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Growing => General Gardening => Topic started by: freyaluck on April 17, 2010, 11:19

Title: can anyone positively identify this for me.
Post by: freyaluck on April 17, 2010, 11:19

Please
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Thanks
frey

Title: Re: can antone positively identify this for me.
Post by: freyaluck on April 17, 2010, 12:29

After a long hard search I have finally found it.
It is Cinquefoil a herb. ::)
Frey

Title: Re: can antone positively identify this for me.
Post by: Trillium on April 17, 2010, 14:44

I get that in my garden too and while it might be a herb, it's an invasive one. I pull out all I can find.

Title: Re: can antone positively identify this for me.
Post by: Faz on April 19, 2010, 21:41

Looks like ground elder to me, and it is a real pain - highly invasive and difficult to get rid of. The tiniest bit of root will grow back if you leave it in the ground.

Title: Re: can anyone positively identify this for me.
Post by: Ice on April 19, 2010, 21:50

The leaves are not quite right to be ground elder.  It looks more like cinquefoil and as Trillium says, you ought to get rid of it.

Title: Re: can anyone positively identify this for me.
Post by: catllar on April 20, 2010, 16:46

As it's got 5 leaves, my vote goes to cinquefoil and yes it is a real thug, although prettier than ground elder but just as invasive - exterminate, exterminate!

Title: Re: can anyone positively identify this for me.
Post by: Aunt Sally on April 20, 2010, 17:44

It is Cinquefoil which is a herb but a medicinal herb rather than a culinary one ! 

http://www.altnature.com/gallery/Cinquefoil.htm

Title: Re: can anyone positively identify this for me.
Post by: sion01 on April 23, 2010, 17:00

Get rid of it know .I t is what aunt sally said chinkysomething a reall pain if you let it grow.
Having said that it could be a potentilla of some sort but this group contains some weeds too.If the leaves are quite hairy it could be'Monarchs Velvet' but I dought is so as the vicar said to the nun'if in dought pull it out'