Is this a weed?
 

Could you please tell me if this is a weed? Should I pull them all out? Thanks for the help.

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Could you please tell me if this is a weed?

It's a willowherb, in other words a rather invasive british wild flower.

Should I pull them all out?

That's entirely up to you. Small pink flowers, lots of seed, tendency
to spread.
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Kay
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Brendy

I think it is called Rose Bay Willow Herb, I believe it is from Canada
originally, If it was in my garden I would pull it out.

Boseley

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I think it is called Rose Bay Willow Herb, I believe it is from Canada
originally,

I think it's indigenous.

If it was in my garden I would pull it out.

There I do agree - depending on the garden.

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Brendy

I think it is called Rose Bay Willow Herb, I believe it is from Canada
originally, If it was in my garden I would pull it out.

I don't think it's rosebay. Leaves paler green and not so glossy. I
think it's broad-leaved.

Haven't we done this one before? ;-)
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Brendy

I think it is called Rose Bay Willow Herb, I believe it is from Canada
originally, If it was in my garden I would pull it out.

I don't think it's rosebay. Leaves paler green and not so glossy. I
think it's broad-leaved.

Haven't we done this one before? ;-)

There's at least two willow-herbs in flower at the moment. I've finally
identified one as E. montanum (4-lobed stigma, non-hoary, leaves
clasping stem), but I'm not sure of the identification of the other -
it's one of the tetragonum/ciliatum/roseum/obscurum group with angular
stems, and I was leaning towards E. ciliatum based on the deeply lobed
petals, but I went back and checked the leaves, which appear to be
sessile, which would point to E. obscurum, but the stems are
near-glabrous ...
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Brendy

I think it is called Rose Bay Willow Herb, I believe it is from Canada
originally, If it was in my garden I would pull it out.

I don't think it's rosebay. Leaves paler green and not so glossy. I
think it's broad-leaved.

Haven't we done this one before? ;-)

There's at least two willow-herbs in flower at the moment. I've finally
identified one as E. montanum (4-lobed stigma, non-hoary, leaves
clasping stem), but I'm not sure of the identification of the other -
it's one of the tetragonum/ciliatum/roseum/obscurum group with angular
stems, and I was leaning towards E. ciliatum based on the deeply lobed
petals, but I went back and checked the leaves, which appear to be
sessile, which would point to E. obscurum, but the stems are
near-glabrous ...

I know. I was looking at the willowherbs in Fitter et al this lunchtime
and deciding I didn't really want to deal with them.

But I am pretty sure the one in the picture isn't rosebay ;-)
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Brendy

I think it is called Rose Bay Willow Herb, I believe it is from Canada
originally, If it was in my garden I would pull it out.

I don't think it's rosebay. Leaves paler green and not so glossy. I
think it's broad-leaved.

I agree, probably Broad-Leaved Willow Herb. This has an unremarkable flower
display and I would pull it out. Leaving aside their tendency to be
invasive, the only
two WillowHerbs that I think make a charming floral display are Rose-Bay
Willow
Herb, which can be seen in great clumps along the motorways in August, and
Great
Willowherb, AKA 'Codlins and Cream'.

Andy.

Thanks everyone for the help. I'll pull it out.