Another plant i don't know

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  1. Jiffy

    Jiffy The Match is on Fire

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    Can anyone I'd this plant please
    The stem look like it's square
     
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    greenfingerslad Apprentice Gardener

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    Is this in a damp part of the garden? as it looks like Scrophularia auriculata - Water Figwort.
     
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      It's growing on the side of a ditch
       
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      I google water figwort and the leaf looked smaller, so went and had another look and there are two square stem plants one has above and another on as below


      This pic show the two differant leaves together
       
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      greenfingerslad Apprentice Gardener

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      Jiffy, the first one you posted is Water Figwort - Scrophularia auriculata, the second looks to be Wild Angelica - Angelica sylvestris.
       
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        Thank very much Greenfingerslad, you're very knowledgeable :dbgrtmb:
         
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