What are these?

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  1. aramy699

    aramy699 Active Member

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    Good morning all,

    the following seedlings appeared in one of my pots although I did not plant anything recently- please identify if possible
     

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    Acerholic Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout Maple Society

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    @aramy699 good morning, I am thinking Petroselinum crispum. 'Parsley'.
     
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    Thank you, but actually I had never brought parsley to my garden - is it still possible that seeds were transported via air ?
     
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    Acerholic Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout Maple Society

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    Or dormant in the potting compost. I have had seedlings come up in bought compost that I have never grown and neither have my neighbours. But I could be totally wrong in my ID. Someone else might give you another opinion, but this is all I could come up with.
     
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    vitog Contributor 10 Years

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    Coriander seedlings look pretty similar.​
     
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    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Suspect a lot of umbellifer seedlings are similar! Don't assume it'll be one of the edible species . . .
     
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