I contacted the Gsy Botanical society - they have named it as an Oxalis Bermuda Buttercup. That is a new name for me - but perhaps another name for it is Stricta - or Acetosella
Interesting to see on your recommended site that the first sighting of this plant was actually in Guernsey, just a few miles from our home - thanks for the link Papi Jo. I posted this to our local botanical site and some are telling me to dig it up as it can be very invasive. At the moment I am enjoying the flowers, but will keep an eye on it for next year. The whole clump is less than 3" across.
This plants has had a sad ending - well almost an ending. I forgot to mention it to our almost son-in-law. He kindly offered to strim then mow the garden and we gladly said yes.
However I forgot to mention this little yellow beauty to him - I found it striped of it's flowers - however the leaves are still very much alive and I am hoping it will survive to flower again next year.
STRIMMERS! Not my favourite piece of machinery, but I have to say that the garden does look a lot tidier now.
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I contacted the Gsy Botanical society - they have named it as an Oxalis Bermuda Buttercup. That is a new name for me - but perhaps another name for it is Stricta - or Acetosella
Correct botanical (scientific) name would then be Oxalis pes-caprae L. See http://www.nonnativespecies.org/factsheet/factsheet.cfm?speciesId=2480
Interesting to see on your recommended site that the first sighting of this plant was actually in Guernsey, just a few miles from our home - thanks for the link Papi Jo. I posted this to our local botanical site and some are telling me to dig it up as it can be very invasive. At the moment I am enjoying the flowers, but will keep an eye on it for next year. The whole clump is less than 3" across.
This plants has had a sad ending - well almost an ending. I forgot to mention it to our almost son-in-law. He kindly offered to strim then mow the garden and we gladly said yes.
However I forgot to mention this little yellow beauty to him - I found it striped of it's flowers - however the leaves are still very much alive and I am hoping it will survive to flower again next year.
STRIMMERS! Not my favourite piece of machinery, but I have to say that the garden does look a lot tidier now.