Is this a Courgette??

[Wiltsgal]

Hi,

I hope someone can help, one of my veg plots is being taken over by what I think is a self sown courgette. The leaves look right to me and the stem looks like my plants last year did after i'd had a lot of courgettes but so far nothing but small purple flowers seem to be growing.

Is this definitely a courgette or something I need to dig up? Hopefully the photos will help.

Thank you in advance for your thoughts.

[Nicos]

It looks like a mallow to me!

[WendyC]

I would agree. Courgettes are very tender in the UK (don't know where you are) and therefore unlikely to survive the cold. Courgette flowers are yellow too.

[Wiltsgal]

Thanks, that is a shame I'll have to dig it up. ON the plus side my strawberries will be glad to regain some sunlight.

[veggiechicken]

Hello Wiltsgal and welcome.
I agree with Nicos and Wendy - its Common Mallow (Malva Sylvestris).
Its very pretty and some parts of it are edible - but not as good as courgettes Seasonal Wild Flowers - Common Mallow

[Two_Sheds]

what I think is a self sown courgette. ...small purple flowers

it's not warm enough for courgettes to be growing wild, and they don't have purple flowers.

It's mallow, hoik it out

[Alison]

Would agree with the statements above about it being mallow however I was surprised to discover a load of self sown (probably from the compost mulch I added although the bed in question did have a squash scrambling around it last year) squash plants in a bed I cleared yesterday for the first time this year. I just pulled them up though as they could be anything as squashes are so promiscuous.