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Another Plant ID one

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PenCreed · 12/05/2020 17:46

Can anyone tell me what this is? Tall, red flowers which are just budding. From googling I wondered if it might be Lobelia Cardinalis but I'm not sure. It's also a spreader, and is growing up the sides of the path so I'd like tips on how to reduce it if possible! Digging it out doesn't seem possible because of it being right under the path.

If anyone wants to tell me the name of the shrub it's growing through as well, that would be super helpful!

Another Plant ID one
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lancashirelady · 12/05/2020 18:05

It does look like lobelia and it's a big if a thug. You just have to keep digging it up and try to get the runners out as well. I'm still finding bits 3 years after getting rid if mine. The shrub is euonymus fortunei.

NanTheWiser · 12/05/2020 18:14

It looks like Phygelius - Cape figwort or Cape fuchsia.

PenCreed · 12/05/2020 22:19

Thanks @lancashirelady! It's a right pain to dig out because of being right in by the path, but I'll keep trying. It's pretty enough in the middle of the euonymus (thanks for that too!) but extremely annoying all along the side of the border.

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MereDintofPandiculation · 13/05/2020 15:40

yes, the red flowers are Phygelius as Nan says.

PenCreed · 14/05/2020 09:34

Having looked up Phygelius, there's a type called "Devil's Tears" which looks right. The flower shapes fit better than lobelia - although it appears that both are spreaders! I ripped out as much as I could round the path yesterday, but the runners go under the path (which is a rubbish path and which we were talking about replacing before everything), so I'll have to keep doing that regularly to keep it under control.

Thanks all!

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