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Trying to identify flower

stebiz
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Trying to learn a bit about some of the flowers in my garden. I'm a complete novice. Any idea what this low lying plant is please? It tend to spread around the soil.
Any of you learned gardeners help please? Somebody is going to tell me it's a weed lol

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  • Davesnave
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    It might be a variety of geranium. Here's one for comparison shot with a better potato than yours:
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  • stebiz
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    That does look very similar I must agree. Gives me something to work off. Thanks.
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  • wort
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    It does look like Dave says a geranium, not to be confused with the bright red pelargonium which people plant in baskets and pots but isn't as hardy!. Geranium is usually pink, purple or white with various size flowers , but flower for a good amount of summer, and if you chop back after flowers fade they usually flower again the same year.
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  • twopenny
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    There is also a weed that looks similar, you wait for ages and it gives one tiny blue flower.
    So see what happens this summer.
    The flowering ones are useful for low maintenance colour.

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  • MissNinja
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    @stebiz I have found that the app 'plantnet' is quite good to find plants, you take a picture and it'll compare it to its database, very useful!
  • Silvertabby
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    Creeping buttercup?  May have to wait until it flowers to be sure.  Blue/pink/purple/white = hardy geranium (not a weed), yellow = the dreaded creeping buttercup (weed).
  • 25_Years_On
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    Creeping buttercup?
    Definitely not creeping buttercup.

  • ruthber
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    I have just downloaded Pantnet App in order to identify a plant in my garden as I was not sure if it was a weed. It successfully identified Hesperis matronalis alba so I would recommend it. It self seeded so I will replant the seedlings rather then compost them
  • Davesnave
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    It's always the way. My Hesperis matronalis alba are taking ages to come up, despite being sown before the frosts.......Perhaps they're pants! :'(
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