Weed Or Flower?

[RATTER15]

[IMG]http://i63.tinypic.com/mh3uw0.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i67.tinypic.com/2m7yy3o.jpg[/IMG]

I don't know if to dig it up or leave it!

[Peaspeculiars]

Hi Ratter, my first thought was that it's a baby lavatera, but not sure - has it ever grown there before? (last year?)

[RATTER15]

"has it ever grown there before? (last year?)"

No idea, I wasnt living here then.

[Peaspeculiars]

oh, sorry, just looked at the 2nd pic, definitely not Lavatera as it looks to be ground covering...

[Peaspeculiars]

done a bit of digging, I think it could be wild garlic mustard plants, or something from the same family.

[Chipchopper]

Ratter, I'd like to see them but for some reason I can't open your links

[Prudie]

Try it like this
http://i63.tinypic.com/mh3uw0.jpg

http://i67.tinypic.com/2m7yy3o.jpg

Certainly looks like peas is right

[RATTER15]

Chipchopper, try these


http://tinypic.com/usermedia.php?uo=XaTRJmVkC3cLBi3lHigNs4h4l5k2TGxc#.VxysITArK70

http://tinypic.com/usermedia.php?uo=XaTRJmVkC3cLBi3lHigNs4h4l5k2TGxc#.VxyseDArK70

[Maydup]

I pull it up as a weed but others might be more forgiving as its actually a herb. Leave it only if you can use it, otherwise get rid of it now before it spreads. I call it Garlic Mustard

https://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/weeds/garlic-mustard

[RATTER15]

It could be as Peas has said, "wild garlic mustard" how would I be able to tell, taste,smell?

[Chipchopper]

Thank you, Prudie I can see them now and I'm quite sure the plants are 'jack by the hedge' aka garlic mustard.
The leaves will smell oniony when crushed.

[RATTER15]

Yes I just crushed a few leaves and it does have a faint onion smell.


So its an edible herb, that makes it worth keeping.

[Chipchopper]

Yes, it dose have culinary use and it don't seem to stray far from the hedge, as its not any bother to me, I consider it a native wild flower...so enjoy.

[RATTER15]

I also can live quite happily with it and will be happy to leave it where it is.

Thanks all!

[Chipchopper]

In my haste, I forgot to mention that it has white flowers on top usually in may.
You may well be looking for a way now to get rid of the onion smell from your fingers :-0 lemon juice should do the trick.

[Peaspeculiars]

Glad you found the answer Ratter, and maybe you could use it in soup?
Thanks for BA and have a lovely day
Peas
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