Plant identification required...

[summerdays]

I don't recognise it - have you solved it yet?

Not yet ... But I suspect I want to pull it up before it sets seed!

 

[rich p]

There are parts of it that make me think of both sow thistle and fat hen...... but the leaf on the OP is too saggitate.

If you nip off a leaf or cut the stem does it exude a milky sap?

I'm throwing this into the salad bowl....

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=p...LsihsAGuvqOYAg&ved=0CCAQsAQ#tbm=isch&q=+orach

Oh, blimey! That looks a good call too!

 

[mr_cellophane]

Anything growing where you don't want it is a weed.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

It's definitely not ivy. The structure of the stems and leaves are far too soft. I suspect it will have a yellow flower which will help identify it. I'll keep in touch!

*waits on edge of seat*

 

[rich p]

*waits on edge of seat*

I think I may have just identified a Turdus Philistinus...

 

[Archie_tect]

Is there a good website for identifying weeds....

 

[Headgardener]

Summerdays I think that your plant is common Sage (Salvia offficinalis) or one of the Salvias. If it is Sage the you can use it as a herb in your cooking.

 

[Crackle]

Come winter can we take guesses when the last leaf falls off? Those kind of threads are so exciting.

 

[Cubist]

Is it a baby robin?

 

[rich p]

There are parts of it that make me think of both sow thistle and fat hen...... but the leaf on the OP is too saggitate.

If you nip off a leaf or cut the stem does it exude a milky sap?

I'm throwing this into the salad bowl....

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=p...LsihsAGuvqOYAg&ved=0CCAQsAQ#tbm=isch&q=+orach

Well, the woman who gave my wife the plant has just confirmed that it's red orach.
Sometimes known as mountain spinach.
I'll eat some tomorrow and let you know if I survive.
I won't if I don't!

 

[MossCommuter]

Well, the woman who gave my wife the plant has just confirmed that it's red orach.
Sometimes known as mountain spinach.
I'll eat some tomorrow and let you know if I survive.
I won't if I don't!

Fingers crossed

 

[rich p]

Fingers crossed

Hmmm, ambiguous, to say the least

 

[Dave 123]

Well, the woman who gave my wife the plant has just confirmed that it's red orach.
Sometimes known as mountain spinach.
I'll eat some tomorrow and let you know if I survive.
I won't if I don't!

Having been in horticulture for 30 years (bloody hell!) I've picked up a lot of knowledge, but plenty of it falls away leaving only remnants. I had to really think for a bit on that, and it was good fun doing it. Thank you for keeping me entertained!

 

[MossCommuter]

Hmmm, ambiguous, to say the least

I've never been ambiguous

 

[Crackle]

Fingers crossed

Yeah, me too...