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Mystery Plant

gemma.crockfordgemma.crockford Posts: 14
in Problem solving
Hello! 
I am hoping someone knows what this plant is that has come up in the last few weeks? There was a fuschia there a few years ago.....could it be that growing from roots left in the ground?
Thanks! 

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  • Paul B3Paul B3 Posts: 3,154
    Looks like Fuchsia foliage to me !
  • gemma.crockfordgemma.crockford Posts: 14
    Thanks Paul! I'm hoping it is!
  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698
    I would have assumed that was willowherb and yanked it out, but I could be wrong!
    "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour". 
  • Paul B3Paul B3 Posts: 3,154
    Hmm.....possibly :/
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    edited May 2023
    Is it all one plant growing from a woody base/roots? I think it would be if it was an old fuchsia regenerating itself. try grasping one stem right down at soil level and giving it a pull - if it comes out as an individual plant with it's own roots, then it's most likely willowherb seedlings.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Looks a lot like Willowherb to me … 

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





  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Sorry about the superfluous apostrophe. Just noticed it and it's too late to edit :(
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I'd suspect willowherb too, but check as per @JennyJ's suggestion.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • gemma.crockfordgemma.crockford Posts: 14
    Thank You, this is really helpful 😊 I will go out first thing and check the roots. Thanks again all! 
  • TheGreenManTheGreenMan Posts: 1,957
    I’d put £50 on that being willowherb. 

    Plant app also thinks it is. ⚠️
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