id for plants in garden

derbi · #1 (**permalink**) 10-08-2008, 08:09 PM

hi i was out in the garden today and noticed some plants that have popped up since i turned the soil over i have no idea what they are. Can somebody please id them. Thanks

aeshna5 · #2 (**permalink**) 10-08-2008, 08:34 PM

1 Black Nightshade, Solanum nigrum
2 Great Willowherb, Epilobium hirsutum, that appears to have been chopped back at some point to be extra bushy + shorter than normal.

derbi · #3 (**permalink**) 10-08-2008, 08:42 PM

thankyou. the great willowherb is growing within my snap dragons, probably why it looks short and bushy. Are these common in gardens?
Forgot one aswell

aeshna5 · #4 (**permalink**) 11-08-2008, 04:46 AM

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Originally Posted by derbi

thankyou. the great willowherb is growing within my snap dragons, probably why it looks short and bushy. Are these common in gardens?
Forgot one aswell

Great Willowherb is a plant usually of dampish places, but does occasionally occur in gardens- I have a little in my garden.

The final plant is Redshank, Persicaria maculosa.