Help me identify this plant!! Its extremely vivacious and always threatens to over take the pathway - i've tried to dig it out but it must have very deep roots as has come back, it has spiky leaves and stems that contain an irritant and leave people scratching but the bees seem to love it!
It is Green Alkanet I've spent a number of years eradicating it from the garden it spreads like wild fire 🔥 found not letting the flowers going to seed stopped it spreading and as you say the tap roots are very long and awkward to remove .. any bit left will re grow I'm afraid so I have been very persistent with it 👍
Ah ha! That sounds like the fella. Its a nightmare with spreading and I've sort of given up with trying to get rid of it and more trying to contain it!! Thanks everyone! ☉😊
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Help me identify this plant!! Its extremely vivacious and always threatens to over take the pathway - i've tried to dig it out but it must have very deep roots as has come back, it has spiky leaves and stems that contain an irritant and leave people scratching but the bees seem to love it!
Hi @JustDrakes not sure how tall it is? Could it a bunnera-macrophylla 😳
It is fairly tall, i end up cutting it back, i'll have to check it out, thank you! 😊
Hi @JustDrakes it maybe hardy forget-me-not or borage? Cheers
It is Green Alkanet I've spent a number of years eradicating it from the garden it spreads like wild fire 🔥 found not letting the flowers going to seed stopped it spreading and as you say the tap roots are very long and awkward to remove .. any bit left will re grow I'm afraid so I have been very persistent with it 👍
Ah ha! That sounds like the fella. Its a nightmare with spreading and I've sort of given up with trying to get rid of it and more trying to contain it!! Thanks everyone! ☉😊
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Good tip thanks!