Solved Primrose ?

Its been a nice afternoon here so ive spent a hour or so tidying up, one boarder is full of these ive not put primrose in for a few years if they are they must have self-seeded, I don't think there weeds ?.

 

I think they might be Digitalis seedlings @martin-f

 

Thank you Kandy these ?
digitalis - Bing images

I did put some seeds in that looked like them in spring but they never came up so they could be.

 

Simliar, but Digitalis got a pointy leaf tip. I know because I ate one

 

Just what I was going to say.

 

lol yes I put foxgloves seeds in that never came up, I hope they are I have a full border of them .

 

Many thanks all I think you've nailed it certainly looks like this Stock Photo - Rosette of foxglove leaves, Digitalis purpurea

Is it possible to divide them please ? if so best time to do it ? there's lots of them I could spread them around.

 

Hi Martin yes do divide them up....you could chance doing some now if its still mild with you and also early Spring ...I find them very tough plants - You got lots of lovely baby foxglove plants there matey
and BTW ....The reason you didn't see them last year is.... don't forget they are BI annuals so will flower for you this year ....so don't forget to seed them around again in Spring and Autumn thats if you've any leftover seeds as they will grow foliage again autumn time and flower for you the following year to give you successive flowers ....they are one of the best for Buzzy's LUV um

 

Zigs could be right because looking at those leaves and the leaves in those photos look pointed.I just said Digitalis off the top of my head so wondering now if they are Borage leaves but probably got that wrong,but as have seen them before but can’t pinpoint the exact plant

 

Many thanks BH/Kandy, I don't recall putting any Borage seeds in but I did put lots off foxgloves seeds in for the bees, I will have to remember about bi annuals in the future, many thanks I will post more picture up later in the year, as long as there not weeds there welcome to stay .

 

Pretty sure they are not weeds @martin-f and sometimes you can get unusual plants coming up if you have a bird table and the seed gets blown off but if you put it Foxgloves then they could be what they are.

We have Borage that grows on our allotments and we never showed them nor anyone near our plots so we blame it on the birds

Be careful though and wear gloves if you do move them which I personally would do so in the spring when the soil is a bit warmer as the plants and seeds can be poisonous as this plant was first discovered to be useful in heart medication,but not too sure if that was just a rumour.

By the way I believe the white flowered ones are sterile so any that come from the pink flowered ones won’t set viable.Also after flowering the main plant dies so always good to sprinkle seed around to reproduce them

 

Good point re them being toxic....something in should have also mentioned so

digitalis seedlings - Bing images

 

Thanks again they do look like the same plant I posted in post 7 time will tell thanks for the heads up wearing gloves

Zigs has been eating them

 

Could have been worse ...


... they could have eaten Zigs!!!

 

Very good plant to keep you up all night, clutching your heart, sweating, having palpitations and thinking o glod, why did I do that