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It's in a new bed I just cleaned out earlier this year. But did I plant this? Or should I be weeding it out?
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Sorry, that link was wrong. I think this is right.
That looks like a strawberry AQ
Cin J
looks like strawberries
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Looks like strawberries to me too, so if you leave them you, or the birds, may end up with some soft fruit next year.
Annie
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Einstein
Here is a wild strawberry taken earlier in the year on Wenlock Edge Shropshire.
Notice the same shaped leaves. Funny enough I have never seen a berry I guess the little critters love strawberries as much as we do :-)
A very old Shropshire Lad.
Ah. I thought they were too jaggy to be strawberries, but her's hoping. Thanks all.
AQ, if they are wild or alpine strawberries they are the tastiest of tasty, and tough little plants.
Caroline in Jersey
It looks like a strawberry plant to me. You might not know which type until it fruits. Good luck :-)
Best wishes Chris
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It might well be wild strawberry which you have to watch as it is very invasive and extremely difficult to control once it gets going!....
I think they do bare small fruit but you will generally lose then to the mice etc....
Hope I'm wrong and it's a nice eater but watch it if it's not!....
Oh I don't loose my alpine straws to mice, but children!! Lots of fruit as long as they get some sun.
Higgy is right they can be invasive but tastier than weeds. Here Igrow them along the front of a border so the kids stay on the gravel whilst forraging. I tend to clear them out the border + encourage them onto the gravel drive.
Lovely wee plant!!
'In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks' John Muir.
Excuse wobbily dyslexic spelling!