The Purple Toadflax (Linaria) can get a bit thuggish if it seeds into permanent planters, mainly as it continues growing over the winter, pretty much unseen. Once you let it seed, you will have it forever (like most of the willowherbs!) It is quite pretty though.
As for the bluebells, you can tell as the bulbs are white and are quite deep. I'm also plagued by the spanish variety and forever digging them up but just can't seem to get rid of them..
A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
You're second photo i get that in my garden and have always wondered what it was, as to me it was a pretty weed always let one or two bits grown in my garden and just pull up the rest thats trying to grow so now i know its "The Purple Toadflax"
For your Bluebells for me there is nothing nicer than our native blue bell
I too have purple toadflax growing in several places - I let a few clumps grow and the rest just pull out really easily or I transplant them into bare patches and they seem to tolerate the move admirably.
They do grow fairly tall so I like them at the back of borders. They are very pretty but the main reason I like them is that the bees find them irresistible.
I don't think my older neighbour is happy that I keep them as they do tend to self seed and being a little older she finds it hard to weed them out - but we help her out in the garden so I happily tug a few out for her as and when
This thread has brought an unexpectedly large response and some useful info - thank you all posters.
I was thrilled two years ago when these lovely blue flowers appeared to further enhance the same part of garden where the apple was out in full blossom; it's such a shame that they have proved to be thugs and have taken over the ground. With what everyone here has said I reckon they've got to go, hopefully along with every bit of grape hyacinth I can get.
I'm interested to hear I've got toadflax and didn't know it (I felt no pain! ) - I'll probably keep it in a pot for a while to see how it ends up - I'm going to need something tall at the back of a border I'm revamping.
Oh no! First the bluebells that gave such such a beautiful blue in the garden are Spanish invaders. Now I find the 2nd plant is also a thug. You're right Carmen - I've looked up Monbretia and it's the same as my 2nd photo. I also recognise it in all the Internet pictures I've since found.
At least I've only got about 4 of these plants in the garden - so far! Ilooks like 'll have to take them all to the tip.
Ho hum! new beginnings! Thankyou everyone for the help and information.
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The Purple Toadflax (Linaria) can get a bit thuggish if it seeds into permanent planters, mainly as it continues growing over the winter, pretty much unseen. Once you let it seed, you will have it forever (like most of the willowherbs!) It is quite pretty though.
As for the bluebells, you can tell as the bulbs are white and are quite deep. I'm also plagued by the spanish variety and forever digging them up but just can't seem to get rid of them..
I have some bluebells in my veg patch. I thought I'd dug them all out last year but one or two have still come up. They are incredibly deep rooted!
You're second photo i get that in my garden and have always wondered what it was, as to me it was a pretty weed
always let one or two bits grown in my garden and just pull up the rest thats trying to grow 
so now i know its "The Purple Toadflax"
For your Bluebells for me there is nothing nicer than our native blue bell
Thank you!
I too have purple toadflax growing in several places - I let a few clumps grow and the rest just pull out really easily or I transplant them into bare patches and they seem to tolerate the move admirably.
They do grow fairly tall so I like them at the back of borders. They are very pretty but the main reason I like them is that the bees find them irresistible.
I don't think my older neighbour is happy that I keep them as they do tend to self seed and being a little older she finds it hard to weed them out - but we help her out in the garden so I happily tug a few out for her as and when
This thread has brought an unexpectedly large response and some useful info - thank you all posters.
I was thrilled two years ago when these lovely blue flowers appeared to further enhance the same part of garden where the apple was out in full blossom; it's such a shame that they have proved to be thugs and have taken over the ground. With what everyone here has said I reckon they've got to go, hopefully along with every bit of grape hyacinth
I can get.
I'm interested to hear I've got toadflax and didn't know it (I felt no pain!
) - I'll probably keep it in a pot for a while to see how it ends up - I'm going to need something tall at the back of a border I'm revamping.
2 more IDs needed please:
I dug these up while clearing a bed... Could they be Delphs? We have got some in this border.
And I saved these for replanting - they have red berries...
Red berries...hmmm....the dreaded Montbretia?
Oh no! First the bluebells that gave such such a beautiful blue in the garden are Spanish invaders. Now I find the 2nd plant is also a thug. You're right Carmen - I've looked up Monbretia and it's the same as my 2nd photo. I also recognise it in all the Internet pictures I've since found.
At least I've only got about 4 of these plants in the garden - so far! Ilooks like 'll have to take them all to the tip.
Ho hum! new beginnings! Thankyou everyone for the help and information.
Discovered that this (see earlier post)...
is a Monthretia root after all. I dug another two huge ones up today - the 'mother roots' were like great chunky logs!