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Plant & Weed ID Megathread

Harry Palmr · 2019-04-06 15:39:40

Excuse my presumption starting this (is there another one lurking somewhere?) but I think we need a stickied thread for this sort of thing. Can a mod do the necessary? Can someone confirm these are Arum italicum and Ribwort plantain (plantago lanceolata)

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#542 09-04-2020 12:14pm
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Looks like creeping buttercup to me, or possible meadow buttercup. The Creeping one is very invasive, spreads by rhizomes. I would dig it up wherever you see it.

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#543 09-04-2020 1:02pm
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Ok great, thanks so much. Will dig it up as there’s lots there. Apart from mint and chives, would you have an idea on the other herbs? I’m finding it so difficult to distinguish between picture online

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#544 09-04-2020 1:03pm
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Ok great, thanks so much. Will dig it up as thereâ€™s lots there. Apart from mint and chives, would you have an idea on the other herbs? Iâ€™m finding it so difficult to distinguish between picture online

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#545 09-04-2020 1:03pm
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Ok great, thanks so much. Will dig it up as thereÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s lots there. Apart from mint and chives, would you have an idea on the other herbs? IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢m finding it so difficult to distinguish between picture online

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#546 09-04-2020 1:06pm
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chooey wrote: »

Ok great, thanks so much. Will dig it up as there’s lots there. Apart from mint and chives, would you have an idea on the other herbs? I’m finding it so difficult to distinguish between picture online

The one with orangy stems is a type of euphorbia (a weed, too - be careful with the sap, it can burn).
https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=508876&d=1586433753

I think the other one with small, furry leaves is some kind of bedding plant, I can see it in my head but I can't think of the name.

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#547 09-04-2020 1:27pm
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chooey wrote: »

Ok great, thanks so much. Will dig it up as thereâ€™s lots there. Apart from mint and chives, would you have an idea on the other herbs? Iâ€™m finding it so difficult to distinguish between picture online

Maybe you know already but be careful with mint, it can spread like mad. I usually plant it in a container

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#548 10-04-2020 10:27am
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I got a bunch of unknown bulbs last winter and the attached pic shows what is coming up. Any ideas?

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#549 10-04-2020 10:31am
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Harry Palmr wrote: »

I got a bunch of unknown bulbs last winter and the attached pic shows what is coming up. Any ideas?

Muscari?

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Igotadose wrote: »

Muscari?

Could be, but most Muscari is well in flower by now. Bluebell?

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#551 10-04-2020 11:47am
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Bluebells or agapanthus, would be my guess.

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#552 10-04-2020 12:22pm
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Harry Palmr wrote: »

I got a bunch of unknown bulbs last winter and the attached pic shows what is coming up. Any ideas?

Might be snowdrops. They can take a few years before they flower.

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#553 10-04-2020 12:46pm
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Bluebells would be my thinking to. They should start to show up in the next few days if I'm right.

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#554 10-04-2020 12:51pm
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I actually hope they are Agapanthus myself Bluebells are a bit boring unless there's a carpet of them.
Time will tell hopefully. They'll be transplanted to somewhere more appropriate in the winter in any event.

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#555 10-04-2020 8:46pm
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what be this....

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Jack-in-the-Pulpit

See these:

New Home wrote: »

It's poisonous, but we had dogs (and cats, and other animals) for years and they never went near it. It's known as Lords-and-Ladies, Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Arum Maculatum, etc. It does spread easily.

https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=981

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#557 11-04-2020 11:33am
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chooey wrote: »

Ok great, thanks so much. Will dig it up as thereâ€™s lots there. Apart from mint and chives, would you have an idea on the other herbs? Iâ€™m finding it so difficult to distinguish between picture online

The second pic looks like mint to me..possibly peppermint.

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#558 12-04-2020 5:46pm
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Moved into a new house. Gardening not a strong point and a couple of things are popping up and I don't think they should be there but what should I do to get rid of them?

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Post pics and someone will tell you what they are.

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#560 12-04-2020 5:50pm
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New Home wrote: »

Post pics and someone will tell you what they are.

sorry I thought they were attached

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rothai wrote: »

and these

Still no attachment on this one, I'm afraid.

The tiny white ones are bedding plants (can't remember the name, if it springs to mind I'll post back); the long stalky ones are bulbs/rhizomes of some sort (could be daffs, agapanthus, gladioli, etc - would need to see the full plant); the individual one in the middle with the leaves in a cross formation is a weed and you can remove it,

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#562 12-04-2020 6:05pm
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New Home wrote: »

Still no attachment on this one, I'm afraid.

The tiny white ones are bedding plants (can't remember the name, if it springs to mind I'll post back); the long stalky ones are bulbs/rhizomes of some sort (could be daffs, agapanthus, gladioli, etc - would need to see the full plant); the individual one in the middle with the leaves in a cross formation is a weed and you can remove it,

The tiny little ones are spreading everywhere, they're covering the bark mulch.
And these lads are spreading fast too

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#563 12-04-2020 6:11pm
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The ones on the reddish leaves are weeds. I'll tell you the name in a sec, I keep forgetting. The yellow flowered ones are weeds also (both quite invasive), there's a thread about both somewhere, let me fish them out.

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#564 12-04-2020 6:27pm
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The ones with yellow flowers look like Winter Heliotrope. The reddish-leaved ones are Willowherb.

This might help you.
https://www.teagasc.ie/media/website/crops/horticulture/vegetables/Illustrated_Guide_to_Horticultural_Weeds.pdf

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Yellow flowered one is Lesser Celandine, smaller scale than Heliotrope. They are persistent, but a fairly nice wildflower.
Broad leaved WillowherB is the one with somewhat glossy crossed leaves.

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#566 12-04-2020 6:33pm
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Thanks Blaris.

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#567 12-04-2020 6:33pm
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The yellow flowered one is celandine.

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#568 12-04-2020 6:34pm
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Got there before me!

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Last pic looks like willow herb. Definitely a weed. Spreads very easy.
Edit.. New home got it

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#570 12-04-2020 6:54pm
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Wow thanks a million everyone. That willow herb is popping up every where. I've mostly been pulling them up but Holy god they're coming at a horrid speed now

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how about this one.....

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