Are these poppy seedlings?

[PigletJohn]

I have a cluster of these where I grew poppies last year (and nowhere else). This patch has recently been disturbed and watered for new planting. They look nothing like the long fronded leaves of mature poppies.

No

Could they be seedlings of that flower pictured?

Not poppies

Don't think so. My poppies have just gone over.

No, poppy seedlings are a paler green, slight hint of blue. Also, if they had self seeded from last year, they would be much bigger by now.

No, the plants nearby are begonias and dahlias, I recognise their seedlings (though begonias are very difficult).

I suppose they're weeds.

I think they might be ground ivy? Also known as creeping Charlie, a UK native wildflower.

Poppies don't regrow. They only come up where the soil has been disturbed (like ploughing or war).

Depends what type of poppy @Doone22. There are perennial types. But feasibly these could have been annual poppy seeds germinating which is what PJ meant.

Are they hairy? Might be white or red dead-nettle. Would develop a square stem (as all in the mint family) when a bit taller.

I am leaving them for a while to see what they do.

My weeds are growing well, but I still don't recognise them. Does anyone know what they are yet?

Can pull one out and post a close up? Judging the hairiness of the leaf, stem shape, and root will help narrow it down. @HerdingWiredCats and I both think they're in the dead-nettle family, but that leaves quite a few candidates. It might not be an annual, so might not even flower this year to whittle it down to species level.

My money is on speedwell (little weed with small blue flowers, enjoyed by insects). Easy enough to pull out before it goes to seed - which I advise as it's very prolific!

My app is convinced they are nettles.

They do look very nettle like. Have started making little flowers in pale mauve. I'll pull them up now, and mulch the bed to suppress further weeds.

Weeds are so unusual in my garden!

Red dead-nettle!
I leave them in a few patches where nothing else grows. A weed is nothing but a plant in the wrong place, and they're in the right place for me. It's been a very good year for them in my garden, lots of new seedlings. In full sun they get amazing pink top leaves. It's really not too bad as far as 'weeds' go, easy to remove.

Glad to see I was right all along 😁🫅🏻 nettle-like leaves, but friendlier looking, more round, furry, soft.