Identification Area

Thanks muchly for the advice. If anyone comes across a name for the disease it would be gratefully received

The yellow flowered plant is Kerria Japonica (Plenifloria I think).Recognise others but need to go back and check your numbering. The book is a great one if you already have some idea of what you think the plant is called. My copy is about 20 years old and I'm still as likely to look at that...

The main difference seems to be that V. labrodorica / riviniana has pointed, heart-shaped leaves and V. odorata has larger, rounded leaves.

I agree with Silver Surfer It's easy to check if the first is lemon balm. Just pick a leaf, crush it in your hand and smell it. It will have a lemony minty smell.

Once these Honeysuckles flower it may be possible to id them further. Do add more pics to this thread when they are open.

Acer campestre...common name field maple.

I agree with Scrungee, it's a poppy.

Thanks for your replies. Have decided to dig out the shrub, just in case.

1 and 3 are willowherbs, which are wildflowers/weeds. I think 1 has a nice flower (greater willowherb), but it's too tall for the front of a bed and you don't want it to seed! 2 is red deadnettle, which is also a native wildflower. Personally I'd have them all out. I'd guess Lythrum...

Very pretty non the less. Cheers, Tony.

Thank you Pete

Yeah yeah you know what I mean

First is lily of the valley, definitely! (Mine are looking the same!)Second one, Iris?

I'm glad you answered that one Cinnamon, cos I can't spell it

thank you @Palustris

Yes if you can't dig it out. I'm digging mine out, it grows anywhere- even through other perennials, in gravel, the lawn...argh!

Thanks all. Yes, it does look like sycamore, doesn't it. I didn't think 'tree' as the stalk is not at all woody, at least at this height, not as woody as an ash seedling of this size.I already do a (semi) regular ash patrol along my borders, so adding sycamore to the hit list is not going to...

Thanks Trunky I will leave it there then as its got nice flowers

I'd say, at a guess that it was a thumbnail! Yep, you've got marestail. A plant as old as the dinosaurs and needing a meteorite blast to get rid of it. I have heard you can crush it, leave it to stand in water, dilute the stinky result and it's a good bug deterrent.Cheers, Tony.

Hi Spruce, to be honest that is definitely not a good pic to identify something from!! But if your friend's "tree" looks like this one in my garden then Bilbo is right, it's Garrya Elliptica "James Roof.