October 2022

disused platform at Barbican station, would love to get closer and get a good look at these self-seeded plants

if only I could get a closer look

wall lettuce in east London

closer to home, lots of wall lettuce

a wall lettuce seedling I discovered in my garden

Oxford Ragwort

I think I am finally coming to terms with Oxford ragwort. For some reason, I've found it hard to differentiate between Oxford and common ragworts, actually groundsel which looks similar to Oxford ragwort. This is Oxford ragwort. Note the black on the end of the phyllaries.

the Oxford ragwort above is in my back garden, this plant is in my front garden and I think it is groundsel, I don't see the same black bits but I will watch as it develops

tiny shepherd's purse in a pavement crack

6 sheep's-bit small plants I bought from NatureScape

this is the only one that doesn't look very good, hope it will recover

a sheep's-bit seedling I had previously

Erigeron karvinskianus back in July when the drought and heatwave was seriously affecting my plants and this small pot just wasn't large enough for this plant. I see a bit of green, bottom left, so am hoping to revive it.

I cut all the brown bits off and there was a bit of green.

after only a couple weeks of careful watering, that shoot has grown and I see seedlings on the other side

6 weeks later, flowers and a number of those seedlings, mostly erigeron but some others, are growing