Hi. I've got a mystery plant that has popped up in one of my borders, and I wondered if anyone could help me identify it. (Not the foxglove, but the red stemmed seedling in the middle of the image). Thank you
I find with it that it gets covered in tiny shiny green beetles, they devour the lot then start on other plants, if I keep it dug out I don't see the beetle.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
I think the tap root went down to China! I got most of it out and will keep an eye out for it reappearing.
JerryBone I'm not a weeds as free plants kind of person I made that mistake a couple of years ago with garlic mustard and wild strawberries... never again!
Here's a photo of the offending plant and some lovely tete-a-tetes in the border as a bonus.
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Red Dock!
Dig it out quick, they hang on like hell if they grow big.
Oh lordy lou. Right. I'm off out with a spade and some attitude! Thanks. xx
Hope it doesn't give up a fight!
You may find a use for it
http://herbs-treatandtaste.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/red-dock-culpepers-bloodwort-history-of.html
I find with it that it gets covered in tiny shiny green beetles, they devour the lot then start on other plants, if I keep it dug out I don't see the beetle.
I think the tap root went down to China! I got most of it out and will keep an eye out for it reappearing.
JerryBone I'm not a weeds as free plants kind of person
I made that mistake a couple of years ago with garlic mustard and wild strawberries... never again!
Here's a photo of the offending plant and some lovely tete-a-tetes in the border as a bonus.
They'd take over very quickly and spoil your planting QPootle. As Lyn said - they're very difficult when they get a foothold
You did the right thing!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
If you left any of that root it will regrow.
I quite like dandilions.... but then