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Does anybody know what this is?! Noticed this morning in one of my raised beds

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  • Kieranbaker52Kieranbaker52 Posts: 20
    Better picture of the roots. Not sure if these are classed as tuberous or not. Doesnt feel like it'd pull out easily, its well rooted in there. 
    Thanks for your help and advice everyone! 

  • TheGreenManTheGreenMan Posts: 1,957
    Hmmmmm, it does look like JKW. 

    Where did you get the compost from? Can you remember the brand? 
  • Kieranbaker52Kieranbaker52 Posts: 20
    It was miracle grow multi purpose compost
  • TheGreenManTheGreenMan Posts: 1,957
    What was there before the raised bed? How long have you lived there? 
  • Kieranbaker52Kieranbaker52 Posts: 20
    Ive been here 3 years and it was just a square of concrete when we moved it so i built the raised beds myself last year. The garden that backs onto ours does have a mile a minute vine running over its shed and it hangs over the one corner of the garden during the summer. Could it be from that? I do cut it back as soon as it starts to come over our side  
  • TheGreenManTheGreenMan Posts: 1,957
    Well it’s in the same family as JKW so it could well be. 

    Perhaps google has some pics of its undergroundness…..
  • Kieranbaker52Kieranbaker52 Posts: 20
    Thought id post an updated pic. Im still none the wiser. Parts of it resemble pics of JKW on google parts of it dont 
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    That's Platycodon grandiflorus, Ballon Flower


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    @nutcutlet are you sure? 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    Lyn said:
    @nutcutlet are you sure? 
    how sure is sure? It's what came to my mind immediately but mine died years ago so can't go and check


    In the sticks near Peterborough
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