On Jul 16, 10:24 am, Sacha wrote:
On 16/7/07 08:41, in article , "Charlie





Pridham" wrote:

"Cat(h)" wrote in message
.. .
I was doing some badly needed weeding in the (rare) sunshine today,
and came across a weed/herb I do not know. It is low growing, with
the same type of leaf structure as flat-leaf parsley, only much more
delicate. It is a paler shade of green, too, and the leaves closer to
the soil can be even paler, nearly white, or a very odd shade of
purple.
What made me think it could be a herb is that when crushed it smell of
licorice/aniseed.
I was so enthusiastically weeding I did not take the time to take a
pic. I hope my description is enough to identify it?
TIA.

Cat(h)

Try Achillea, not sure which species but I have a low growing fine grey
green leafed weed in my grass that matches your description, has white
flowers if left long enough, aromatic but I would not have said aniseed.

I'm confused now! Original Cat said it is like flat-leaf parsley which
Ligusticum resembles but now that it is very fine and delicate. Ligusticum
does have the aniseed smell but there is something else that is almost dill
like in its leaves but I don't know the name.
My other suggestion would be Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)

--

I'm sorry for being obviously not very gifted at describing the plant.
None of the suggestions (having googled photos of same) match my
plant.
I said it had the same leaf structure as parsley, i.e. a ferny type
leaf. However, I also said it was far more delicate, easily crushed/
bruised, very pale green, with some leaves white and even purple close
to the ground. I am not sure how tall it would get given the chance -
it didn't get the chance. I have to say I had never come across it
anywhere until this year in my veg patch.
There's only one thing for it: I must try and get a photo of it. If
the weather permits next week end, and assuming that I didn't pluck
every last bit of it, I'll take a pic and post a link to it.
I seem to recall some time back someone posted a website through which
one could access a database of photos categorised by shapes/colours
etc. to identify plants. Has anyone the url for this?
Thanks to all for the collective headscratching :-)

Cat(h)

On 16/7/07 11:28, in article
, "Cat(h)"
wrote:

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I'm sorry for being obviously not very gifted at describing the plant.
None of the suggestions (having googled photos of same) match my
plant.

I think it can be quite hard to describe something like that, because not
only is it not a plant everyone will normally take much notice of, everyone
'sees' things slightly differently.

I said it had the same leaf structure as parsley, i.e. a ferny type
leaf. However, I also said it was far more delicate, easily crushed/
bruised, very pale green, with some leaves white and even purple close
to the ground. I am not sure how tall it would get given the chance -
it didn't get the chance. I have to say I had never come across it
anywhere until this year in my veg patch.
There's only one thing for it: I must try and get a photo of it. If
the weather permits next week end, and assuming that I didn't pluck
every last bit of it, I'll take a pic and post a link to it.
I seem to recall some time back someone posted a website through which
one could access a database of photos categorised by shapes/colours
etc. to identify plants. Has anyone the url for this?
Thanks to all for the collective headscratching :-)

It's fun to try. ;-) But a photo would certainly do it. There's a site
called Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

On Jul 16, 11:53 am, Sacha wrote:
On 16/7/07 11:28, in article
. com, "Cat(h)"

wrote:

snip



I'm sorry for being obviously not very gifted at describing the plant.
None of the suggestions (having googled photos of same) match my
plant.

I think it can be quite hard to describe something like that, because not
only is it not a plant everyone will normally take much notice of, everyone
'sees' things slightly differently.

That's a fair comment. Something else just struck me about the smell:
before tackling that weed, I had just pulled up a whole pile of tall
dill seedlings. Right now, I could not swear whether the smell was
the dill lingering on me (which it does), or the actual smell of the
plant. Quite apart from the photo, I must test the smell again, now
that the dill is all gone.


I said it had the same leaf structure as parsley, i.e. a ferny type
leaf. However, I also said it was far more delicate, easily crushed/
bruised, very pale green, with some leaves white and even purple close
to the ground. I am not sure how tall it would get given the chance -
it didn't get the chance. I have to say I had never come across it
anywhere until this year in my veg patch.
There's only one thing for it: I must try and get a photo of it. If
the weather permits next week end, and assuming that I didn't pluck
every last bit of it, I'll take a pic and post a link to it.
I seem to recall some time back someone posted a website through which
one could access a database of photos categorised by shapes/colours
etc. to identify plants. Has anyone the url for this?
Thanks to all for the collective headscratching :-)

It's fun to try. ;-)

I guess as much from finding myself looking up those threads almost
systematically - even if I can rarely answer the question, and when
I'm able to have generally been pipped to it by the more expert
posters.

But a photo would certainly do it. There's a site
called Flickr:http://www.flickr.com/

I'll probably tinypic it - it works for me :-)
Thanks again,
Cat(h)

On 16/7/07 12:15, in article
, "Cat(h)"
wrote:

On Jul 16, 11:53 am, Sacha wrote:
On 16/7/07 11:28, in article
. com, "Cat(h)"

wrote:

snip



I'm sorry for being obviously not very gifted at describing the plant.
None of the suggestions (having googled photos of same) match my
plant.

I think it can be quite hard to describe something like that, because not
only is it not a plant everyone will normally take much notice of, everyone
'sees' things slightly differently.

That's a fair comment. Something else just struck me about the smell:
before tackling that weed, I had just pulled up a whole pile of tall
dill seedlings. Right now, I could not swear whether the smell was
the dill lingering on me (which it does), or the actual smell of the
plant. Quite apart from the photo, I must test the smell again, now
that the dill is all gone.

That could certainly make a difference. It's a fairly 'clingy' smell, IMO.


I said it had the same leaf structure as parsley, i.e. a ferny type
leaf. However, I also said it was far more delicate, easily crushed/
bruised, very pale green, with some leaves white and even purple close
to the ground.
snip

It's fun to try. ;-)

I guess as much from finding myself looking up those threads almost
systematically - even if I can rarely answer the question, and when
I'm able to have generally been pipped to it by the more expert
posters.

In trying to find your weed, I learned a lot more about so-called weeds
which are in fact edible or medicinal - just goes to show that nothing is
ever wasted!

But a photo would certainly do it. There's a site
called Flickr:http://www.flickr.com/

I'll probably tinypic it - it works for me :-)
Thanks again,
Cat(h)

Looking forward to seeing it.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

"Cat(h)" wrote in message
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On Jul 16, 10:24 am, Sacha wrote:
On 16/7/07 08:41, in article ,
"Charlie





Pridham" wrote:

"Cat(h)" wrote in message
.. .
I was doing some badly needed weeding in the (rare) sunshine today,
and came across a weed/herb I do not know. It is low growing, with
the same type of leaf structure as flat-leaf parsley, only much more
delicate. It is a paler shade of green, too, and the leaves closer
to
the soil can be even paler, nearly white, or a very odd shade of
purple.
What made me think it could be a herb is that when crushed it smell
of
licorice/aniseed.
I was so enthusiastically weeding I did not take the time to take a
pic. I hope my description is enough to identify it?
TIA.

Cat(h)

Try Achillea, not sure which species but I have a low growing fine
grey
green leafed weed in my grass that matches your description, has white
flowers if left long enough, aromatic but I would not have said
aniseed.

I'm confused now! Original Cat said it is like flat-leaf parsley which
Ligusticum resembles but now that it is very fine and delicate.
Ligusticum
does have the aniseed smell but there is something else that is almost
dill
like in its leaves but I don't know the name.
My other suggestion would be Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)

--

I'm sorry for being obviously not very gifted at describing the plant.
None of the suggestions (having googled photos of same) match my
plant.
I said it had the same leaf structure as parsley, i.e. a ferny type
leaf. However, I also said it was far more delicate, easily crushed/
bruised, very pale green, with some leaves white and even purple close
to the ground. I am not sure how tall it would get given the chance -
it didn't get the chance. I have to say I had never come across it
anywhere until this year in my veg patch.
There's only one thing for it: I must try and get a photo of it. If
the weather permits next week end, and assuming that I didn't pluck
every last bit of it, I'll take a pic and post a link to it.
I seem to recall some time back someone posted a website through which
one could access a database of photos categorised by shapes/colours
etc. to identify plants. Has anyone the url for this?
Thanks to all for the collective headscratching :-)

Cat(h)


Could it be a stray chervil or dill plant?
--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collections of Clematis viticella (cvs) and
Lapageria rosea

On Jul 16, 11:01 pm, "Charlie Pridham"
wrote:
"Cat(h)" wrote in message

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On Jul 16, 10:24 am, Sacha wrote:
On 16/7/07 08:41, in article ,
"Charlie

Pridham" wrote:

"Cat(h)" wrote in message
.. .
I was doing some badly needed weeding in the (rare) sunshine today,
and came across a weed/herb I do not know. It is low growing, with
the same type of leaf structure as flat-leaf parsley, only much more
delicate. It is a paler shade of green, too, and the leaves closer
to
the soil can be even paler, nearly white, or a very odd shade of
purple.
What made me think it could be a herb is that when crushed it smell
of
licorice/aniseed.
I was so enthusiastically weeding I did not take the time to take a
pic. I hope my description is enough to identify it?
TIA.

Cat(h)

Try Achillea, not sure which species but I have a low growing fine
grey
green leafed weed in my grass that matches your description, has white
flowers if left long enough, aromatic but I would not have said
aniseed.

I'm confused now! Original Cat said it is like flat-leaf parsley which
Ligusticum resembles but now that it is very fine and delicate.
Ligusticum
does have the aniseed smell but there is something else that is almost
dill
like in its leaves but I don't know the name.
My other suggestion would be Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)

--

I'm sorry for being obviously not very gifted at describing the plant.
None of the suggestions (having googled photos of same) match my
plant.
I said it had the same leaf structure as parsley, i.e. a ferny type
leaf. However, I also said it was far more delicate, easily crushed/
bruised, very pale green, with some leaves white and even purple close
to the ground. I am not sure how tall it would get given the chance -
it didn't get the chance. I have to say I had never come across it
anywhere until this year in my veg patch.
There's only one thing for it: I must try and get a photo of it. If
the weather permits next week end, and assuming that I didn't pluck
every last bit of it, I'll take a pic and post a link to it.
I seem to recall some time back someone posted a website through which
one could access a database of photos categorised by shapes/colours
etc. to identify plants. Has anyone the url for this?
Thanks to all for the collective headscratching :-)

Cat(h)

Could it be a stray chervil or dill plant?

Very likely chervil, definitely not dill (I am quasi intimate with
dill, and would recognise it anywhere :-))
Cat(h)