gift from a bird or just blown in.
  • satrdayboysatrdayboy Posts: 56
    Busy-Lizzie said:
    I wondered if it was Prunella (self heal) too. If you didn't plant it then it is probably a weed, or wildflower.
    Just Googled Prunella and leaves are similar. 
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    @Saturdayboy Prunella or Self Heal has little runners.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited February 2023
    Looks like a Prunella to me … I’ve got a very pretty ‘improved’ garden version of it … a pretty garden perennial. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • satrdayboysatrdayboy Posts: 56
    Thanks everyone. As its contained in the pot i will probably leave it where it is for now. And see if it flowers to make it easier to  identify.
Sign In or Register to comment.