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  1. Jiffy

    Jiffy The Match is on Fire

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    Any ideas as to what this is please, got lots of it, it has a horride smell to it as well
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    Is it Giant Hogweed? I'm no expert though x
     
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    Does it have a nasty smell? If so it's Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum)
     
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      Its a weed IMO, it grows in my flower beds, it's spreads like mad & drives me crazy! :rolleyespink:
       
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        Looks like Herb Robert to me. It's an annual cheerfully seeds itself all over my garden. I quite like it and personally I don't mind the smell either.
        I grow Greater Herb Robert, Geranium yeoi, which is like Herb Robert on steroids and doesn't smell. This is an attractive biennial that is not hardy all over the UK as it originates from Madeira. I have had it for the past decade; it self seeds happily without becoming a problem and has attractive foliage and pink/purple flowers.
         
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        • Jiffy

          Jiffy The Match is on Fire

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          Thank you all for your replys
          No, and i hope not
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          That's it done a google pic's match :dbgrtmb:
          Thank you
           
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            You can make tea from it according to Google.
             
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            Jiffy The Match is on Fire

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            Being it has a nasty smell, i don't think i would want to drink it
             
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