22-08-2012, 10:05 AM | #1 |
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weed identification please!
hello all, I know you are all probably love to play guess the weed so could anyone please help me try and identify these! I have looked through all the links but just want to be sure rather than hoping they are alright to feed! thanks!
Mystery plant #1 - i have been told it might be a strawberry plant? mystery plant #2 no idea what it is but I have a lot of it growing in my garden mystery plant #3 mystery plant #4 mystery plant #5 mystery plant #6 - no idea what it is but its almost furry to the touch thankyou very much for your help! |
22-08-2012, 10:25 AM | #2 |
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The last one is forget me not and it's fine to feed. Not sure about the others : )
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22-08-2012, 10:43 AM | #3 |
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1 may be wall lettuce but not sure at all
2 not sure either but looks a bit like spurge 3 campanula I think 4 same as 3 5 cranesbill geranium 6 forget me not |
22-08-2012, 11:39 AM | #4 |
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thanks for you help, so I take it i'm safe to feed 3, 4, and 6, is cranesbill geranium safe too? i can't find any reference to it anywhere else!
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22-08-2012, 11:55 AM | #5 |
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Number 2 is def spurge, not edible.
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22-08-2012, 12:01 PM | #6 |
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cranesbill http://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/s...main&catID=103
if that is what you have, I'm going by the flower, I don't know if those leaves are part of the same plant. I think it is. Flowers can be pink or blue and leaves can be different to Last edited by Alan1; 22-08-2012 at 12:04 PM. |
22-08-2012, 02:15 PM | #7 |
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1. Evening Primrose
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22-08-2012, 04:45 PM | #8 |
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1looks a bit like a willow herb agree with the rest tho.
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22-08-2012, 11:06 PM | #9 |
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Yes agree 1 is a willowherb - one of the many varieties that plague our gardens!
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23-08-2012, 06:12 AM | #10 |
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I've never seen Willowherb with yellow flowers.
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