Our cats come home covered in the seeds of these and sit in the house, bite them off and spit them onto the carpet. There seems to be a lot more of it these days. The hedges along our lane are smothered in it.
The large leaves look much more like lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) than tulips to me. That would also explain them coming up all over the garden as they can sometimes be invasive (although not for me - I have trouble keeping them alive )
A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
the pic of 'sticky weed' unsure if it's same thing i had all over last year, most had purple fowers bit like nepetia some pale pink friend says it's a weed i thought was wildflower, pretty but will it take over if i don't pull it all up
I can't see your photos because I'm at work and it's blocked because they're photbucket but we called Goosegrass' 'sticky bobs'. It is a real pain, I let one plant grow four years ago because my dogs love eating it. It does actually taste nice but the texture is not good. Anyway. Biggest mistake. Now I have them coming up everywhere. Mind you they could easily be being brought in by the dogs rather than spread. Don't get Burdock though thankfully.
I always pick cleavers or sticky buds as I know them as if I am out walking. I have horses and they love to eat them, I feed them as one of my horses is slightly arthritic and cleavers are supposed to have an anti-inflammatory effect. He loves to eat them whether they do or don't!
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Ah thank you all. No I have not heard of sticky weed. The picture is helpful thanks, I know which one you mean.
Yes Burdock is the one we used to throw at each other. I may have so save this one to throw at my OH or the neighbours kids
If I were you I'd pick off any remaining seeds and get them off your premises. That's what I should have done
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Ah, OK, thanks, a job for tomorrow then.
Our cats come home covered in the seeds of these and sit in the house, bite them off and spit them onto the carpet. There seems to be a lot more of it these days. The hedges along our lane are smothered in it.
we , in South West Scotland , used to call them " Sticky willies", it was decades later that I realised there was another version. lol
The large leaves look much more like lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) than tulips to me. That would also explain them coming up all over the garden as they can sometimes be invasive (although not for me - I have trouble keeping them alive
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the pic of 'sticky weed' unsure if it's same thing i had all over last year, most had purple fowers bit like nepetia some pale pink friend says it's a weed i thought was wildflower, pretty but will it take over if i don't pull it all up
Your plant with purple flowers and whorls of leaves might be purple toadflax, Linaria purpurea. The pink version is variety 'Canon Went'.
I can't see your photos because I'm at work and it's blocked because they're photbucket but we called Goosegrass' 'sticky bobs'. It is a real pain, I let one plant grow four years ago because my dogs love eating it. It does actually taste nice but the texture is not good. Anyway. Biggest mistake. Now I have them coming up everywhere. Mind you they could easily be being brought in by the dogs rather than spread. Don't get Burdock though thankfully.
I always pick cleavers or sticky buds as I know them as if I am out walking. I have horses and they love to eat them, I feed them as one of my horses is slightly arthritic and cleavers are supposed to have an anti-inflammatory effect. He loves to eat them whether they do or don't!
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