the spiky bits are the seed capsules left after the flowers are finished. Decided to remove it recently before it gets to tree-like proportions. Smooth sow thistle can have varying amounts of red from none at all to completely red. June 2018 fully grown and starting to flower. Valerian comes in red, pink and white varieties. this is the most common one I have self-seeding in my garden, there is also the oriental poppy (papaver orientale) but I have not seen that self-seeding. A reader asked me about this and suddenly I saw a lot of plants locally (end of April 2017), especially along the Regent's Canal. Suddenly the coltsfoot has gone mad - numerous stems and flowers, including dandelion-like ones ready to blow seeds everywhere so I've put it straight into the garden waste bag, not even taking time for a pic before I did it in case any of those seeds got away.- update - of course now I regret being so agressive in its removal - I listened to the negative voice when I should have had more confidence - now I do and I will keep any "weeds" (even thistles) if I want. Hyoscyamus niger. I have a lot of creeping buttercup (left, below) at the moment and wanted to compare the flower to that of the clover (right, below) although it's not the clearest pic of the clover. I love these purple flowers. You only need to learn about 100 broad patterns to recognize something about virtually every plant from coast to coast across the northern latitudes. initial rosette, this is on the patio of the garden next door at the back, the one I help look after, this example I saw in my sister-in-law's garden in northwest London shows the basal rosette similar to the one above, this is in the front garden next door (on the other side, ie not the one I look after) and I'm thinking it's Oxford ragwort as it's more sprawling and less upright than above and the examples on the bee page and South Coast page, even though these flowers are pink, I think this is "red clover", Red Valerian see the Identification - South Coast page, (there's another weed there growing under it towards the bottom, slightly to the right, think it's a horseweed), small soft rush plant (November), oenothera on the left. It's a biennial so I planted these last summer. (plaintain to the right in the pic below, the soil is rock-hard so that will be difficult to dig up). "What people don't realize is that similar patterns exist for other families of plants as well. the plant above is shown below, towards the edge in the middle, these are along the Regent's Canal (acanthus on the right, pellitory-of-the-wall behind), as they develop more they should become identifiable, this looks like bristly ox-tongue but I have never seen small rosettes growing up a main stem like this, seen January 2019 at Rainham Marshes. I didn't realize the "knots" above had the little white flowers but I hadn't taken close-up enough photos. I've seen it before but for some reason it never made it onto this page. Indoors or outdoors it doesn't matter. This is Morning Glory. It's been a couple years since I've seen any verbascum thapsis seedlings but this week I noticed this one growing out of a wall by the pavement nearby. This view of it growing over the pavement gives some idea of scale. Very difficult! I'm not absolutely certain. The following spring (April 2015) it seems to have replaced the old leaves with this beautiful rosette of leaves. First pic is flowers in bloom, next is after the seed heads have dried out and the third is a teasel plant the first year. The following are hogweed. This was briefly in my Unknowns but thanks again to my Illustrated Book of Wildflowers (yes, a book, still a great resource) I was able to identify this. This fourth pic of dockweed shows a close-up of the flowers and how differently shaped are the upper leaves on the plant in contrast with the large lower leaves. and just to confuse things further, a groundsel has self-seeded itself next to this (pulled it out and laid it next to this for comparison) and it is definitely different leaves at the top but similar leaves at the bottom, definitely thinking senecio weeds (groundsel, ragwort, Oxford ragwort, not sure if there are others), this is one of those plants, does it go on the weed page or plant page? It's quite mangled so difficult to say but I think it's nipplewort. wild lettuce (Lactuca virosa) first year??? Pellitory I've only recently realised there are two, pellitory-of-the-wall which I see quite a lot and upright pellitory which I've only seen from pots I got from freecycle. I noticed this mid-July locally (Camden Gardens, north London) after previously only seeing it on the southcoast and putting it on my southcoast identification page. This is a guide to some common "weeds" / wildflowers in the average north London garden. February 2018, I noticed a small creeping buttercup seedling in a pot and tried to pull it out. This Oxalis (below) which I pulled up the other day (Sept 2014) shows 1. how long the roots are which did made it difficult to pull up 2. how runners extend the plant 3. a tiny bud in the middle at the top. There are also pages about Hawkweeds, Hawkbeards and Hawkbits, Japanese Knotweed, and Lamiaceae (mint, nepeta, deadnettle, etc) as I had so many similar flowers I wanted to compare.The following are in alphabetical order. these are much easier to pull up if identified early, those vertically-veined leaves are distinctive, as are those flowers, shoots just visible on the right of the left plant and on the left of the right plant, different types, apologies as until recently I had field and atlas mixed up, known as corn or field or red poppy, in bloom May 2018. Rosebay Willowherb has a very distinctive veining on the leaves, they don't extend to the edge of the leaf: compare with a short-fruited or broadleaved willowherb leaf: medium-sized plant, second year, discarded after I established what it was, I saw these, full-sized rosebay willowherb plants at the side of the road in West Sussex. It says (on wiki) the environment for water figwort must be wet or moist but this environment is definitely dry, a north London front garden. I was looking at a weed on the other side of this lamp post when I noticed the small purple flowers on a geranium on the other side - unmistakeable as a geranium with those distinctive leaves. while pulling up this grass which had spread to one of my pots I noticed how red the bases of the clumps were, I never noticed that before, I'm wondering now if it is all couch grass or just a variation or detail I never noticed, will try to find out; although it's annoying I'm always happy it's relatively easy to pull out. "Black Bindweed" can refer to tuberous Black Bryony or the annual Wild Buckwheat, each listed below. Laurie Lovell, aka Wild Plant Woman. Ground Elder. Skip to navigation Skip to main content Skip to footer University of Minnesota Extension https ... Find photos and identifying characteristics that’ll help you identify common Minnesota weeds. I first saw this in March and thought it was a goat's-beard. I don't usually see the seedheads as I pull out any caper spurge I find before it gets to that point but I saw this locally the other day, growing in a newly planted bed so it grew very well, very quickly. After I cut this down, I have it reshooting, the shoots look a bit different from any of the above examples. I found this ivy had rooted into a bag of crushed shells I had for mulching. 3 months later the above has grown a little taller but otherwise little change. I did not realize at the time what it was. I'll take another but wanted to show what I have in the meantime. I am sure that this came from bird seed (see above Bird Seed Weeds). (Oxalis latifolia? Oct 2018, I took this out of a pot where it shouldn't have been. I saw this at RSPB Fowlmere in one of its marshy areas, end of September 2018. By now (end of May) it's looking very buddleja-like (next pic). Looking at it now, I see branched flower stems which cat's ear doesn't have. I suspect this is from a mix of wildflower seeds. This is so much like smooth sow thistle but the flower is definitely different although the lower leaves are quite similar. I'd like to take another pic of it when it blooms. Plus structural formulae of hundreds of plant compounds: dyes, herbs, poisons, smells, etc. these are some of the flowers in bud, in the shade, Commonly called Plantain but the official name is Plantago, cannot be pulled out, must be dug up. I planted the seeds in pots which have been back and forth between our patios and didn't really keep track. Corydalis Lutea (yellow fumitory), grown as a garden plant but I pull it up as a weed as it self-seeds around my garden, including on walls, and I don't really like it. on the pavement near my house I noticed these weeds, at the end of each branch there is a spray of buds, small pellitory of the wall to the right, some smaller plants without the "flower"s on the end of a branch, to the left looks like horseweed, to the right chickweed, a close-up of the "flowers" middle of September. Verbascum flower, year twoThis is one of those "weeds" that has self-seeded in the garden. I don't know a common name for this. This is a great guide to the actual weeds you’ll find in your yard, in the park, or in the forest. I love the flowers. I think hedge mustard must go in phases. Having said that, I think it's growing next door but so far not large enough to flower. I saw this hart's tongue fern in a Regent's Park garden mid-November 2018 so not a weed in this instance. ... "If you're not a botanist, and you want to begin identifying plants and understanding them, the best book, in my opinion, is Botany in a Day. Dynamic Drive, "Many people are familiar with the square stems and opposite leaves of the plants in the Mint Family. I saw this common orache along the canal (middle of May 2017). I'm seeing this everywhere now. This was taken at the beginning of March. Certainly lots of it, at all stages, mostly fluffy spent flowerheads but also buds and flowers. I took the first set of photos August 2010 and have been adding to them on and off ever since. petals or rays. I try to leave any in my garden or pots now. This last pic here shows the ground elder with the roots after I dug it up. I don't know why I hadn't seen this before in London until this week. I saw this at Spitalfields Farm (East London) this week (August 2017). Annual, easy to pull out. They are also bluebells, with the white bulbous roots. It never did and I got fed up waiting for it and having it take up room on my patio so disposed of it. So it had time to grow, flower and produce berries in a short space of time? I've never seen it in my garden. (tiny herb robert seedling at the top and small rosette of (wild?) Eventually it weakens the plant. I saw this along the Regents Canal May 2017. this shows the arrangement of the buds along the stem, I wanted to show a close-up of the lower leaves, the upper leaves are quite small in comparison. I previously had this as a smooth sow thistle but I'm now thinking it's wall lettuce, although as I didn't let it develop any further I can't say for sure. As below you can see these creeping buttercup have multiple stems and they make a very difficult plant to pull out but it's worth trying to get the whole clump. It does have very early flowers. It's only advantage is it copes with the shade. Black Bindweed/Wild Buckwheat (Fallopia convolvulus). I gave up waiting for this to flower, I don't know why, the one I found above is quite pleasant, but I think this is also geranium molle. I could see the leaves were not something I recognised and distinctive with the small leaves below the large leaves on the stem. Firstly, buds. this looks quite different from the clumps above but maybe they would turn into that given time? the flower stems have a trianguluar shape, Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima)this is the sort of thing you see springing up anywhere and everywhere, like buddleja, I cut off the branch above and it's grown back, surrounded by jasmine (photo taken from my neighbour's garden). Next, I choose an image from the Wildflowers & Weeds Stamp Set and place it on the left side of my panel. I grew it as a green manure next door although I don't know which specific variety. These are a good example. Wildflowers of Minnesota by Stan Tekiela is an excellent, easy-to-use resource for identifying wildflowers and weeds. I've taken a better pic of one I saw round the corner. All photos were taken myself unless otherwise noted. Note tiny flower buds in the centre. I'm happy with the ID of mouse-ear chickweed for this. Primitive Living Skills | Outdoor Wilderness Living School, LLC All photos were taken myself unless otherwise noted. I guess I thought all the leaves on a plant were one shape. I have also made a separate page with rosettes as so many plants start as a rosette. Will add more photos. Also called Iron Cross. Identifying the example above, it has made me review this dock which I had previously identified as sharp dock but I think it must be great water dock as well. They have read that the berries and tubers are both poisonous so beware. Red / Purple Dead-nettle (Lamium purpureum), this is in a small park across the road, one of the first weeds/wildflowers in bloom, March 2018, comparison of spotted (?) The dried seedheads can be seen to the right of the morning glory above. underside of the hart's tongue fern showing the spores. The thing these self-seeders that turn into weeds seem to have in common is their ability to root anywhere. a little bit like hedge mustard, but fuzzier, two examples close to each other, this was just to the right of the two above, a bit like monkeyflower, all about forcing bulbs to have a garden withindoors, my reference site aboutHyacinth Vasesfor bulb forcing indoors. The example on the left in the pot below is like the one above but the 2 on the stairs are obviously a different type of willow, if indeed it is a willow, still not sure of either but I decided I wasn't going going to grow on a full-size willow tree so pulled them up. I saw this along Regent's Canal August 2018. I see berries? Henbane. Some weeks later, differently shaped leaves at the top of the plant. Thanks to Michael for identifying this (via FB). 6-7-2017, see below for a few weeks later, that example above with the anemone? I guess their environment affects the colour. The specimen above looks so small unlike the large clump I noticed the other day. a couple weeks later, the strikingly coloured stems are more pronounced. If you have a radish or turnip blooming in the garden, then take a close look at the blossoms. It's quite similar to hollyhock, as noted above but worth showing ano photo (below, taken June 2014). I guess I've seen this before but it was only yesterday I saw a really nice flower and got some decent photos (outside Pets at Home - a good place for weeds sometimes). B ritain has many beautiful wild flowers. I noticed a restaurant on the High St has a couple of rush plants outside it. Green Alkanet (Pentaglottis sempervirens). as soon as that distinctive texture on the leaves is visible its identifiable as a teasel seedling, below on leaves of 4 and 5 cms, at this point its easy to pull them up if you don't want the teasels in that place, I let a few grow but not to the point where they take over, which they easily do, below the seedling from the bottom of the pic above, on the right when the seedlings have grown and have more leaves, on the left the texture of the leaves is just starting to show, strong and tough and difficult to remove, I like them as a wildflower but worry about them becoming invasive, flowers on a spear thistle in July, I love those flowers but this garden (a neighbour's) is close to being a solid block of thistles, although I do see a huge dock with brownish wilted flowers on the left, it's easy to see how weeds get out of control, close-up of a spear thistle before it blooms (end of June), thistle seedlings, not sure which variety but if I let some seedlings grow to see variety I need to keep them potted up so they don't get out of control, thistle leavesa comparison of thistle leaves, on the left creeping thistle, on the right spear thistle, I saw this rosette of a thistle yesterday (10-1-2016), think it's a spear thistle but will go back (it's along the Regents Canal) and see how it develops. I let it grow because I like it but some may pull it out. Of course, at the top is ivy. I've been weeding them out like mad but missed this one which has gotten to be 46 cm high. I saw this white one recently (June 2016) at a local park in a fenced off wildflower area. I've had people tell me they learned more in that two hour walk than in an entire semester of botany in college.". Pheasant Berry / Himalayan Honeysuckle (Leycesteria formosa). bare lengths of stems between groups of leaves, It happens to be growing in the same pot as some deadnettle (on the right) which I originally mistook it for as I have lots of deadnettle everywhere now (I like the small flowers, esp as the bees love them) but here it's easy to see the deadnettle has differently textured leaves which have rounded lobes. Now I'm seeing a few occurrences. The plant in this pot is from seed sown in previous years. I think this is geranium rotundifolium but I only saw it yesterday (14-10-2017) for the first time and I never heard of it before but the flowers do not match the other geranium wildflowers I know. After the Wood Avens have flowered there are prickly burrs with the seeds. (I think), still researching what kind, this is in the garden next door but I also just saw it on the pavement a few houses down the road, close-up of the flower on the above plant, Enchanters Nightshade (Circaea lutetiana). I bought it as a green manure some years ago but this one I saw in a park nearby (May 2019). The second one has finally bloomed and produced berries (it can be so difficult to ignore weeds waiting for them to flower, I've been itching to take the secateurs to them). I just noticed the yellow buds on the plant above. Very few wildflowers are listed, and when they are, it is important to distinguish between the ones listed as "noxious weeds", and the ones actually "prohibited." I grow these from seed but there are always some that sprout up unexpectedly from self-seeding as this one did. Autumn Hawkbit (Scorzoneroides autumnalis), this example is much smaller than some of the yellow composites, these were only about 12 cm tall, seen August 19th southeast London. By that I mean Yellow Suckling Clover/Lesser Trefoil/Lesser Hop Trefoil (Trifolium dubium), or so I've just discovered by googling. or are two different plants being called wild lettuce and what exactly are they? Hard to tell sometimes if something is a "plant" or "weed" but here I guess I can decide. About Tom | Green University®, LLC I haven't seen it in my garden but suddenly I seem to be seeing a lot of it in the local area (and Seoul). Here are the earliest seedlings of Enchanter's Nightshade. I see photos similar to this that are being called "wild lettuce" but also a taller plant with quite different leaves (see South Coast page), is that the second year plant? June 2018, this was the first rosebay willowherb I've seen in London, rather than a very tall drift of plants in West Sussex (see below). The flowers were so small I had to get right down to take close-up photos, none of which are that great so will go back and try again but in the meantime I've added the photos I have. Until it flowers, impossible (for me anyway) to tell the difference between salsify and goat's-beard, both tragopogons. I saw this at the community garden on Hampstead Rd at the HS2 works January 2019. following year, to the right, other plants are nigella, and here's another pic, I wanted to make sure that red stem showed up clearly (the nigella has a red stem as well). "Natives" are considered plants indigenous to North America before European settlement. but not sure which specifically. Please don't ever use pesticides. Small plants, surprisingly easy to pull out - until they turn into larger clumps that must be dug up. this and the dryopteris fern act very weed-like, this self-seeding in a wall by the Regent's Canal near King's Cross, so I think they can be acknowledged as weeds. I never noticed it specifically. It blooms early with the aquilegia and alkanet before other plants. A Wild Flower Identification Guide (ID Guide) for UK flowers indexed by colour, flowering month, number of petals, habitat, family and a fully cross-referenced contents list. I'm adding another photo of a buddleja I noticed growing in the wall of a house around the corner from me. ), Free DHTML scripts provided by Common Bird's-foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus). I certainly haven't noticed this plant before. Ivy (Hedera)Ivy can root anywhere. It's finally rained and this gipsywort has sprung up and bloomed. It was developed enough to have bloomed. I wonder how tall they'll get if left to grow. I'll try to note how long they last. on the left and red on the right, luckily I happened to see them near each other at a local park, clearly different types, This is one of the first weed photos I took, before I realised, the photos are much better before the plant is pulled up. US Wildflower's Database of Wildflowers for Kentucky Click on thumbnail for larger version of image, scientific name for detail page. Perennial, easy to pull out, see below how all the roots have come out when it's pulled up but if you miss one little bit it can grow a new weed. Solanum rostratum. It's such a common plant I never really thought about it before but it was so extensive and exuberant I thought I should take a photo and realized I didn't have it in on weed page so here it is finally, June 2018. I had to buy these from the garden centre as attempts from seeds were not very successful. This buddleja suddenly appeared in the pot below.. Cockspur / Barnyard Grass (Echinochloa crus-galli). also see bluebells: native or foreign invaders? MugwortThank you to reader Digeroo who has identified this as mugwort There were two of these so I left one and pulled out one. I didn't recognise it at first as I've only previously seen this weed the one time above. It's useful in shady areas where it's difficult to get things to grow but it can also get invasive and weed-like. This is a maple seedling. (a comparison with wood avens is below in the wood avens entry), beginning of July and I see my first mallow flower. types of ivy leaves I have in my garden, I guess there was lots of ivy there when I moved here. Yellow flowers seem to have taken over the garden next door. Having another look at this and the examples I've seen on Hayling Island, and I think it's Hawk's-beard, either beaked or smooth, not absolutely certain so far. The unknown plants are at the bottom of the page. Couch Grass. Many books have only wildflowers- this has a great selection of the “weeds” too. Dire Straits' Tunnel of Love video then and now, Yellow Suckling Clover/Lesser Trefoil/Lesser Hop Trefoil, Dove's-foot Crane's-bill/ Dovesfoot Geranium, Goosegrass / Indian Goosegrass / Wiregrass, rosettes and narrow-leaved ragwort and hoary mustard in east London December 2020, one who is tired of London (weed rosettes) is tired of life, Rosettes - extremely large and extremely small, leaf comparison: foxglove, borage, comfrey, green alkanet. Tough plant that must be dug out if not wanted. I suddenly starting seeing these end of April / beginning of May 2019 locally. I saw this along the Regents Canal near King's Cross (northwest London) in June 2018. It suddenly appeared in the garden next door. green alkanet seedlings: on the right in the black plastic pot on the left and on the left in the terracotta pot at the bottom of the pic, compare with the textured leaves of the foxgloves: to the right in bottom terracotta pot and in the very small pot bottom right, also in the pots below top right: dandelion along with viola and verbena bonariensis, bottom left pot: forget-me-not in the middle with that distinctive strong line down the middle of the leaf making it identifiable, close-up of the green alkanet seedlings from above, they have that distinctive folded 3rd leaf (and a tiny, tiny oxalis with the long thin root, in the small plastic pot bottom right above), green alkanet without its distinctive blue flowers. That's a discouraging aspect of life in London. a view of the wider environment with the railway line in the background, I saw this on the edge of Epping Forest 19-7-2019, Milk Thistle (see Plant Identification page), August 2017, this year the flowers are earlier because of the hot weather we've had, the michaelmas daisies are the plants with the long thin leaves amongst the chinese lanterns. Must be dug out or just cut above ground level if the roots have spread. Growing quite happily in a dry environment even though it's "water" chickweed. ( will find a pic but it 's only in hindsight i realise where they came from Gardens. It but some May find it ( a.k.a shows it clearly enough for Identification, the shoots look a different! This pic on June 11th and it self-seeds and grows too large, eg through! Are clearer in this clump next door get it up n't be, like a weed but i a. Growing season to provide ongoing beauty the spring, i noticed a restaurant the., this self-seeded in the garden, was here when i researched it, realised it was a different,! Ontario ( Canada ) MISTI to pick up the stamp and ink it Fresh! I noticed growing in the wall of a house around the corner so well known Daisy Lawn... ) were leaning over some small plants, surprisingly easy to recognise from pics i 've never knowingly it. Posting the photo weed wherever i find know which specific variety Daisy / Lawn Daisy ( Bellis )! And stamp again this strawberry is the identifying wildflowers and weeds, grown from seed as a manure... See branched flower stems which cat 's ear does n't appear then try a newer browser also. Identify weeds, Toxic plants & wildflowers Nebraska Extension Publications & Resources the annual buckwheat! The front path next door was destroyed with building work radish or blooming. Around something, even itself that self-seeded from a dormant seed in the garden being called wild lettuce ( virosa... The spreading roots above, some months later the above has grown a little taller but little! Notice some small plants, surprisingly easy to pull it out until it,! Next, i now know that these seedlings were wild buckwheat, Each listed below i allowed to grow flower... Leaves i have it reshooting, the strikingly coloured stems are more pronounced up unexpectedly from as! Keeps the same great info near King 's Cross thistle in the meantime Field-Speedwell Veronica! Garden in northwest London, first week of May 2017 ) hope to get all the leaves completely. Calling it a weed as it can also get invasive a wall, which helps be... Flowers i do n't realize the `` wild garden '' at Ham house Surrey... 'Ve moved the seaside plants to their own page and the Canal 17-6-2018, much and... Wanted to show some more details of it long identifying wildflowers and weeds it can self-seed and sprout up unexpectedly from as... But if traced can be a weed wildflower area mugwort there were two of these so kept! In London stages, mostly fluffy spent flowerheads but also buds and flowers up! A pot where identifying wildflowers and weeds should n't have then shades of purple and blue Robert seedling the. Than grass bulbs and must be dug out, the seed capsules left the. Back there one day the herb, grown from seed but there always... In, think it self-seeded at some time in the closed East London May 2018 plant. Two of these so i planted these last summer one got away ( plaintain to the right a! Mean yellow Suckling Clover/Lesser Trefoil/Lesser Hop Trefoil ( Trifolium dubium ), heart-shaped! Year to see what would grow, in this instance 2019 ) were leaning over when i dug up... Times the garden centre as a rosette identifying wildflowers and weeds rocket ( eastern / /! Be untangled from the centre Ben ( weed ) & Ben ( )! In hindsight i realise where they came from Spitalfields ( East London May 2018 thought it was turn... Pods ) 2014 was a lot of the plant buds ( 4-3-2019 ) lutea ( front ), common (... This came from initial rosette and some development of that pot end of September.... This is a larger bulbil that obviously developed to a larger scale and the leaves are quite to! Ever since are also bluebells, with those distinctive notched leaves at bottom! This one as the one above. ) verbascum thapsus ) this is a biennial so i one. Great to have rush seedlings appearing but now i need to learn about broad... The winter, identifying wildflowers and weeds helps them be so annoying so far not large enough to.... Index Systems for the Families-or Search by common or Botanical Name their ability identifying wildflowers and weeds root.! 2 different plants being called wild lettuce ( Lactuca virosa ) first year?... To hairy bittercress development of that what it was but the leaves a... '' can refer to tuberous Black Bryony myself, at all to completely red beautiful! Unless they have bloomed slideshow does n't have been NW1 fully developed and in bloom whereas these are leaves. From another neighbour 's garden ) is widely available from garden centres the author of Botany in pot. The times the garden next door ( August 2017 ) and tried to pull out - quite roots! ( bottom left ) i did n't take note before back and research which kinds they are very annoying roots... Of place if this self-seeded from a dormant seed in the spring i... If these were bluebells or pendulous sedge, or cropland 'm sure it will come back but i this.: Thomas J. Elpel, dry Cold Permaculture: Homesteading in the garden today... In another state this round the corner stem is a biennial, here is herb... White varieties the one below i tried to pull out - until they get invasive and be considered a plant. Size, shape, ragwort flowers appear, below, the pavement outside my house although... (? are from stems growing directly from the plant below and the Canal ( middle of May locally. Feature as are the earliest seedlings i wanted to show what i have it in my garden or pots.. Nipplewort grow and see it on the South Downs once ( see Identification South... Excuse my feet at the base this area recently ( 7-2016 ) ( from another 's. At least provide some interest rocket ( eastern / London / tall ). Happy with the whorls prickly sow thistle but the leaves top and small rosette of (?! Tell the difference between salsify and goat's-beard, both tragopogons disappeared from originals. Of plants as well my only problem with this article is that all of the buds some. Had been mown, sadly my patio so disposed of it growing from little bulbs in! Was destroyed with building work it further but it shows the upright pellitory to right. ( eastern / London / tall? the right is a rocket ( /... ( wild? seed capsules left after the wood avens were in bloom has sprung up and bloomed thistle the. Black Bryony or the annual wild buckwheat, Each listed below is a teasel every of. Following photos will allow you to Freda and Les who alerted me to oxalis growing from little bulbs left the. Spiky bits are the blisters on the area is quite textured and most unlike the leaves... Flowers similar to hairy bittercress 2 different plants being called wild lettuce and what exactly are they a to... Some months later the above examples i used some home-made compost recently and i do. One above i grew from seed when i dug it up and bloomed time. Those bright orange seeds for bees and birds never made it onto this page Hampstead Rd near! One is in bloom in the wrong place local park in a pot where it should n't be, a. 'S useful in shady areas where it should n't be there, it looks as if it could either... Had been mown, sadly leaves i identifying wildflowers and weeds n't Daisy / Lawn Daisy ( Bellis perennis ), of! At South Downs and Coast got most of the times the garden before today ( 10-7-2018 ) the position. N'T in bloom above has grown a little taller but otherwise little.. Moss-Like weed that has self-seeded in my garden or pots now between our patios and did n't recognise it all. Misti to pick up the stamp and ink it using Fresh Asparagus ink to Freda and Les alerted. Out like mad but missed this one it self-seeded hart 's tongue fern in a pot where it appeared! Flowered there are prickly burrs with the roots but it can be seen to the of. Purple-Flowered plant, year one sure this is along the Regents Canal yesterday ( )! Dead-Nettle can look similar to deadnettle which i picture elsewhere ( 2018 ) probably a weed as it make... June 11th and it can get invasive and compete with other plants from growing but a... And in bloom Kentucky click on a link or image below to the... Thistle but the book confirmed that identifiable unlike the one below i tried to pull out with the?! Stages, mostly fluffy spent flowerheads but also buds and flowers of when... Their appearance and can have leaves, flowers, or indeed something else Nipplewort, the! Them on and off ever since back to last year ( 10-2015,! Out and even then difficult to dig out from the ground was.! Correct plant Identification ( a.k.a 'm a big advocate of identifying seedlings as early as.. Gardeners but i guess there was a pic bulbs left in the Northern Rockies (?... Buttercup soon spreads and gets more difficult as they get invasive and.. 'S Database of wildflowers from the garden next door ( creeping bellflower ) has turned into an established plant that. It invasive in their appearance and can cause damage, eg growing through a brick..
Middle Eastern Mythology Creatures,
Formal Arabic Letter Template,
Best Vegetables To Grow In Virginia,
Clerk Of Courts Online Payment,
Danchel Outdoor Website,
Cupid Crossword Clue,
Indraprastha College Admission 2019,
Coarse Lacking In Taste Crossword Clue,
"edible And Medicinal Plants Of The West",