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Tarmac plant ID please

B3B3 Posts: 27,505
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Not my wall so it'll  have to stay there even if it's  a keeper

In London. Keen but lazy.
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  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    Looks like an achillea, don't know which one as it isn't yet in flower.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I think you're right @Busy-Lizzie. It did look familiar. Thank you
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    @B3 I wondered if it was Tansy easy to tell by the smell. If you have achilllea in the garden more likely, guess it likes the drainage.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    It looks a lot healthier than the ones I tried to nurture in my garden.  I'm several houses down the road so I doubt it's from my garden.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    edited April 2023
    @B3 Achilleas like full sun and good drainage, if your soil is heavy not sure it will be happy.
    If it is dug up need to take time to get the root. 
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    It's not mine to dig. I've given up on them in my garden. They just limp and straggle along. Wrong plant wrong place. I have heavy clay.
    There's a wide variety of plants growing between the tarmac an the front garden walls. A micro climate, I suppose.  Facing directly south, rain running down the hill and sheltered by parked cars. 
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I’d say it was Tansy,  a weed if you don’t like it,  a wild flower if you do.   I’m sure the bees will appreciate it when it flowers. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    edited April 2023
    I'll pinch a bit to smell of there's no one looking
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    @B3 you might regret it not a nice smell to me.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • coccinellacoccinella Posts: 1,428
    I too would go for Tansy. And I too failed with Achilleas 😀!

    Luxembourg
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