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UNKNOWN GROWTH
I'd appreciate any help identifying and ultimately, getting rid of the growth that's appeared after creating a new bed about a month ago, to plant a yew and privet hedge.
The shoots appear to be single with a "tuber" like bulb and root system.
I originally took out an old hebe in the area where these shoots are now appearing if that helps identify the offending growth.
As it seems I can only attach 1 image at a time, I'll post the root picture separately.
Hoping someone knows the ID of these shoots,
kind regards
Jonno2
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UNKNOWN GROWTH
Second image of the root system
It looks to me like one of the arums http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arum_maculatum
a bit early to say whether the wild or the cultivated version, although the unspotted leaves points to it being the wild version. I rather like them, they remind me of wandering wild in the spring countryside as a child - but I know many people really dislike them.
The leaves appear in the winter and spring, and then the spathe (flower) - after which the plant dies down leaving just the orangey red berries on a stalk.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Lords and ladies, aka Jack in the Pulpit and many other names. Arum maculatum.
You need to get those corms out. The stems break very easliy and leave the corm behind.
Very pretty in the right place. Nice red berries, not to be eaten.
In the sticks near Peterborough
I agrre, if you have childen, i would dig it all out.
Thanks for these 2 replies so far - I'll watch them to see if any berries or flowers appear.
Sounds like they may be very difficult to remove without disturbing the new hedge plants so may just have to live with them!
Well, they are native hedgerow plants
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.