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    IMG_6324.jpeg I picked these from between the paving earlier this year thinking they are verbascum, but I’m not so sure anymore. Could anyone identify them please?
     
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    They don’t look like any poppies I know, but could be… they look more like brassicas now…
     
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    Ragwort?
     
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      A bit early to tell for sure, but my guess at this stage is it's Hedge Mustard.
       
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        Thank you, both. It does look like ragwort and has similar leaf texture, so that’s probably it. I should plant those verbascum seeds myself rather than wait for free seedlings to appear…
         
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        Not hedge mustard. I’m very familiar with that one :heehee:
         
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          Not any verbascum or poppy that I've ever seen.
           
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            The only image I’ve come up with that looks similar to yours @pitter-patter is this one…..

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            Unfortunately, I found it on a site called Wyse Guide and there was no ID attached to the seedling! Leaves are slightly different though at the base.
             
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              Pic of mystery plant trimmed to show detail.
              Leaf appears very different to the one added by Songbird above
              IMG_6324.jpeg .
               

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