Plant identification please.

dannie

Do you know what these two plants are?

glasgowdan

The first one is close to japanese knotweed, but I don't think it is! Look, the edges of the leaves are rough vs smooth edges on jkw, and a hairy stem vs smooth on jkw.

The second one is a common weed that I pull loads of up.

REEN

The second one looks like water avens.

Davesnave

The second one is Geum urbanum, a right pest, related to the cultivated strains of geum, or avens.

The first has me beaten, but it isn't Japanese knotweed.

Justagardener

Pretty sure the first one is an epimedium but not sure which one without a flower...could also be a actinidia ...if you had a kiwi fruit in your compost!

Davesnave

I'd go with actinidia rather than epimedium.....

dannie

Sorry for the delay in replying. I was very pleased and interested regarding your opinions. Also, I have done a bit of reading about these plants.
They seem to be (1) Actinidia. (I have certainly composted kiwi in the past and the resulting compost may well have been placed where the Actinidia is growing) and (2) Geum species. I did not see any flowers on both last year, so will check again next year if they survive winter/are not dug up before flowering.

Thanks for all the replies.

dannie

I've uprooted this plant. Can anybody identify it please?

Davesnave

Could be self heal (Prunella) but just a guess, Too dark to look at mine now!

dannie

Sorry for the delay.


Thanks Davesnave, I also think the plant is self heal. My gardening records state for 2017 that these seeds were sown. I have therefore put this plant back were it was.

Jnelhams

First one very much like a Kiwi, last one Prunella