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I feel that I ought to know what this is .....
Popped up in a neglected pot of snowdrops
Popped up in a neglected pot of snowdrops
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Looks familiar to me too!! But lately I seem to have cultivated pots of weeds!
Flowering nettle?
https://herbalapothecaryuk.com/white...ttle-herb.htmlLast edited by Scarlet; 03-04-2020, 11:10 AM. -
Garlic mustard/Jack by the hedge?
Rub the leaf, should smell garlicky. Its edible too!Comment
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^^^ it looks fab. Have you eaten it?Comment
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Nope!!!!Originally posted by Scarlet View Post
Not till one of you clever lot have told me what it is!!Comment
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Yes - often. Bung a few leaves in a mixed salad. It spreads like mad - once you have it,you can't get rid of it!Originally posted by Scarlet View Post
..........and I still say its Garlic mustard!!
https://www.ediblewildfood.com/garlic-mustard.aspxComment
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OK apologies.Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
I’ve had a chew and there is definitely a garlicky flavour. Thank you!
Shall throw some in with my salad tonight as suggested.Comment
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I've just looked for some in the garden - without success! Found lots of young plants - their leaves are rounder so must pull them up before they flower this year.
Hope you enjoy your salad.
Last edited by veggiechicken; 03-04-2020, 01:12 PM.Comment
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Ok - I found this - it does not smell of garlic!
They really look similar. I was so hoping to try some
Last edited by Scarlet; 03-04-2020, 02:46 PM.Comment
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White dead nettle/Lamium album maybe?
https://www.plantlife.org.uk/uk/disc...te-dead-nettle
Another article about GarlicMustard https://www.plantlife.org.uk/uk/disc...garlic-mustardLast edited by veggiechicken; 03-04-2020, 04:44 PM.Comment
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Yes, I looked - I was hoping I had some. I wanted to try it
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The Orange Tipped butterfly larvae really like feeding on garlic mustard. We had some plants pop up in the shade of a wall a few years ago, seeds likely from the Bird Poo Seed Circle.Comment
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