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Can anyone help me identify some plants please?

7myy5pxg7w0Ie7jns37myy5pxg7w0Ie7jns3 Posts: 14
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Hi all, 
Have moved into a property with established garden but having never gardened I don’t know what anything is! Would be grateful for some advice!

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    Ragwort
    Cornus
    Gladiolus communis byzantinus 
    Violets


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • 7myy5pxg7w0Ie7jns37myy5pxg7w0Ie7jns3 Posts: 14
    Sorry for my ignorance but is ragwort a weed?🤪
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited May 2023
    It’s usually regarded as a weed yes. However, it’s a valuable plant for wildlife as it’s the food  for the caterpillars of the Cinnabar moth, and is useful for other insects too. 

    However it’s particularly toxic to horses and other grazing livestock so it’s usually killed off on farms etc … therefore if it’s possible to grow it in our gardens where there are no cows and horses that can be good. 


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





  • 7myy5pxg7w0Ie7jns37myy5pxg7w0Ie7jns3 Posts: 14
    Thank you for the help everyone 😀
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