London Pride?

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  1. fumanchu

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    I don't know the real name but we call it London Pride. Small pink flower on a stalk above a rosette of leaves. Can I move it now while it's in flower? One has come up too close to a bunch of lupins and is annoying me! :)
     
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    A plant that is in the wrong place ...... Is a weed .......
     
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      I cant bear the thought that I might kill a healthy flower :snork: my garden hasn't got an awful lot of flowers in it and I haven't got an awful lot (aka any!) money to buy more...
       
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      That's fair enough ...... Can I suggest that you trim it shape it .... And wait for end of growing season b4 you move it totally
       
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        If it's London Pride I usually drink it...

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          If its in the wrong place its down to the gardener;)

          There are no weeds just wild flowers:sofa::heehee:
           
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            Stick it in a pot and let it grow on until it's established, then you can plant it where ever you want it as a mature plant. It'll soon spread and make a reet grand display.

            Here's mine alongside a bank of Forget-me-nots.

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              You could probably pull a few pieces off with lots of stem and get it to root as a cutting. So you'd have new plants to relocate then you could dig up the old one once it's finished flowering.
               
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