more what are these plants?

dannie

Can anybody identify these leaves from a plant growing on a gravestone pebbled area. Depending upon what it is, I might pull up the whole plant. Thanks.

peter_the_piper

Possibly cranes bill or hardy geranium

dannie

peter_the_piper,yes you could be right it does look like cranesbill. The leaves do look like Carolina cranesbill. There is a cranesbill species in my garden so I'll have a look tomorrow. Mine has pink flowers each year so it seems best that the one on the gravestone area be left there. Thanks.

foxgloves

Yes definitely a cranesbill. Might be a ncie one that has self-seeded....might be a small pale pink one that invades entire garden...worth taking a small piece of root up and growing on in pot. That way, if it's something good, you've saved it, if it's a garden-invader, you've confined it to one small pot you can chuck out.

furndire

The one in the pot looks abit like a kiwi - chinese gooseberry. Mine has just died, so unable to compare properly

dannie

Thanks for the above two replies. Yes,my garden cranesbill has identical leaves to the gravestone one which will be interesting to look at next Summer.

I guessed that the one in the pot was a tree species and planted it outside. I think it perished before the snow arrived. Anyway,if it was a kiwi,it was such a nice plant that I think "appeared" due to my garden composting!

dannie

I would be really interested to know what plant this is



As you can see both have flowers either yellow or white. The far right picture gives an idea of height and it is the yellow-flowered; the white being smaller in height. The flowers close when it is dull and open in better daylight/sunlight. Also, the leaves feel hairy underneath. I think they are both the same species.

Thanks.

Davesnave

It looks like chicory to me, but that's blue, pink or possibly white, but I've never seen a yellow.


Google chichorium intybus

dannie

Davesnave - Thanks for your reply. Your suggestion that they are chicory seems very possible as I did sow chicory seeds in that part of the garden. However, I also expected blue flowers. Other online opinions regarding chicory also largely refer to this as blue-flowering although occasionally reference is made to other colours including yellow.

I still have some seeds for next year and these seeds are several colours maybe suggesting a chicory mix packet ?

Davesnave

Yes. I was too tired last night, so didn't think to google yellow chicory. It exists!