Plant & Weed ID Megathread

coathanger · 09-07-2019 8:13pm

Hi, can anyone identify this plant, it has just finished flowering, bright yellow flowers, & now has these pods, wondering can I reuse them some else in the garden. Thanks for your help.

standardg60 · 09-07-2019 8:37pm

coathanger wrote: »

Hi, can anyone identify this plant, it has just finished flowering, bright yellow flowers, & now has these pods, wondering can I reuse them some else in the garden. Thanks for your help.

It's a tree peony..some are infertile and won't produce viable seed and most won't be true to the parent plant, but you can read more up on them if you want to give raising from seed a go.

finla · 14-07-2019 6:00pm

Would anyone know what this might be please? It appeared this year and is spreading. It's got purple square stems (on the young growth anyway). Cheers.

14-07-2019 6:12pm

Looks like Angelica

macraignil · 16-07-2019 11:41am

Hi,
Just made short video clips of two plants in the garden and I am interested in finding out what they are.

There is one that I planted a few years back but have forgotten what it is. It is about 2 metres tall and sprouts up to flower about this time each year since I planted it. It is not very easy to make out on the green background but it has leaves that are very segmented and it has bunches of small flowers at the end of tall stalks.

There is also this wild plant that I did not weed out in the spring when tidying up around a newly planted mixed hedge. It has spread fairly quickly to form a thick enough mat and the flowers are tiny. It seems to be more like a weed than a wild flower so if someone can confirm it is not something useful I might remove it to help the common daisy, the gooseberry and the olearia shrub that it is growing around.

Thanks for any suggestions.

magicbastarder · 16-07-2019 12:44pm

is the first one yarrow?

macraignil · 16-07-2019 2:30pm

magicbastarder wrote: »

is the first one yarrow?

It is similar but the yarrow I have growing elsewhere seems to have thinner leaf segments.

16-07-2019 2:36pm

The second looks like Lesser Swinecress, Lepidium didymus, no harm in it but most gardeners would consider it a weed

macraignil · 16-07-2019 2:46pm

Deleted User wrote: »

The second looks like Lesser Swinecress, Lepidium didymus, no harm in it but most gardeners would consider it a weed

Looked at the photographs online and it looks like you have identified it alright. Thanks!

I think I will dig it out since I only just planted the gooseberry cuttings that it is growing over so I want to help them settle in. It's their first year growing there and they wont have a full root system yet so might not be able to compete with the swinecress.

Frogeye · 20-07-2019 7:00pm

Hi lads. Any idea what this is? There is loads of it around parts of my site and in a ditch recently earthed up.

Should i be worried!

Frogeye

macraignil · 20-07-2019 8:06pm

Frogeye wrote: »

Hi lads. Any idea what this is? There is loads of it around parts of my site and in a ditch recently earthed up.

Should i be worried!

Frogeye

I think it is a fairly common weed and not a big worry. Is it the plant called fat hen?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 21-07-2019 9:24pm

Frogeye wrote: »

Hi lads. Any idea what this is? There is loads of it around parts of my site and in a ditch recently earthed up.

Should i be worried!

Frogeye

Fat-hen. A sign of fertile soil but is an annual that spreads quickly. You'd need to hand pull or cut down before it sets seed. A general weed killer will also do the job.

RonanC · 21-07-2019 10:09pm

What is this type of weed? It is rapidly taking over my lawn

https://imgur.com/a/StqobcY

looksee · 21-07-2019 10:55pm

It looks like couch or scutch grass. It will spread in a lawn and is difficult to get rid of. You would need a glyphosate weed killer that will get to the roots - it has a very extensive root system, and if you treat the scutch you will have some lawn repair to do afterwards.

Reckless Abandonment · 27-07-2019 3:49pm

Hey all. Any idea what this is. Got it from a sell who wasn't sure what it is. I feel it had potential. Not the healthiest at the moment mind you

TAZ32 · 27-07-2019 4:30pm

Reckless Abandonment wrote: »

Hey all. Any idea what this is. Got it from a sell who wasn't sure what it is. I feel it had potential. Not the healthiest at the moment mind you

Lychnis 'Vesuvius'

Reckless Abandonment · 27-07-2019 4:39pm

TAZ32 wrote: »

Lychnis 'Vesuvius'

Fair play to you. That's her alright

fryup · 27-07-2019 6:24pm

whats this shrub?

highdef · 27-07-2019 6:32pm

fryup wrote: »

whats this shrub?

I think it's a rhododendron.

RonanC · 28-07-2019 1:12pm

looksee wrote: »

It looks like couch or scutch grass. It will spread in a lawn and is difficult to get rid of. You would need a glyphosate weed killer that will get to the roots - it has a very extensive root system, and if you treat the scutch you will have some lawn repair to do afterwards.

Thanks for this, not what I wanted to hear though! Is this the same weed? It is popping up in places throughout my lawn too:

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Stheno · 29-07-2019 8:13pm

Any idea what this is? The big thing

GrumpyMe · 29-07-2019 8:15pm

Stheno wrote: »

Any idea what this is? The big thing

Either a Triffid or a Sunflower...

Stheno · 29-07-2019 8:16pm

GrumpyMe wrote: »

Either a Triffid or a Sunflower...

Lol I thought it was a sunflower but it had no flowery holder and plant snap said it was basil

The stem and leaves are kinda purple

And it doesn't need any support, whatever is is I've no idea how it got there

GrumpyMe · 29-07-2019 8:19pm

Stheno wrote: »

Lol I thought it was a sunflower but it had now flowery holder and plant snap said it was basil

Well it was the leaf that said Sunflower to me.
from http://www.bio.brandeis.edu/fieldbio/medicinal_plants/pages/Sunflower.html

Unless Triffids smell like Basil...

Stheno · 29-07-2019 9:05pm

Close up

GrumpyMe · 29-07-2019 9:21pm

Stheno wrote: »

Close up

I can only stress I still believe it to be Sunflower because of the leaf shape.

Like these
https://www.google.com/search?q=SUNFLOWER+LEAF&client=firefox-b-d&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjI_8zE-drjAhWURBUIHb3WBg0Q_AUIESgB&biw=1813&bih=937&dpr=0.9#imgrc=_

First two veins emerge from the leaf petiole before the leaf proper begins.

Stheno · 29-07-2019 9:26pm

GrumpyMe wrote: »

I can only stress I still believe it to be Sunflower because of the leaf shape.

Like these
https://www.google.com/search?q=SUNFLOWER+LEAF&client=firefox-b-d&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjI_8zE-drjAhWURBUIHb3WBg0Q_AUIESgB&biw=1813&bih=937&dpr=0.9#imgrc=_

First two veins emerge from the leaf petiole before the leaf proper begins.

I'm the same convinced it's sunflower

The Waxbill · 30-07-2019 10:52am

Some help with these please guys?

The Waxbill · 30-07-2019 10:59am

Some help with this please guys?
I’m saving some seeds from it at the moment and forgotten what it’s called.

magicbastarder · 30-07-2019 12:36pm

no pics attached.

bkrangle · 31-07-2019 11:35am

Can anyone ID this wildflower/weed?

I've had loads of them popping up in my garden, they seem to grow very quickly.
I've ripped up most of them but left a few as they look nice enough

Thanks!

highdef · 31-07-2019 11:38am

bkrangle wrote: »

Can anyone ID this wildflower/weed?

I've had loads of them popping up in my garden, they seem to grow very quickly.
I've ripped up most of them but left a few as they look nice enough

Thanks!

Looks like rosebay willowherb (Chamaenerion angustifolium) - I get this all the time in my gardens. Pops up constantly.

bkrangle · 31-07-2019 12:27pm

highdef wrote: »

Looks like rosebay willowherb (Chamaenerion angustifolium) - I get this all the time in my gardens. Pops up constantly.

Thanks, I'd seen that one mentioned on some wildflower lists but didn't realise it was what I had as the flowers haven't opened up yet.

It seems to be good for pollinators so I might leave some where they are for the moment.

macraignil · 31-07-2019 12:53pm

bkrangle wrote: »

Thanks, I'd seen that one mentioned on some wildflower lists but didn't realise it was what I had as the flowers haven't opened up yet.

It seems to be good for pollinators so I might leave some where they are for the moment.

It does go to seed very fast. While I let some wild flowers grow away in my own garden and even spread seeds from some this willow herb is one I try to remove whenever I see it. The flowers don't last very long and are very quickly replaced by masses of fury seeds that are wind dispersed so even if you try remove it there will always be some more blow in. It also has a bad habit of growing up through other plants so even very dense healthy shrubs or flower beds can have their appearance disrupted by these weeds.

looksee · 31-07-2019 10:11pm

Have you ever looked at one of those furry seedpods as it is opening? They are very pretty and a magnificent piece of engineering! Though granted this is not a good reason for leaving them as you will have an entire garden of willowherb in no time.

Blanchy90 · 02-08-2019 12:34pm

Hi my garden is full of these vines, my grass isn't in great shape and I plan to feed it. The garden is about a year old.

I've just started pulling up the vines that's when I realised how bad it is. What's the best way to get rid of them.

Cheers

New Home · 02-08-2019 12:37pm

What kind of vines? Would you be able to post a picture, please? (if it's there already, apologies, I can't actually see it).

Blanchy90 · 02-08-2019 12:38pm

Hi my garden is full of these vines, my grass isn't in great shape and I plan to feed it. The garden is about a year old.

I've just started pulling up the vines that's when I realised how bad it is. What's the best way to get rid of them.

Cheers

New Home · 02-08-2019 12:59pm

It's black medick.

New Home · 02-08-2019 1:02pm

BTW, this list is both useful and interesting, imo. Published by Teagasc.

https://www.teagasc.ie/media/website/crops/horticulture/vegetables/Illustrated_Guide_to_Horticultural_Weeds.pdf

fryup · 09-08-2019 9:33pm

whats this...

looksee · 11-08-2019 11:24am

Looks like wavy bitter cress. Edible by all accounts, but I have never tried it.

twignme · 11-08-2019 11:54am

New Home wrote: »

BTW, this list is both useful and interesting, imo. Published by Teagasc.

https://www.teagasc.ie/media/website/crops/horticulture/vegetables/Illustrated_Guide_to_Horticultural_Weeds.pdf

This is realy useful New Home, thank you. I finally discovered that I have an abundance of pearlwort!

exfmt · 18-08-2019 6:54pm

Any ideas what this is ?

imgur.com/a/AojToVT

GrumpyMe · 18-08-2019 7:05pm

Ajuga of some sort!

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 18-08-2019 8:07pm

exfmt wrote: »

Any ideas what this is ?

imgur.com/a/AojToVT

Bugle or ajuga.

BuboBubo · 24-08-2019 11:26pm

Anyone know what these are? I'm totally stumped!

New Home · 25-08-2019 5:27am

The one on the right looks like a small walnut, the one in the middle I'm not sure - if it's a variety of (wal)nut I wouldn't know which one.

Accidentally · 25-08-2019 6:34am

New Home wrote: »

The one on the right looks like a small walnut, the one in the middle I'm not sure - if it's a variety of (wal)nut I wouldn't know which one.

Looks like a walnut and would not be fully developed if you picked them now. Skin should be very oily if you stick your nail into it, and will stain.

Leaves on the walnut tree will look similar to ash

New Home · 25-08-2019 9:18am

...but much, much larger than ash, and will have a lovely scent, quite similar to laurel.

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