I'm clearing my Mum's border and I'm not sure whether this is a plant or a weed, anyone know what it is?
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I'll have a sniff on Friday when i'm back down.
Neither myself or Mum remember planting this and I know neither of us have ever grown feverfew, a seed blown in from another garden maybe?
I'd be over the moon if it was, I'll nick it for my medicinal herb bed
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Hi Ananke.
This looks like green feverfew to mee to. Do you get an abundance of pretty white flowers on it?
Here is one of my feverfew (as you can see, it's raining just now )
Attached FilesWhen weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it.
If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant.
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Looks like buttercup to me but I suppose the only way to be sure is to let it flower.......................what do I know?.........I thought basil seeds were sweet peas.......sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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Definitely feverfew. It's either a medicinal herb, an ornamental flower or a weed depending on your point of view. Personally I treat it as an ornamental, let it seed around, move some to where I want them and chuck the ones I don't want.
It's basically biennial so pull it up once the flowers go over.
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Thanks everyone, knew you lot would sort me out. It must have blown in from elsewhere and I couldn't be happier as my son suffers from migraines.
VC, I don't believe you made me smell that
Can I be a pain in the posterior and ask you have a look at this one for me too. These seedlings are popping up all over Mum's garden.Attached Files
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I'll pass on the sandwich :P
There are quite a few trees around and again you've got it, I looked at google images and the sycamore seedlings look like it. There are loads of them too, this is going to be a real challenge for me to throw them away :O
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You only need one or two leaves in a sandwich I take half a doz and mix with sage and mint to make a tea. Nice with a dollop of honey.
My plants flowered last year then when they died back I cut them almost level with the ground. They are massive now and look like buds are coming. This year I will dry the flowers for tea later in the year when it dies back again.When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it.
If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant.
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Originally posted by KittyColdNose View PostYou only need one or two leaves in a sandwich I take half a doz and mix with sage and mint to make a tea. Nice with a dollop of honey.
My plants flowered last year then when they died back I cut them almost level with the ground. They are massive now and look like buds are coming. This year I will dry the flowers for tea later in the year when it dies back again.When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it.
If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant.
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I've been doing a wee bit more research on the feverfew looking plant and it looks a wee bit like Hemlock too so I'll not be doing anything "medicinal" with it until I know for sure lol.
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