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Mystery plant

10 years ago

I'm in the UK (England), but have never seen anything like this plant, and I suspect it may be some kind of "foreign invader"!

It's growing in one of our flower beds. It's about two feet tall, with very distinctively shaped leaves - not exactly heart shaped, since they're too angular and too pointed. The leaves have red veins visible on the upper surface, and the lower surfaces are slightly hairy. The stem and stalks are also red. The flowers have just opened (early August) and they're tiny and white, with just a hint of pink.

Anyone got any ideas?

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Comments (2)

carol23_gw
10 years ago
Fagopyrum esculentum ?

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Steve2013
Original Author
10 years ago
That looks very like it! Thank you for the quick response. I don't think we grow buckwheat here these days. Possibly a seed dropped by a bird...
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