Plant and weed ID please

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  1. hedgefog

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    Hi All

    Could you please identify these plants?
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    I would like to know the name and best way to clear this weeds off. It sticks on everything, and is very awkward to clear, as they tangle on other plants.
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    This, I thought was the Comfrey plant, but when I saw the flowers, it looks like a weed. Could anybody identify the name of this weed please? Thanks
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  2. Beckie76

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    Hi @hedgefog, picture 1 I can't help with, picture 2 is what I call 'sweetheart' I guess it has another name, I'd pull this out making sure you get the root too, I have it in my front flower bed it drives me crackers! :wallbanging:
    Picture 3 looks like a foxglove. :)
    I hope someone else soon comes along to ID picture 1. :blue thumb:
     
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    • scillonian

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      The first is Ceastium tomentosum, commonly called snow-in-summer.
      The second Cleavers or Galium aparine, just get down to the base of the plant and pull it out.
      The third, Foxglove.
       
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      • Anthony Rogers

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        The Cerastium, you should treat like Aubrieta. Once it's flowered cut it right back and then it will bush out nicely for next year.
         
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        • hedgefog

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          Thank you all for your information and advice. Very helpful. :)
           
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