What's this plant?

well the leaves look a bit like the violet family?
but the fleshy central spike thing isn't saying violets to me.

Sorry, nothing springs to mind, although the heart shaped leaves look so familiar!

I've got some of that! Hold on. Bishop's something. I think. Spreads a lot.

I've just looked in my gardening bible and I think it is probably Houttuynia cordata

I've tried plant identifiers but it's not showing up. I know I've seen it before.

Welcome back Jingle. You were missed

If it is the leaves should smell slightly of citrus when crushed....

Indeed it is!! Thanks lucid. Just looked it up. It's also called the Chameleon plant as the leaf colours change over the summer and autumn. Apparently it's quite invasive but good ground cover. brilliant - it can stay

Yes! Bishop's Hat

www.cottage-garden-plants.co.uk/Epimedium-x-youngianum-%60Niveum%60.html

(I think!)

Yes. That's it. Bishops hat or epimedium or barrenwort. Four or five white petals and a sticky up thing like an erect catkin in the centre.

Oh yes. That is it. Lucid is right.

Not Epimedium - that flowers in spring and the leaves are different. Definitely Houttuynia cordata. Thanks everyone

Did this thread disappear for a while there?

It was definitely gone.

There's been gremlins afoot in the last couple of weeks Jingle. Now you see it, now you d..................oo-er, gone again

Yes, Lucid is right - I couldn't make out the sticky-up stamen in when's photo!

Well done, lucid. I recognised the look of it and remembered it had an unpronouncable name. We had it in Oxon as well, oxon.

Oh, whoops! Sorry, when!
I did tell you I was tired after archery, didn't I?

More cake, anyone?

Glad I could help....good to know that reference books are still useful. Yes please to the cake bags

lucid

Thought it wasn't me....I don't have it...