On Tue, 17 May 2005 17:01:10 GMT, "Phil L"
wrote:

I have just dug over an old greenhouse which has been full of nettles and
bindweed for years[1] and I found a weird plant, certainly not one I have
ever seen before, it's very small leaves were green on top and really deep
purple underneath, it was a creeping plant and I had dragged it up out of
the ground before I saw it, it certainly didn't look like a weed....the
leaves were like a clover, split into 3 heart shaped things and coloured as
mentioned above...my qustions are, obviously what is it? and how did it get
into an overgrown greenhouse which hasn't seen any activity in over 5 years?

Sounds like oxalis. Does it have little yellow flowers? If it is
oxalis, then IME it's an invasive weed, seeds itself everywhere and is
difficult to eradicate without dedicated persistence. Burn it or put
it in the dustbin, but NOT on the compost heap or it'll re-appear
everywhere (BTDTGTTS!). You'll need to keep a close watch on the soil
in the g/h as well, as the seeds will germinate sporadically over the
next five years or so. Probably been in there for ages, and came in
with something purchased at a garden centre or nursery.


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Chris

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