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identification please from leaves?

can anybody identify these leaves that have sprouted in abundance in one of my raised beds?

usually use this bed for summer planting but never seen these before

any help gratfully recieved. they do not look like any weeds i have seen before

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  • Look like little oak trees and nettles!

  • The look like self seeders.Of what I know not.

    What did you have growing near to this area last year?.Or even yards away as some seed pods are explosive in their action.They seem to have survived any frost that you may have had.

    They are not pansy seedlings

    You could pot one up to allow it to flower and remove the others.

  • definately not oaks we dont have any here and def not nettlres

    they look the leaves more like fruit trees? cherry plum ?

    we have a lot of birds that could have dropped seedlings from our fruit trees

    just had bedding plants last year

    but why are there so many shoots?in such a small bed?

    think i will plant a few up in pots to see what happens this tear

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,139

    They remind me a bit of Chinese Lantern seedlings (Physalis alkekengi)  - did you have any growing there last year?


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • whoo hoo dove yes did!!!

    bought one to put in the middle of the bed from b and q as looked so  pretty

    thankyou how you identified that i dont know but will be an amazing show this year if all the plants look as spectacular as last year with those orange lanterns!

    would never have thought of that plant producing all those shoots

    should be a good show this year then cant wait and thankyou

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,139

    Watch out Marion - they can take over!!!  image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    Looks as though the take over has already startedimage



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • ha its only a small raised bed and gravel outside so think they will be contained

    just so forgot about that lantern plant

    so glad i found this siteimageimage

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