Anyone know what this is?

[hamesy]

Not sure what this is but I've got several clumps growing in my herb bed. At first I thought it was some sticky willy but it doesn't feel like right. Any ideas?



High res image: http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/s...psc65732cc.jpg

[veggiechicken]

Does look like Sticky Willy (love that name!) Maybe its too young to be sticky?
Does it smell of anything?

[hamesy]

Iirc no smell and not even remotely sticky.

I love the name, always snigger every time I hear it.

[rustylady]

Goosegrass, sticky willie, or cleavers. It's growing like mad at the moment. The young shoots don't always feel sticky.

[BUFFS]

do we not have an expert on what sticky willy feels like?,dont push,form a queue,stop sniggering,behave girls...

[eirish]

Well, I'm not an expert but I've never seen sticky willy growing in a clump like that. If it's in the herb bed, might it be sweet woodruff?

[Glutton4...]

It could easily be Sweet Woodruff - I often get them confused when they are smaller. Ruddy stuff is a pain - I'm ashamed to say, I treat it like a weed.

[veggiechicken]

Sweet Woodruff is in flower at the mo - lots of tiny white flowers with a delicate scent. The leaves are more robust than the ones in the photo and form an 8 pointed "star". (Yes, I've just been to check mine )
My money's still on Sticky Willie

[Glutton4...]

I think I'm leaning toward cleavers, too, VC. I'd bin it anyway, personally, but if you leave it a week, you'll know for certain.

[Mr Bones]

Apologies in advance for going slightly off topic but if it is cleavers crush a handful and rub it onto arthritic joints; the relief is almost instant (does make your skin green though..)

[veggiechicken]

Save the seeds, dry them and grind them up to make Sticky Willie coffee! Just the thing to impress your friends

[PyreneesPlot]

When I was young my mate and I went out and collected a huge amount of cleavers and stuck it all together into a human shape and gave it to my mum as a present.
35 years on she still can't get rid of the stuff...

[Hazel at the Hill]

... and stuck it all together into a human shape and gave it to my mum as a present....

Now THAT is very funny, PP! It was my mum's b'day at the weekend - why didn't I think of a present like that?

BTW, we are obvs. more refined than you lot - it's known as 'sticky Susan' round here.

[alldigging]

Sticky willies in swinton apparently. Made me laugh when she told me.

[snakeshack]

we call it goosegrass or sticky weed