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D0rdogne_DamselD0rdogne_Damsel Posts: 4,184
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Be very grateful for your expert advice re. plants below. image

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 Got several of these in a little flower bed, please say they are flowers not weeds. image

 

This thing looks very healthy but I don't recall planting it:

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 As always, appreciate any help. image

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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190

    The first one looks like Alchemilla Mollis, if it is, beware it spreads  everwhere! dont know the second.

    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • LesleyKLesleyK Posts: 4,029

    I think Lyn is right with Alchemilla Mollis.  It is a nice plant and I love the way raindrops sparkle on the leaves but you have to remove all the flowers before they seed or they will be everywhere.  Sorry I can't help with the second either.

  • Lily PillyLily Pilly Posts: 3,845

    Yes definitely looks like Alchemilla Mollis. I feel it gets a bad name. If you have a large area it is good to have.  I plant  it next to something in an opposing colour and just enjoy.  

    the second one looks like a courgette leaf!?

    Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.”
    A A Milne
  • TopbirdTopbird Posts: 8,352
    Sorry - can't help with 2nd ID DD but agree with Alchemilla.

    I love this plant - lovely frothy flowers. I have to divide it to get more plants - it has rarely self seeded in my clay soil.
    Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
  • kleipieperkleipieper Posts: 563

    Second plant, in the third and fourth picture, looks a bit like a seedlig of honesty, Lunaria image

  • D0rdogne_DamselD0rdogne_Damsel Posts: 4,184

    Thanks for all the help.image The first plant is in a small bed under climbing roses so will be fine if it does a bit of ground cover. 

    I wondered if the second one might have been a melon or a pumpkin, didn't think of courgette? I do have Honesty in another bed and I did compare but the leaves looked a bit more heart shaped. The compost in this bed is of my own making so it might be anything I suppose. image

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  • Tropical SamTropical Sam Posts: 1,488

    1&2 are Lady's Mantle aka Alchemilla

    3&4 look like Pumpkin or from that family. Did you plant seed of it?

    My Pumpkins tend to rot before I can get them to Halloween and always end up with a supermarket one.

  • LesleyKLesleyK Posts: 4,029

    Umm - compost of your own making DD.  Too much informationimageimage.

  • charlie22charlie22 Posts: 154

    I agree with every one about the first two pictures, but I dont know what 3+4 are. Pot up (if u dont want to leave it in the garden), let it grow on to see what it is,image

  • BiljeBilje Posts: 811
    I have Lady's Mantle, Alchemilla, in several spots in my garden. If you don't have masses of it it's easy to stop it self seeding. As the flowers start to go brownish reach down to the bottom of the stem and tug. The come away easily.

    I also think the second plant is Honesty, Lunaria, easily weeded out as they don't have strong roots.

    PS don't but the Alchemilla seeds heads in the compost bin but you knew that already didn't you.?
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