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Help with plant / weed?!
Chris Sando
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Hi All,
first time poster!
iv recently bought my first house and I am a novice yet keen gardner.
Iv attacked all my flower beds since moving in, and they look great, however I'm about to tackle the last one . . . Which is covered in this "flower". What's more, iv started to notice this seeding and growing in other areas of my garden and even in the cracks between my paving!! its like a wild clover?
The roots are quite stubborn and aren't like normal weeds which most are easy to pull out. The leaves and flowers come out easily, but the roots remain!
Can an anyone tell me what it is, how I contain / get rid of it?! Any advice or suggestions greatly appreciated.
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Looks like Pale Pink Sorrel (Oxalis incarnata.) It can be spread by cultivating the soil which spreads the small bulbils which form above the root around. Might be a glyphosate job to get rid and likely over several seasons.
hi chris im new here too and a novice gardiner with a new house so it seems were in the same boat (but i dont have your problem with this weed unfortunately) have you tried digging it out toally?
I think it looks rather pretty, would be tempted to try and contain it rather than getting rid completely!
I don't think this particular gardener is a big fan:
http://www.gardensablaze.com/HerbOxalisEradicate.htm
Oh well, scary stuff!