Forum home› Plants
This Forum will close on Wednesday 27 March, 2024. Please refer to the announcement on the Discussions page for further detail.

Plant ID - weed?

TheNoviceGardener75TheNoviceGardener75 Posts: 6
in Plants

Can anyone identify this plant - is it a weed? imageimage

Posts

  • plant pauperplant pauper Posts: 6,904

    That's oxalis. Some people see it as a weed but I quite like it. It has attractive clover-like leaves and pretty pink flowers. It's only a weed if it's somewhere you don't want it. image

  • sanjy67sanjy67 Posts: 1,007

    it's an oxalis, i have it in my garden, i hate it but some love it, if you want it out you have to dig down to get the little brown bulbs, it doesn't readily pull out and usually leaves the bulbs behind, just when i think it's gone more pops up image

  • plant pauperplant pauper Posts: 6,904

    And there you have it.Two sides of one coin. image

  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360

    I leave a few bits as it's quite pretty.  But I dig most of it up. Tbh, even if I dug every last bit up, there'd still be plenty very soon ;-)

    'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
    - Cicero
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,042

    It's not a weed in my garden, I like it. It isn't invasive either.

    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • TheNoviceGardener75TheNoviceGardener75 Posts: 6

    Great thanks everyone image

  • CeresCeres Posts: 2,698

    Oxalis is very pretty, especially amongst forget-me-nots, but it does get fierce doses of rust so keep an eye on it.

Sign In or Register to comment.