Is this young Lady's Mantle?

LaurieLovesLearning
LaurieLovesLearning Posts: 7,218 admin
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I planted some lady's mantle, and it's the only plant that makes sense to me to be in this flat. It is also in a few neighboring plugs and not in the row I labelled. Sometimes seeds migrate, but I also remember putting some type of seed in a place I didn't want it & so, moving it to where I did. I wondered if I had missed any. That is why I figure that this is most likely those seeds.

I try to put unfamiliar seed rows between familiar ones so that it is easier to know what's what plant if it does migrate.

I know what the mature plant looks like, but I'm just wanting confirmation on if this looks right for a young one.

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  • Torey
    Torey Posts: 5,407 admin

    I've never seen a Ladies Mantle seedling before. My plant came as a mature plant.

    But this certainly looks like Ladies Mantle.

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  • nicksamanda11
    nicksamanda11 Posts: 713 ✭✭✭✭

    Interesting- I have not seen a seedling either...

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  • jowitt.europe
    jowitt.europe Posts: 1,349 admin

    @LaurieLovesLearning I have never seed a seedling. When I read about how the seedlings look like, it seems that yours are Lady’s Mantle. To me the leaves look too glabrous, too smooth, but I read that this is the case with first leaves.

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  • LaurieLovesLearning
    LaurieLovesLearning Posts: 7,218 admin

    @jowitt.europe I also thought they looked too smooth, but young leaves of some plants can often look different than when they are mature. The shape seemed right. I did plant those seeds in some flats, and it doesn't match any other seed types as far as I can figure (I'm trying quite a few new things). Considering, it seemed logical.

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  • LaurieLovesLearning
    LaurieLovesLearning Posts: 7,218 admin

    Well now, it is not Lady's Mantle!

    It had these little blossoms to share a few days ago. It looks like a tiny viola, and I know that I don't have any viola seeds!

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  • Torey
    Torey Posts: 5,407 admin

    Wow! How cool!

    Definitely a viola flower but I've never seen lobed leaves on a viola before. I looked it up and sure enough there are a lot of species that don't have the traditional heart shaped leaves. Some are very deeply lobed.

    I couldn't find an exact match for the one you have here.

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  • LaurieLovesLearning
    LaurieLovesLearning Posts: 7,218 admin

    I certainly wish I know how I got them and what they specifically are. Maybe I'll have to see what some ID apps say or something.

    I'm assuming sun will be okay as violas & pansies like sun. These are very tiny flowers, maybe only 5 mm across.

    Being a viola, at least it should be medicinal.

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