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Novice with wild flowers

garden-loq_m40garden-loq_m40 Posts: 5
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Could you please help me identify these two wild plants? Thanks in advance.


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  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    First one is speedwell, second one is wheat  probably dropped from bird food.
  • AsarumAsarum Posts: 661
    I think the first one looks more like alkanet or Alkanna tinctoria, pretty but a thug. 

    East Anglia
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    I think the first one is Green Alkanet and the second is wheat.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited June 2023
    Busy-Lizzie said:
    I think the first one is Green Alkanet and the second is wheat.
    Absolutely agree 100% 👍 

    I know them both very well 😂 

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





  • gjautosgjautos Posts: 429
    When we moved into our present house, I made the mistake of thinking the wildflower in the corner looked pretty. Turned out it was green alkanet. Was only one plant then. Should have hoiked it out there and then. Now I'm fighting a constant battle with it.
  • garden-loq_m40garden-loq_m40 Posts: 5
    Thanks very much to all for your help and advice.  It looks like there is one to actively discourage so that's a job for the weekend!
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