I bet some of you are getting loads of forage already? Bob went to Hull & came back with some really lush hogweed. Here its still at micro stage
Let's talk about Red Campion
This plant has been producing small leaves and shoots most of the mild Winter that we've had down here. It is very popular here, particularly with Tui. It can be quite unremarkable when it's not in flower and so not easy to identify. However, it will be producing small pink flowers very soon.
So fellow foragers, if you don't normally recognise it, pick it whilst it is in flower and try it on your little ones. If they like it, make yourself aware of what the leaves look like and particularly how the many shoots arise out of the plant.
Your bunnies will thank you for it
Thanks Omi, I really appreciate that. Red campion is one I haven't identified yet and it would be great to add another plant to the menu [emoji3]
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Yarrow??
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could it be green fennel?
Yes, it could be You'd be able to tell if it is, because it will smell of aniseed if you crush it and also if you look how it comes out of the base, it should look as though all the stems come from a single source.
Still pretty sure it's not Yarrow, as the leaves are different.
Doesn’t smell like aniseed but here is a closed up view if anyone has any idea?
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Thanks for the additional photo. I'm afraid I still don't know what it is. It's not a plant that I recognise and I've been through my wild flower fieldguide and can't see anything resembling it.
If I were you I would leave one or two plants to allow them to flower, which should make it a bit easier.
it reminds me of horses tails (certainly seems to grow like them) but they don't look right
I may have spotted red campion today. Some of its flowers were pink but some blue!
Went foraging with Bobert. Found young Meadowsweet. Only discovered that last year so nice surprise as thought it wouldn't come out til much later. Also found some young reed grass which was Rudeys fave last year
Red Campion never has blue flowers. You should have taken a pic. We've got Meadowsweet in the garden, but only leaves atm. Did yours have flowers?