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Have I been suckered by a willowherb?

B3B3 Posts: 27,505
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I have a deep suspicion😒
In London. Keen but lazy.

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  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Quite likely :(
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Hmm. Out it comes then
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • didywdidyw Posts: 3,573
    Oh it looks so lovely and beguiles us with its pretty flowers - but look below the soil and its devilish roots betray what it really is!
    Gardening in East Suffolk on dry sandy soil.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Not to mention the hundreds of thousands of seeds each plant produces.
    I loathe the stuff. Fine if it stays well away from my garden, but not in it. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Winston_The_Gravity_ManWinston_The_Gravity_Man Posts: 263
    I've read that some bits of it are okay to eat in moderation.  And in Germany it's used as a treatment for "benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) for the relief of lower urinary tract symptoms such as difficulty starting urination or a frequent need to urinate"
    When there's always biscuits in the tin, where's the fun in biscuits ?
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