[chile_paul]

Hi all,

I've just moved into a new house and really could do with some help identifying some of the plants that the previous owners have left behind. My previous gardens have focussed almost 100% on fruit and veg therefore I have almost zero knowledge of the non-edible forms of gardening......!

Any help you can give would be much appreciated.

[mumofstig]

I think........

#2 is Euphorbia
#3 is Persicaria

[New shoot]

1 is Leycesteria formosa and I agree with MoS on 2 and 3   

[chile_paul]

Thank you both

[oldgrunge]

No. 4 is Astilbe

[Flowertot]

I agree with 2,3 and 4 and am delighted to learn about 1 

[New shoot]

delighted to learn about 1 

There is a golden leaved version as well Flowertot.  Well worth looking out for, as its very ornamental 

[chile_paul]

Thanks for all of your plant ID help so far - I've now uncovered a few others, one of which at least I think is a weed 

Once again your help identifying these would be much appreciated.

[New shoot]

1 is an oriental poppy and 3 is an aster.  4 is familiar, but can't think of its name at the moment.  I'll repost if inspiratation strikes later on 

2 looks like a weed to me as well.

[Norfolkgrey]

in 2 you have hairy bittercress and in 4 you have willow bay herb. both weeds but I think the plants in the pics are genuine plants just don't know what they are sorry 

[New shoot]

Lightbulb moment    4 is agastache.

Norfolkgrey is right about the weeds.  Sorry, I was ignoring those and looking at what I saw as the main plant in the pictures.  2 might be a garden plant, but again, my brain refuses to supply me with a name at the moment

[snowdrops]

Isn't 2 a violet, classed by many as a weed

[New shoot]

Isn't 2 a violet, classed by many as a weed

My first thought was violet, but then the leaves seemed wrong somehow    I've got the wild ones in my garden and they do self seed around, but they don't have the long trailing stems of the plant in the picture 

[mumofstig]

Is #2 an Ajuga?

[New shoot]

Is #2 an Ajuga?

I don't think the leaves are right for that either.  Ajuga doesn't have that heart shape to the leaves.

Having looked at the picture again, I'm leaning towards Viola labradorica, but I have yet to convince myself