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with this question in my garden i have some plants they are like brown clover leaves with tiny yellow flowers ? i have been pulling them as i think they are weeds but they are so pretty

I think they are a wild trefoil and I treat them like weeds. It may be tat once they were cultivated but they spread like wild flowers.

Ann
glos

are they small...like a ground cover plant Linda?

hi twinkly yes they are i do tend to pull them as soon i see them but they do spread fast

No such thing as weeds - just wild flowers!

Weed = a flower/plant growing in your garden that you dont want.

I'm with Ann of Glos. I cannot believe that I one bought a pot of the stuff from a garden centre!!! when we moved to this house the garden was covered in it!!!

I call it unspeakable names all the time and give it a dose of weedkiller - it's an absolute nuisance (although funnily enough, quite attractive) lol


Jac

Pull them up..they will spead like wild fire,,,,they get everywhere,,wildflower but a pest, I have it and cant get rid it it despite for ever pulling it up,,its roots are qiute fine but it re-seeds its self,,,,,,,,

Does anyone want any??:}}

like the others say Linda they are probably a weed...but some weeds are prettier than flowers so keep them or put some in a pot of basket to stop them spreading lol

linda, i have them in my front garden, they spread all over.......... they look really pretty........ but i pull them up as they overtake, i think their just pretty weeds..... :)))) xxx
hiya kay, twinkly ~~~ xxx

they have little tiny little seed pods that fly open and they get blown everywhere,,the seeds are so tiny,,,,,!

hi chrisine have been on google and yes thats what they are it says they are very invasive and can choke other plants thank you for your help i shall carry on pulling them up

Hello,

I think they may be an oxalis.
They are very pretty, but get everywhere,

I think they are oxalis too, I was given a lovely variety when at Heacham earlier this year. It is burgundy/purple and has big petals/leaves - like a large maroon clover leaf almost, they are doing really well in one of my pots. The smaller oxalis with the yellow flowers does spread but I just pull it up or cut it off when it gets too unmanageable. Also have lots of violas spreading everywhere but they are pretty too so again I just get rid of them when they get too much.

Lizx