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help with plant identification please!

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NotAnEMERGENCY · 15/05/2016 15:31

We have loads of these in our garden and I have no idea what they are. Can anyone help?

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whitehandledkitchenknife · 15/05/2016 15:38

Looks like acquilegia, (granny's bonnet). Lovely spring plant, but can be a bit of thug, as will self seed like mad.

mistlethrush · 15/05/2016 15:41

I agree, aquilega - although it's easy enough to pull up if it seeds where you don't want it.

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NotAnEMERGENCY · 15/05/2016 16:20

Thank you!

And seeing as that question went so well... here's another one!

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NotSpartacus · 15/05/2016 16:42

Yes, that's woodruff. Fab for shady ground cover.

whitehandledkitchenknife · 15/05/2016 17:32

Ooooh - that looks lovely. Might have to get me some woodruff.

GreenMarkerPen · 15/05/2016 17:33

yes, it's woodruff.

DoreenLethal · 15/05/2016 17:33

That is sweet woodruff. You start with one pot and 3 years later you have a carpet.

NotAnEMERGENCY · 16/06/2016 10:19

Thanks for all the responses! It's really nice gradually becoming more familiar with what I have in my garden. I'm learning so much by reading threads on this board.

I now have some more pics but will load them in separate messages so it doesn't get too confusing.

This is pic A.

What's the taller plant with longer leaves at the back?
What's the plant with the many roundish leaves in front of it?
Am I right in thinking the little plant at the bottom left is a sycamore seedling? (We've got loads. I keep pulling them out.)

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NotAnEMERGENCY · 16/06/2016 10:26

Now for pics B and C.

With pic C, even though the lower leaves are variegated (is that the right word), I think all the leaves are from the same plant.

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NotAnEMERGENCY · 16/06/2016 10:29

Pic D

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NotAnEMERGENCY · 16/06/2016 10:31

Pic E

Are these potato plants? (I have found potatoes in the soil near there.)

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NotAnEMERGENCY · 16/06/2016 10:33

Pic F

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mistlethrush · 16/06/2016 10:34

I think picture A is a Wood Aven (weed that has stick burr like seeds) with a milk thistle behind it.
The second picture is, I think, a toadflax, and the last one is definitely spotted laurel. Aucuba japonica.

MewlingQuim · 16/06/2016 10:36

Think A is all weeds.
Not sure about B.
C is an evergreen shrub called Aucuba.
D is Arum lily (lords and ladies).

mistlethrush · 16/06/2016 10:37

C is Cuckoo pin Arum maculatum (poisonous berries)
D is definitely not potatoes.
E is honesty. Lunaria annua

SugarPlumTree · 16/06/2016 10:38

E is not potatoes and I think F is Honesty

Waltons · 16/06/2016 10:38

C is Aucuba Japonica variegata. It can become pretty huge, so you will need to keep it in check depending on the size of your garden.

D is Arum Maculatum ("Lords and Ladies").

Both have poisonous berries (and the leaves of the Aucuba are poisonous as well.) I wouldn't worry too much about the Aucuba, but I'd get rid of the Arum before it starts self-seeding everywhere.

MewlingQuim · 16/06/2016 10:39

E is not potatoes. I recognise the leaves but can't think of it at the moment, will keep trying.
F is Honesty.

NotAnEMERGENCY · 16/06/2016 10:40

Pic G

Does anyone know what type of fuchsia this is? I was given it as a present. It came in a 25cm (?) pot from Sainsbury's but there was no info about what type of fuchsia it is. It looks a bit like Mrs Popple or Tom Thumb but I'm not convinced.

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Waltons · 16/06/2016 10:49

It looks very much like "Tom Thumb" to me, and that's a well-known variety that would be most likely to turn up in a supermarket.

NotAnEMERGENCY · 16/06/2016 11:00

Wow - you're all so helpful and so quick! I'll look all of these up. I'll have to post more pics another time. I'm supposed to be working but it's very easy to get distracted by this forum!

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