Could this be an astrantia seedling?

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• nutcutlet Posts: 27,445

  July 2023

  Yes, it looks like one.

  
  
  In the sticks near Peterborough

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• pitter-patter Posts: 2,429

  July 2023

  Thank you, @nutcutlet. I guess @B3 is right, all the interesting seedlings grow between paving stones! I’ll see if I can dig it out in one piece.

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• nutcutlet Posts: 27,445

  July 2023

  pitter-patter said:

  Thank you, @nutcutlet. I guess @B3 is right, all the interesting seedlings grow between paving stones! I’ll see if I can dig it out in one piece.

  this is true, my stone and broken tarmac drive beats a seed tray every time

  
  
  In the sticks near Peterborough

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• Fairygirl Posts: 55,117

  July 2023

  I removed some tiny foxglove seedling recently from a very similar site. They're all potted up and are fine, even though I had to manhandle them a fair bit, so you should probably be able to get it out. It's certainly easier when it's small because of the root size,  as long as you're careful. I use one of those tools for getting staples out or similar. It has a Y shape at the end which is good, but an old fork is pretty good. 
  
  I've got a tiny cotoneaster in there too, courtesy of the birds, which I've got my eye on for removal ...

  It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
  
  
  
  I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...

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• pitter-patter Posts: 2,429

  July 2023

  The astrantia seems to have survived the move. I curious about how the flowers will turn out. I’ve already transplanted a salvia seedling and a crab apple sapling from similar locations. One of the advantage of not using any weed killers!

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• pitter-patter Posts: 2,429

  July 2023

  Some of the plants growing between the slabs make me want to pave the whole garden and grow plants only in the gaps between the slabs…
  
  
  

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