By Charnwood
Dublin, Ireland
Good morning all, could you please tell me what this is, I've just spotted it and haven't a clue if its friend or foe, many thanks
- 15 Mar, 2021
Answers
Neither do I.
15 Mar, 2021
If it's the long, blueish leaves, it looks like baby Narcissus of some kind.
15 Mar, 2021
If its the white box thing I'd pick it up and bin it. If it start to tick run away.
15 Mar, 2021
or is it the green grass? if it is in a border where you don't want grass then remove it.
15 Mar, 2021
Sorry I couldn’t help but laugh out loud reading Sue’s comment!!! Sorry, Charnwood..
I wasn’t sure what you meant either - I sort of homed in on the white box thing too.
Hopefully you’ll get an answer.
15 Mar, 2021
Well, seriously what I'd probably do is leave it until it does something, if you have room (eg flowers, starts to spread etc.) I'd also bruise a leaf and smell it, see if it reminds you of anything. Or for starters dig a bit up and see whether its roots or bulbs.
Of if space is needed put it in a pot and see what happens.
But if Eileen thinks its grass then it most likely is....
15 Mar, 2021
No I'm not certain. thinking about it do you have a bird feeder near by. Could be corn. does it smell of onion as I also thought allium molly.
15 Mar, 2021
Sorry I should have clarified my question, the white box is a connector for my lights, so its the fine grassy leaves I'm wondering about, thanks for the answers I will dig some up, and pray it's not wild garlic.
15 Mar, 2021
the leaves are wrong for wild garlic and I read somewhere that they don't produce seed. Not sure if that is true though.
let us know what you discover.
16 Mar, 2021
I actually love the smell of wild garlic. I put some in my soup. It does a lot to keep away the nasties - those darn cats too. It worked for Dracula didn't it?
16 Mar, 2021
it doesn't keep the cats from my garden though :o(. I often use the leaves in soups and salads too.
16 Mar, 2021
From what I can see, the green, grassy leaves are just that--grass! Possibly a young clump of bluegrass (Poa pratensis), or possibly perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne). If in a garden bed, the former can become invasive through underground rhizomes, and the latter will just try to reseed itself.
18 Mar, 2021
Paul (off topic, apologies Charnwood..) Try putting a wild garlic leaf in a chunky ham sandwich. Yum.
18 Mar, 2021
Thanks Sue
19 Mar, 2021
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