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Yellow Flower problem in the garden
matt_a_sampsonBq6g16pH
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Hello,
We have a patch of yellow flowers with which the stalks grow up through the spring and flower yellow in summer. They turn brown in the autumn and we either cut them back to ground level in the autumn around October time or in the early spring (March) before they grow up again. This year though, although they flowered in the summer, there was grass growing up between the stalks as they grew upwards through the spring. Does anyone know the name of this yellow flower stalk and have any advice as to what we could do and when to kill off the grass growing up between the stalks without impacting on the health of the yellow flower stalks please? The photo below shows what it has looked like in previous years when in flower when there was no grass between the stalks.
The next photo below shows what it looks like now (22nd September). It has not grown as tall this year but now has finished flowering but the photo shows the grass blades between the stalks.
Matthew
We have a patch of yellow flowers with which the stalks grow up through the spring and flower yellow in summer. They turn brown in the autumn and we either cut them back to ground level in the autumn around October time or in the early spring (March) before they grow up again. This year though, although they flowered in the summer, there was grass growing up between the stalks as they grew upwards through the spring. Does anyone know the name of this yellow flower stalk and have any advice as to what we could do and when to kill off the grass growing up between the stalks without impacting on the health of the yellow flower stalks please? The photo below shows what it has looked like in previous years when in flower when there was no grass between the stalks.
The next photo below shows what it looks like now (22nd September). It has not grown as tall this year but now has finished flowering but the photo shows the grass blades between the stalks.
Matthew
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It is also possible that it is couch grass which can be a real problem to clear. If you look on the RHS website it shows pictures of the roots, just a tiny piece left in the ground can regrow.