another weed to id please

houseofcutler · 31-03-2012, 02:37 PM

I seem to be finding a few of these around my garden. it appears to spread itself a bit like spider plants using off shoots (don't know any proportion terminology sorry)

thanks

sky · 31-03-2012, 04:53 PM

Its a NO.... sorry can't remember the name.

shellonia · 31-03-2012, 07:41 PM

One of the many willowherbs I think. There's so much of it shame it's not edible.

Watermelon · 31-03-2012, 11:08 PM

It reminds me a bit of red valerian without the flowers x

**Alan1** · 02-04-2012, 09:38 AM

willowherbs I don't think are toxic but they just don't like them

JoesMum · 02-04-2012, 09:47 AM

Willowherbs can be fed in moderation ... which is of course no guarantee they'll be eaten. Worth a try though

houseofcutler · 02-04-2012, 11:48 AM

Thanks for the confirmation. I might try giving the torts 1 leaf.

Ozric Jonathan · 03-04-2012, 12:07 AM

The Tortoise Table says we can feed in moderation but I think usually keepers say tortoises don't eat them. There are quite a few willowherbs and some of them might be better than others.

I have tried feeding a few leaves of knapweed recently and my torts are not keen on it but it does get nibbled after they pick out the stuff they like first from a mix. It's not toxic but it's not a big sucess here.

31-03-2012, 02:37 PM	#1
houseofcutler Member Hatched Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Birmingham Posts: 280	another weed to id please I seem to be finding a few of these around my garden. it appears to spread itself a bit like spider plants using off shoots (don't know any proportion terminology sorry) thanks __________________ Ben 0.0.2 THB Slow Vincent Gonzales & Rita Queen of Speed See my tortoises Live Feed Testudo Weight Recorder with Jackson calculation and graphs

31-03-2012, 04:53 PM	#2
sky Senior Member Adult Join Date: May 2008 Location: South Wales Posts: 2,901	Its a NO.... sorry can't remember the name. __________________ Kayx 2.7.4 THB 0.3.0 Gpigs 1 grumpy husband

02-04-2012, 09:47 AM	#6
JoesMum Member Hatchling Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Kent Posts: 717	Willowherbs can be fed in moderation ... which is of course no guarantee they'll be eaten. Worth a try though __________________ 1.0.0 Testudo Graeca Graeca (Mediterranean Spur Thigh) raised from very small and approximately 50 years old.

02-04-2012, 11:48 AM	#7
houseofcutler Member Hatched Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Birmingham Posts: 280	Thanks for the confirmation. I might try giving the torts 1 leaf. __________________ Ben 0.0.2 THB Slow Vincent Gonzales & Rita Queen of Speed See my tortoises Live Feed Testudo Weight Recorder with Jackson calculation and graphs

03-04-2012, 12:07 AM	#8
Ozric Jonathan Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West of Scotland Posts: 4,226	The Tortoise Table says we can feed in moderation but I think usually keepers say tortoises don't eat them. There are quite a few willowherbs and some of them might be better than others. I have tried feeding a few leaves of knapweed recently and my torts are not keen on it but it does get nibbled after they pick out the stuff they like first from a mix. It's not toxic but it's not a big sucess here. __________________ Testudo Hermanni Hermanni (Corse) tortoises

31-03-2012, 07:41 PM	#3
shellonia Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: central s england Posts: 1,534	One of the many willowherbs I think. There's so much of it shame it's not edible.

31-03-2012, 11:08 PM	#4
Watermelon Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,085	It reminds me a bit of red valerian without the flowers x

02-04-2012, 09:38 AM	#5
Alan1 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 21,512	willowherbs I don't think are toxic but they just don't like them

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