dark leaves and lil yellow flowers

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  1. NorthantsGeezer

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    Hi crew,
    Now then, I don't have a photo, but, I bought a campanula plant in the summer, which is bloomin lovely :) (did you see what I did there :) )
    The thing is, it seems to have been a buy one plant, get a mystery one free :)
    Alongside it, I have a plant with very dark (a kind of blackish colour) leaf, with little yellow flowers.
    Any ideas? Too dark for a photo now.
     
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    • JazzSi

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      Does it look like this?
       
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        That could be it :) I must admit that I haven't looked too hard at it.
        If its not that, its very similar, especially the leaf colour.
         
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        Root it out quick, NG...every last tiny bit, or it will take over your entire garden!
         
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          If you need any more of it I can sell you some.:snork:
           
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            So what is it? I will have to do it next Saturday. My whole garden is full of stuff to root out fast it seems :sad:
             
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            Could you take a pic of it, NG? :)
             
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            Could be Oxalis pes-capre but there is another more annoying one here that 'pops' and spreads seeds everywhere ... more of a herb ... :scratch: ... what is the name ... ???????? ... a Sorrell of some sort me'thinks!

             
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            Its too dark for pics by the time I get home :sad: @Lea
            If I think of it tomorrow, I will try :)

            I don't think its Oxalis, I just googled it. My leaves are dark, not dark green. Thanks for the input though :blue thumb:
             
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            The pic I posted is Oxalis Corniculata, once the seed pods burst you will have it for life.
             
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              Should I blast the garden centre? :mad::mad: :biggrin:
               
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              Not only that. Once the roots are strong enough it will form minute bulbils and you need to remove all of these too (they're very small).
               
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                Yes, I agree with the Oxalis corniculata, but I've just always called it Creeping Sorrell or Wood Sorrell. I have probably over 50 pots here and there and there probably isn't a one of them without this horror in it! :help: Actually, that's a chore for me today, attempting to eliminate more of it but I know it will only be temporary ... :wallbanging: :gaah:

                Of course, I could always eat or drink it ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxalis_corniculata :whistle:

                Edit: On the other hand, I have several times planted the Pink Sorrell, Oxalis articulata, and it manages to die/disappear/never to return again. :scratch:





                 
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                Now for the final verdict .....

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                Well we had thunderstorms and rain so I didn't get to pull any of these out of pots.

                NG ... chew on a leaf and see if it tastes lemony!
                 
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