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What could these plants be?

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spottysocks Thu 02-Jan-20 18:15:17
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Hoping for some advice from other Gransnet peeps on identifying two plants? - we've recently moved house and there's rather a lot of them, I don't want them taking over the garden! Lol

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Juliet27 Thu 02-Jan-20 18:21:36

I believe they're Oxalis

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Juliet27 Thu 02-Jan-20 18:25:25

Pink Wood Sorrel

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Esspee Thu 02-Jan-20 18:26:31

I’m no expert but the clover like one looks like an oxalis which is a weed while the other looks like a heather or Erica.

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Esspee Thu 02-Jan-20 18:28:19

Sorrel and Oxalis are different names for the same plant.

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MiniMoon Thu 02-Jan-20 18:32:36

I think the first picture is oxalis, and the second one is heather.

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Esspee Thu 02-Jan-20 18:33:04

Sorrel is lovely in salad.

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midgey Thu 02-Jan-20 18:36:05

You probably don’t want them ....but you will get an idea of what will grow in your new garden.

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spottysocks Thu 02-Jan-20 19:12:15

Many thanks. I may keep the Heather unless it spreads too much.

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Nandalot Thu 02-Jan-20 20:16:13

I agree with Minimoon. The first one is Oxalis and the second Heather.

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Juliet27 Sat 04-Jan-20 07:25:13

I had missed looking at the second picture. I’d put both the names of the Oxalis and it can actually look really pretty when it flowers. A neighbour had them planted all the way round the edge of his borders and we used to look forward to them flowering.

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