Identification Area

Hi Nia .. Not sure by any means but it could be a Ligularia.... Not sure which one though...

Aster novi-belgii ? Sort of tuber like. I remember planting something on a hurry as it started to rain at Easter but I cannot remember where I put them. I planted allium ostrowskianum, freesias and some iris, but that's the only types in that bed.Could it be asters? I can't find any pics of...

White deadnetle is a weed and not worth saving!

That is bindweed, if it is just a small patch you could try digging it out very carefully - the roots go down a long way - they are thick and white so easy to find in the soil, just don't leave any behind, even the smallest piece will quickly regrow.

I think the worst thing you can do with Ailanthus is cultivate the root area, any damage of roots will cause it to sucker. Cut it down to a stump and you get the most amazing shoots with massive leaves.

So do you have`wild garlic coming up all over the`place do you think as this is the time for that now & it has white flowers... :wink:

It needs a sunny well drained site.. and as we've mentioned , it can cause an allergic reaction... so not somewhere people can brush past it. It grows to about 2 ft at most!

I would be inclined to say the second one is foxglove too, possibly verbascum though. I like deadnettles too, and things are only a weed if you don't want them.

It's the same Angelica that is candied and used in baking. With plenty of room to grow, they can reach 2 metres tall and similar is width. I dug one out this winter as it was swamping everything. Fortunately they are biennials or very short lived perennials.

Pull them up now and dispose of.

You can always wait for them to grow past the two leaf stage (as most seedlings are difficult to distinguish at the two leaf stage) and then post photos on here. Of course, if you put just one veggie seed in a pot and there are a lot of seedlings then you will be able to work it out. Although...

Sorry Agatha, my garden doesn't have those sort of plants in it, apart from the odd Salvia:wink:

Well Done SussexG - my head is still reeling.I picked leaves from three different hardy Geraniums in my garden to compare with no 7, which Victoria Plum got absolutely right. And it still looked more like a buttercup. :D

Pooped in for five minutes, just out of curiosity.... Waaaahhhh... :dh: It's hard to predict how difficult an ID can be... I wouldn't have recognised one or two but this much? I don't have some of these in the garden, but what I do have, mine look so very different from yours! Why? E.g....

I have yet to see any flowers on it, and it is still spreading like mad. Thank you everyone for your responses. I will persevere with the weeding and spraying.Thank you for the friendly welcome

Agree with Peter. No idea about the hedge, but some sort of privet?

Hey guys, thanks very much for your replies and advice. Ive put them up for £5 each and had quite a bit of interest in the one day ive had them for sale so crossed fingers.Thanks Again

Thanks for identifiying that plant for me.

Oriental or Asiatic lilies should all do well out there as long as they are kept watered... :thumb:

We have these growing on our allotments and I think this is the spore stage,then the proper xmas tree green growth comes later,I found some in front of the door to one of our sheds this afternoon and as I brushed it with my gloved hand the spores started to fall from the top part and drifted off...