By Bornagain
West Midlands, United Kingdom
Is this a weed? I found this growing in my front garden, very healthy looking leaves, but don't know what it is. Many years ago I left an unknown spring flower to flourish as it looked rather nice .... it was a celandine and took over my back garden, it's taken years to (almost) eradicate it and I don't want the same thing to happen again. Anyone any ideas?
- 8 May, 2013
Answers
If you don't want this everywhere dig it out now! Our new garden was riddled with it,2 years later we're still trying to dig it out :-(
8 May, 2013
Lifes funny eh i have just lifted a load of these on one of my jobs to put in some pots.
8 May, 2013
It looks very much like Geranium pyranaicum. It does spread itself about readily enough, but is easily removed if not required.
8 May, 2013
You've got it spot on Fractal...
8 May, 2013
Sorry to disagree - the flowers are too small to be G. pyrenaicum. However, I do think it's a 'wild' Geranium and needs to be removed. I think it's Geranium lucidum from the shiny leaves.
8 May, 2013
It looks like one I have in my garden that I keep having to pull up. It is easily removed, but don't let it set seed or you'll have it all over the place!
8 May, 2013
Spritzhenry - You are right, G. lucidum it is. I failed to note the shiny leaves.
8 May, 2013
I'll go google Lucidum in a minute, thanks for all your help:-) I remember now, it was a tiny plantlet in with one of the plant I bought last year, possibly one of the 'Orkney' geraniums and I thought I would grow it on as the leaves looked so shiny and healthy. I did think it might be a geranium, but have never seen one with similar leaves. As soon it flowered I was suspicious the flower is similar to herb robert. It's coming out today lol:-)
9 May, 2013
It's a wee geranium, possibly invasive but then many plants are.
8 May, 2013