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What's this plant?

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repetitionrepetition · 18/10/2017 10:05

Hi gardeners. can anyone please ID this? the internet reckons st. john’s wort. i’ve got a crawler.. shall i get rid? Thank you!

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PanannyPanoo · 18/10/2017 10:07

looks like honey suckle to me.

MrsLettuce · 18/10/2017 10:07

It's a Honeysuckle, probably one on the ones with mainly pink flowers.

MrsLettuce · 18/10/2017 10:10

Like this

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MissWilmottsGhost · 18/10/2017 10:27

No, it isn't honeysuckle. It is a Hypericum but not the wild st john's wort, yours has larger flowers and spreads, it can be quite invasive but makes pretty ground cover.

Is it a new garden OP? There is quite a lot growing in that border, possibly some ground elder which is very invasive and difficult to get rid of. Maybe the hypericum was planted to cover it up.

abigailgabble · 18/10/2017 10:30

Hi all, thank you. I really can’t see the honeysuckle tbh but I’m no gardener Blush

@MissWilmottsGhost yes it’s a new (to me!) garden. It looks just like the SJW I’ve found online. Should I remove both? I’m mainly worried about my baby putting things in his mouth (house is a rent - thankfully in this case!)

MissWilmottsGhost · 18/10/2017 10:36

Berries are poisonous so might be best to chop it all back if you have a crawling baby.

At this time of year you might be best to chop it all back, mulch it with compost or bark to make it tidy, and see what comes up in the spring.

abigailgabble · 18/10/2017 10:38

@MissWilmottsGhost yes I think you are right. It’s a bit of a mess! Typical unloved rental garden.

WelshPooch · 18/10/2017 10:43

Think it's a Rose of Sharon (Hypericum) - if so, it spreads like wildfire and pops up all over the garden

MissWilmottsGhost · 18/10/2017 10:49

You have some sedums, which are nice. The grassy thing might be a sedge?

I can't zoom in on the picture on my phone, do you have any other pics?

Tretchikoff · 18/10/2017 11:12

Def St Johns Wort Smile

Silverthorn · 18/10/2017 11:17

I chopped the berries off any bushes when my kids were at the stage of putting things in their mouths.
But, looks like St Johns wort to me, which i would get rid of.

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