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Is this bindweed? Cannot identify this invasive plant.

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WhatASmashingBlouseYouHaveOn · 21/06/2024 17:23

Hi all
I have got hundreds of these little plants popping up all throughout my beds, they grow under ground cover alpines, underneath shrubs in total shade. I'm trying to remove as many as I can but they are literally popping up everywhere.

It looks like bindweed but it doesn't spread like a vine. It's got a small pod with white seeds inside if you can see the photo.

Any ideas what it is please? Leaf snap says its chickweed but the leaves are not round.

Thanks in advance ☺️

Is this bindweed? Cannot identify this invasive plant.
Is this bindweed? Cannot identify this invasive plant.
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moggerhanger · 21/06/2024 17:25

What sort of flower does it have?

TwoThousandAcresofBlueSkyThinking · 21/06/2024 17:55

It looks like dog violet leaves to me. They seed very easily. They are very pretty en masse and the seeds are enjoyed by bullfinches.

muddyford · 21/06/2024 18:11

As PP said, dog violet. I yank out hundreds every autumn.

gardenmusic · 21/06/2024 18:26

Bindweed is long and twine-y, It will wrap itself round and round any nearby plant. It has a pinky white flower on the smaller version, or a huge trumpet on the larger version.
We used to call them 'Granny pop out the bed'

Funkyfizz · 21/06/2024 18:28

It's not bind weed. I should know because I spend most of the summer pulling the bloody stuff off my plants.

MereDintofPandiculation · 21/06/2024 19:32

Yes, dog violet.leaves the right shape, and you can see the triangular seed pods. I think you can see the sepals are pointed, which distinguishes the dog violets (Early and Common) from sweet violets; sweet violet leaves are a bit rounder too.

WhatASmashingBlouseYouHaveOn · 21/06/2024 19:36

Thanks to everyone for your replies, yes dog violet must be it. I haven't let them flower yet but I remember some the previous year being purple, thought they were pretty. But this year they have gone mad!

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