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Weed
Rusty Changford
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Can anyone help me identify this weed. Have been using a strong brand weed killer, but its like playing hide and seek with this weed. As soon as one is killed another one appears.
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I think that's coltsfoot, Tussilago farfara
In the sticks near Peterborough
Oh is it?
Mine hasn't grown its leaves yet.
Last year I left my coltsfoot as it was in the fenceline but this year it turned up in the middle of a border.
I quite like the flowers, but I never noticed the leaves...
Thank you. Just looked it seems to be a herb rather than a weed, but in my garden i treat it like a weed. I know any part of the roots broken off will form a new plant. Guess it will be a long battle. Thank you for your help.
Yes it is Coltsfoot, Tussilago farfara one of our native wildflowers. The yellow flowers a little like small dandelions appear in early spring before the leaves. Being an early flower it provides an early nectar source for bees. It is also a medicinal herb (consult a Medicinal Herbalist).