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Help to Identify these plants

  • 24-06-2013 10:26pm
    #1
    Hannibal
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    Help identifying these two items in the attached picture. I have a recently rotovated lawn which was seeded about a month ago, most of the grass has come up well expect for two areas where these two things have grown in vastly. I have a €2 coin on the ground in both to help gauge the size, the first image they're a bit like a type of ivy. In the second image you can see the leaves are quite large


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  • #2
    lottpaul
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    First one is bindweed -- as the name suggests it wraps itself around shrubs etc and will eventually smother it if left untouched. Its difficult to kill by spraying because of the danger of hitting other plants and it will regrow from the smallest root. I've had good results using weedkiller "gel" that you can dab on the leaves etc.

    Not sure what the second one is I'm afraid but any general weedkiller will remove it I guess.


  • #3
    lucylu
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    I think the second one is Honesty.. honesty.jpg


  • #4
    Hannibal
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    lottpaul wrote: »
    First one is bindweed -- as the name suggests it wraps itself around shrubs etc and will eventually smother it if left untouched. Its difficult to kill by spraying because of the danger of hitting other plants and it will regrow from the smallest root. I've had good results using weedkiller "gel" that you can dab on the leaves etc.

    Not sure what the second one is I'm afraid but any general weedkiller will remove it I guess.
    I don't want to use weedkiller as it's a freshly seeded lawn. I see from using Google that some people are saying it doesn't compete well in a lawn if it's looked after and regularly cut to stop it flowering so that will be the avenue I'll probably choose. When I moved into the house last year that section of the garden was basically wild and untouched with long grass, nettles and a huge area of what was some type of thorn bush with steams easily about 10 to 15 feet long


  • #5
    lottpaul
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,166 ✭✭✭lottpaul


    Dotsey wrote: »
    I don't want to use weedkiller as it's a freshly seeded lawn. I see from using Google that some people are saying it doesn't compete well in a lawn if it's looked after and regularly cut to stop it flowering so that will be the avenue I'll probably choose.

    Apologies - I may not have read the OP correctly. Bindweed (and most weeds for that matter) will not be able to compete in a lawn that is well fed and regularly mowed. It may linger around the walls but it can be pulled and will eventually die out.
    Second one is def Honesty - a garden flower, much loved by many but it does seed everywhere. It too will not survive being mowed so it too can be controlled in that way.


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