My mum doesn't know....do you?

any idea what the Plant is with the reddish new leaves on it? Weed or not? My mum is really good but she doesn't know this one, usually she's given me the plant in the first place!

 

The shape of the leaves look familiar but cannot quite place it. I think the reddish leaves may indicate a certain soil condition (re. minerals - perhaps a deficiency?)

 

Looks like it could be Hypericum perforatum (St John's Wort), does it have yellow flowers followed by red berries?

 

Agree with Scrungee that is a type of Hypericum. Not sure which variety tho. That said it doesn't look like the low growing variety, more like Hindcote but don't know if that comes true from seed....think it does? If it's in the way I'd pull it out. You could carefully do this taking as much root as possible and then pot on to flowering size to see if you like it or not. You can see images of same on the net.

 

Thanks I've had a look at some pictures and I think you're right. It's in with a load of daffodil bulbs that need splitting up so I'll try digging it up when I do that and see what it does in a pot.

 

It is Tutsan, Hypericum androsaemum, a small native shrub that will have self seeded itself. Worth keeping if its not in the way but give it a prune before the seed develops properly in the autumn. The colour in the young leaves is quite normal.

 

Thanks, I've looked up tutsan and that looks right, also my garden is damp so it's probably quite happy where it is!