On Apr 29, 5:36*pm, kay wrote:
Rachel 101;919385 Wrote:
Kay, thank you for such a quick answer: I originally thought it was
Rosebay Willowherb but I wasn't at all sure that it had such rhubarb-red
stems.
Typically, I can't find any pictures of it when young!
I've now managed to get a picture of it on the internet:
http://tinyurl.com/6cs9fbp
Does this turn into Rosebay Willowherb?
Quite possibly.
Well, to be pedantic, no - it doesn't *turn* into anything. It either is
already or it isn't ;-)
It looks very much like a willowherb or ally, doesn't quite look like
rosebay, but at 3-4ft you haven't many options - only that, or great
willowherb (which has hairy leaves) * or purple loosestrife (and the
leaves are wrong for that). Rosebay isn't actually a willowherb,
although we've all always called it one.
It's certainly not Himalayan Balsam or Herb Robert!
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kay
Certainly a willow herb, get rid of it ASAP