A clump of weeds which are thriving in a shaded area next-door are
trying unsuccessfully to invade my garden under a gravel board and I am
trying to identify it.

It has long runners which travel about 3" underground and it throws up
an abundance of about 2' long, mostly single, stems, the first few
inches of which are purple. The remainder of the stem is green

Nearly all of the foliage is at the tip of the plant and it is quite
similar to a slim version of curly parsley.

Any ides please?

Thanks,
Emrys Davies.

On Fri, 14 May 2004 17:46:24 +0100, "Emrys Davies"
wrote:

A clump of weeds which are thriving in a shaded area next-door are
trying unsuccessfully to invade my garden under a gravel board and I am
trying to identify it.

It has long runners which travel about 3" underground and it throws up
an abundance of about 2' long, mostly single, stems, the first few
inches of which are purple. The remainder of the stem is green

Nearly all of the foliage is at the tip of the plant and it is quite
similar to a slim version of curly parsley.

Any ides please?

Creeping buttercup?

Regards,



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"Stephen Howard" wrote in message
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: On Fri, 14 May 2004 17:46:24 +0100, "Emrys Davies"
: wrote:
:
: A clump of weeds which are thriving in a shaded area next-door are
: trying unsuccessfully to invade my garden under a gravel board and I am
: trying to identify it.
:
: It has long runners which travel about 3" underground and it throws up
: an abundance of about 2' long, mostly single, stems, the first few
: inches of which are purple. The remainder of the stem is green
:
: Nearly all of the foliage is at the tip of the plant and it is quite
: similar to a slim version of curly parsley.
:
: Any ides please?
:
: Creeping buttercup?
:
: Regards,
:
:

Herb Robert

Thanks for your help Stephen and Chris. Silly me, I have a photo. of
Creeping Buttercup in a book, but I had failed to identify it from that.

Regards,
Emrys Davies.




"Chris" wrote in message
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"Stephen Howard" wrote in message
...
: On Fri, 14 May 2004 17:46:24 +0100, "Emrys Davies"
: wrote:
:
: A clump of weeds which are thriving in a shaded area next-door are
: trying unsuccessfully to invade my garden under a gravel board and
I am
: trying to identify it.
:
: It has long runners which travel about 3" underground and it throws
up
: an abundance of about 2' long, mostly single, stems, the first few
: inches of which are purple. The remainder of the stem is green
:
: Nearly all of the foliage is at the tip of the plant and it is
quite
: similar to a slim version of curly parsley.
:
: Any ides please?
:
: Creeping buttercup?
:
: Regards,
:
:

Herb Robert