Plant and Possible Invasive Weed To Identify

Discussion in 'Plants: Identification' started by Jez Collinge, May 14, 2008.

  1. Jez Collinge

    Jez Collinge Member

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    Hello :)

    If anyone could identify these I'd be very grateful :)

    1. Plant

    A few of these have appeared in our garden recently, grown up to 18-24 inches high.

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    2. Possible Invasive Weed?

    Worried this could be an invasive weed. Currently stretches about 8 feet and 12 inches high.

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    Many thanks

    Jez
     
  2. Michael F

    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    1. Alkanet Anchusa officinalis.

    2. Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria.
     
  3. lorax

    lorax Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    #1 really looks like Periwinkles, Vinca minor, to me... Of course, I could be wrong; I'm not really up on British species.

    #2 is likely poison ivy, Toxicodendron radicans. Compare

    (or nevermind. Micheal is rarely wrong.)
     
  4. Jez Collinge

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    Thank you Michael and Lorax,

    I've checked the net for your suggestions and I think ground-elder might be correct :) The blue flower I don't think is periwinkles (we have these elsewhere in our garden) and, from Googling, the images I have come across of alkanet don't seem quite close enough.

    Many thanks for your help
     
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    Robert Flogaus-Faust Active Member 10 Years

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    It looks and resembles an herb but I cant place the name, have you broken the leaves and sniffed at it? I have the Periwinkle and this is definitely NOT IT, my periwinkles have literally taken over my yard and they are highly invasive I ddefinitely want to get rid of them but cant.
     
  7. Jez Collinge

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    Excellent it's definitely that, thank you very much :)
     
  8. Ron B

    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Pentaglottis is rather often asked about by people from this region also. Jacobson, WILD PLANTS OF GREATER SEATTLE - SECOND EDITION designates it as "naturalized":

    "not native here originally, but now present here in a fully wild state (neo-natives). Sometimes a naturalized species grows only in non-original habitats. But if it can compete successfully in undisturbed native plant communities it is fully naturalized"
     

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