What has MIL done to my garden?

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My lovely MIL has been on a bit of a gardening jaunt while visiting, and has bought and planted out some mystery plants, kindly tagged with her own name - fab.
I think she thinks I'm a lot more expert than I am with this gardening lark!
Can anyone help me identify these?

Hellebore for 1; no two will come to me in a min; persicaria for no 3

No 2 astilbe?

I think its
1 Hellebore
2 Elder
3 Persicaria

Though having looked again, Elders don't have serrated looking leaves.
Flower heads look like Rodgersia but the leaves on your plant look too narrow to be Rodgersia.
mmmmmm

1= hellebore, 2 = astilbe, 3 = bistort
RTFT

Er who was that directed to TIP?
I have read the thread in its entirety if you were referring to me.

Agree Hellebore for the first, recognise the middle one but don't know name. Third one looks like a weed.

Not a lot of help am I?!!

Number one is def. hellebore- those toothed edges to the leaf are unmistakable.

Number two looks like meadowsweet

Three looks like dock

I'm with PeggyUndercrackers - no3 looks like a denticulata primula denticulata.

2 definitely isn't blackcurrant. I have one right outside my window where I'm sat and the leaves are maple leaf shaped but with three pointy bits rather than five

it's not primula, the leaves in the photo are much, much bigger if you compare them with the plants around them

That didn't work - try again.

No 3 looks like dock leaves to me.

Could no 1 be a peony?

Leaves of primula D. can reach up to 30cm.

Dock leaves are much more papery/curly.

I also think no. 2 is meadowsweet

Yes no 2 does look like Meadowsweet, both the foliage/habit and the flower heads.

3 could be foxglove but I think the leaves would be more wrinkly

Helebore, meadow sweet, persicaria.

meadowsweet

The middle one looks like filipendula or meadowsweet to me,the third could be bistort?

Wow you lot are impressive. Sorry it has taken me so long to return. I think the only one I'm in doubt about is the hellebore/peony, which is still going - but you were right, doesn't look too happy. We'll see. (I keep a bit of a darwinian garden). If it makes it to flowering, I'll update with an ID!
Rogersia, Bistort and Meadowsweet are the others I'm pretty convinced. Will be relieved when the bistort flowers and proves it's not a dock leaf!

Can't believe this thread's still running.

1. hellebore. Has slightly serrated edges and leathery leaves. Not a peony, I'll put money on it.

2. definitely persicaria/bistort/whatever you want to call it. Hope it's the lovely dark pink one i have just flowering in my garden now. Can be a bit of a thug.

3. really don't think this is rogersia: rogersia has huge leaves like a sycamore. Agree this is probably meadowsweet/filipendula rather than astilbe given the flatter flowerhead.

Back for a quick update - no 3 is definitely Persicaria Bistort, for certain, as in the last few weeks it's made 3 pretty pale pink flower stems!

I also realised I uploaded 3 pics - of the Hellebore, Meadowsweet and Bistort, but didn't upload one of the 4th chappie she planted (other end of the garden) who is a Rogersia. So you even managed to identify plants I didn't show! Impressive!

I don't know name of third one, but I think it may have bobbley pink flowers?