ID for these little new growths

Hi all. These are popping up just now in my flower beds. Are they weeds? I planted some Corsican mint in this area earlier in the year to fill in some gaps, then a Christmas rose that I just could not kill kept growing back and shading the mint. I think the mint died...it's not the mint is it?!

 

It certainly looks like a mint of some description.

 

I will smell and snap another pic tomorrow and report back...

 

Here is a pic of my coffee mug next to them. I gave them a rub but they did not smell minty or of anything really. I guess we'll see how they get on if I let them live during my winter clean up next week.

 

I could easily be wrong, but to me they look like some type of Willow Herb.

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It could be willow herb.

 

It looks very similar to a weed that grows on my allotment, I didn't mention it earlier as I have no idea what it is.

 

It does appear to be mint but as I've never seen, or hears of, Corsican Mint I don't know.

 

I've googled willow herb, I recognise it from walkways and waste ground kind of places. I've certainly never grown it and haven't seen it around my area but the birds do like a rub around in my beds when it's dry and clean so could be the culprits. I'm afraid they will have to go at the same time as I prune my apples, cherries and fig trees on Wednesday. Thanks all.