Morning Light: The Fetchland Gardening Wire

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jacdaw Jan 2022 8:32pm, 6 Jan 2022 3,534 posts	0 jacdaw Thanks both; that's a good start. All further suggestions welcome, though.
Fragile Do Not Bend Jan 2022 2:04pm, 7 Jan 2022 9,071 posts	0 Fragile Do Not Bend I’m hoping someone here recognises what this is. I’m digging out a mature border where a couple of types of plants are taking over and because we’ve got a lot of borders I can never remember what perennial plants in the borders this time of year. It looks a bit like a dahlia tuber but I’m 99% sure there aren’t any dahlias in that border and anyway it’s too early for one to be sprouting AFAIK.
sallykate Jan 2022 2:09pm, 7 Jan 2022 8,714 posts	0 sallykate The shoots look too sturdy to be dahlia. Peony? It is early but some parts have been very mild so it's probably confused, whatever it is.
Fragile Do Not Bend Jan 2022 2:14pm, 7 Jan 2022 9,072 posts	0 Fragile Do Not Bend I’m in the southeast so very likely to be something coming through early. We’ve got lots of daffodil foliage coming up. I’ve definitely seen a peony somewhere so that’s possible.
Hanneke Jan 2022 4:46pm, 7 Jan 2022 84,069 posts	0 Hanneke Doesn't look like a peony to me but I have been digging around in my head all afternoon to work out what it is.
Hanneke Jan 2022 4:46pm, 7 Jan 2022 84,070 posts	0 Hanneke Definitely not Dahlia.
Rosehip Jan 2022 4:58pm, 7 Jan 2022 23,603 posts	0 Rosehip Looks more like the roots and shoots of my yucca plant that I keep digging up, but the damn thing just grows again
sallykate Jan 2022 5:02pm, 7 Jan 2022 8,718 posts	0 sallykate I was thinking it was a bit like something which grows in my front garden with broad fleshy long leaves - bit like a leek if you see what I mean - but I have not idea what it is. I try to pull it up.
Hanneke Jan 2022 5:17pm, 7 Jan 2022 84,075 posts	0 Hanneke Yes, it does look like a yucca...
Fragile Do Not Bend Jan 2022 5:36pm, 7 Jan 2022 9,073 posts	0 Fragile Do Not Bend I don’t think I’ve seen a yucca in the garden! I’ve potted it up in case it’s something worth hanging onto.