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May I ask what is this?

theno2socotheno2soco Posts: 80
edited October 2023 in Problem solving
The plant with the pink flowers please.


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  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Oxalis
  • theno2socotheno2soco Posts: 80
    edited October 2023
    Wow! So quick!

    Thank you :)

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  • theno2socotheno2soco Posts: 80
    edited October 2023
    @Fire, it is a weed that propagates by shooting its seeds out? If so it should be removed?
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  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    edited October 2023
    @theno2soco Some are seen as weeds and they do set seed when happy. The one in your photo is a keeper! Oxalis Articulata I think.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • theno2socotheno2soco Posts: 80
    It will not spread?
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  • CrazybeeladyCrazybeelady Posts: 778
    The one you don't want has quite dark green leaves, same shape, with yellow flowers. Really annoying and spreads a lot. I'm not sure about that one but I'm pretty sure it's not as common so probably not! The yellow one is everywhere. 
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    It won't become a huge spreading plant, seeds gently.
    Oxalis corniculata is pretty but a problem weed.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Some people get very stressed about the yellow-flowered oxalis spreading. For me, that ship sailed long ago.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    They all spread a bit or a lot. Even the yellow one is easy to pull out if it offends.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • theno2socotheno2soco Posts: 80
    Ok, thanks all. I will remove it.
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