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TCAMTCAM Posts: 3

can any member identify what the weed is growing in my garden and how to get rid of it

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  • Dave MorganDave Morgan Posts: 3,123

    It's arum lily tcam. You can dig them out or use a weed killer. It takes time to rid yourself of them they seed freely. Some people love them others not. Now is a good time to use a weedkiller if you wish.

  • They have millions of tiny white bulbs under the surface and you rarely can get them all out.  Try digging down deeply and remove every bulb you can find, then use weedkiller on any new shoots that appear.  Notoriously difficult to get rid of.  Good luck.

  • TCAMTCAM Posts: 3

    Thank you for the advice. It is a lovely day here so I will start this morning. I don't mind one or two weeds but not as many as I have found today. 

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,142

    Arum maculatum - aka Lords & Ladies, Cuckoo pint, Jack in the Pulpit and many other names

    http://wildflowerfinder.org.uk/Flowers/L/LordsAndLadies/LordsAndLadies.htm

    Great in a wildflower garden or woodland - not so good in a tidy border.  As has been said, you can dig them out or use glyphosate or both. 


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





  • BookertooBookertoo Posts: 1,306

    Mine struggle for existence under my red sycamore, I never give them the chance to escape from there as indeed, we'd be overwhelmed by them.  As it is, the few that make it are lovely. 

  • LandlubberLandlubber Posts: 396

    ahhh, lords and ladies.......yes!image

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