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Is this a weed?

CherylNTCherylNT Posts: 13

Hi everyone, I have another plant ID request. There are a few of these plants in our garden but I'm not sure whether this a weed or not. could you help?

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 Thanks!

Cheryl

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  • darren636darren636 Posts: 666
    Looks similar to courgette or a giant nasturtium!
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    or a hollyhock or something else in the malvaceae family



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,138

    Well, those were my thoughts too - I wonder what it looks like under those leaves - whether there's a potential spike of flowers coming, or whether it's going to spread and trail - any possibility of a photo of what's underneath?


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    What did you have last year, (or the year before) that might have seeded? Or seeded from next door?



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • CherylNTCherylNT Posts: 13

    I'll have a look under the leaves when I get home. We only moved into the house in January so I have no idea what happened before we got there. There are so many plants in the garden that I don't recognise!

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,138

    If that's a hollyhock (and it's what it looks most like to me)  I want to know what fertiliser you've been using!!! image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    If that was a hollyhock in my garden you'd be able to see the rustimage

    I doubt if it's a weed Cheryl, unless it's in the way of your gardening plans I'd leave it and see what develops. 



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • CherylNTCherylNT Posts: 13

    image i'll leave it be and see what happens. That's part of the fun when taking on a garden for the first time!

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    You could find all sorts of exciting thingsimage



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • Tropical SamTropical Sam Posts: 1,488

    My inclination is to leave it and let it grow...the leaves are large and pleasant shaped, so worth it for foliage alone. It does remind me of a few things but also nothing in particular.

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