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And how about this?

KatTai
29/03/2011 21:24

I seem to have a lot of this growing very quickly in part of the garden!

Any ideas what it is?

Millie & Fly the Border Collies

  • 30/03/2011 01:04

    Sorry, I have no idea, but will bump it up. Someone's sure to know.

    A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

  • 30/03/2011 01:38

    No idea either, but if you adopt the same policy of my wife, then if it doesn't flower pull it up.

    There are 9000 species of bird on earth. Let's keep it that way.

  • Anonymous
    Anonymous 30/03/2011 01:41 in reply to Budgie

    Hi Kat

    Not sure, but if it's a type of Ground Elder then you're in trouble!

    It spreads like wildfire and is almost impossible to dig up.

    I hope it's not.

    Pipit

  • 30/03/2011 02:03 in reply to Anonymous

    It doesn't look like my ground elder, that I have more than a passing acquaintance with!

    A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

  • 30/03/2011 02:12

    Hi

    Not sure, but have a feeling that these might be californian poppy, bright green lobed leaves. I do recognise it but not 100% sure of above answer. Will keep thinking cap on as I deal with the boys.

    'In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks'  John Muir.       

    Excuse wobbily dyslexic spelling!

  • 30/03/2011 12:35 in reply to osprey

    Would it be possible to break off one of the leaves when you have time please?If the cut part of the leaf and the bit you left behind shows orange sap then that will identify the plant as Greater Celandine{Chelidonium majus}{Papaveraceae}.It is a plant I have in my garden and has small yellow flowers but beware the orange sap is caustic and will burn the skin if it comes into contact with it.We bought some from a nursery and the owner never told us until after we had handed over our money.Anyway,we planted it in the garden as the flowers looked so nice but have spent every year since trying to eradicate it because of the sap problem.

    Make sure that when you break off a leaf you wear either rubber gloves or gardening gloves as I would hate you to have burnt irritating skin.

    Please let us know what you come up with

    Thanks

     Being Happy doesn't mean everythings perfect........

    It means you've decided to see beyond the imperfections.....

  • 30/03/2011 15:54 in reply to osprey

    Ann S said:

    Hi

    Not sure, but have a feeling that these might be californian poppy, bright green lobed leaves. I do recognise it but not 100% sure of above answer. Will keep thinking cap on as I deal with the boys.

    Have to admit i am not 100% sure myself, but I am with osprey on this, about the leaves. When I first saw the picture, I thought a type of poppy too!

    Claire

  • 30/03/2011 16:01 in reply to Robyn

    Hmmm this one is a mystery!

    Robyn - I tried cutting the leaf and the sap is white not orange.

    Millie & Fly the Border Collies

  • 01/04/2011 03:09 in reply to osprey

    Ann S said:

    Hi

    Not sure, but have a feeling that these might be californian poppy, bright green lobed leaves. I do recognise it but not 100% sure of above answer. Will keep thinking cap on as I deal with the boys.

    I think the leaves of California poppies (Escholtzia - I think) are much finer. But I can't think what it is, I've seen it before though - I just can't drag it's name from the memory bank - this getting old blows holes in the memory - it's so irritating. It's not your usual ground elder, (I have that - YIKES). The answer to that is a war of attrition, constantly digging up, getting rid of every bit of root, never let it flower and keep lopping leaves off so it finally wears itself out producing more - it literally takes years of vigilence but it can be eradicated eventually.

    Could it be Welsh Poppy? Nice yellow flower - but after a 3rd look, - I don't think so.

     

  • 01/04/2011 03:20 in reply to Kezsmum

    I was thinking poppy of some sort.

    I have welsh poppies all over the garden but its pitch black out there at the moment but if you look at the daffs picture on this post of mine just on the left of the pic those are welsh poppy leaves.

    http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/forums/t/38629.aspx

     Chris S.

    A very old Shropshire Lad.