Really easy seeds for woodland

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• bertrand-mabel Posts: 2,697

  3 February

  Wood anemones and winter aconites.  The different Arums...Italicum is not as invasive as maculata and has very distinctive veined leaves.

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• Beastie29 Posts: 55

  3 February

  Wood Anemone, yes.  Winter Aconite, yes.  Red Campion - no, don't go there!  It's lethal!  Spreads by seed everywhere and it's a pain in the butt to get rid of without giving yourself a hernia.  And it won't restrict itself to your woodland.  But  it's pretty.  If you like bright pink, tall and sprawly thugs.

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• Fire Posts: 19,096

  3 February edited 3 February

  Common valerian might work quite well. If it's happy it seeds around a lot. A very pretty umbellifer that can offer good height. Probably best if there is a damp-ish, light spot. Easy from seed
  

  
  

  https://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/grow-plants/how-to-grow-valerian/
  

  
  

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• Beastie29 Posts: 55

  3 February

  Nice, common valerian, but it would need semi shade, so one for the edge of woodland, where it might thrive, rather than anywhere with full shade.

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• Beastie29 Posts: 55

  3 February

  Back to your original post, @a1154 - dog violets would be lovely for the margins of your woodland, providing your soil is neither acidic or very wet.

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