There was a lawn when I moved here last Dec 2023. I hadn't had a lawn for 30 years and wasn't about to again so started planting into it and letting it grow. Amongst the grass were lots of self-seeders even though it appeared to be quite a manicured lawn. I got bristly oxtongue, hawkweed oxtongue, ragwort, selfheal, speedwell, prickly sow thistle, willowherbs, smooth hawk's-beard, dandelions (Taraxacum) and what appeared to be beaked hawk's-beard (Crepis vesicaria) although it did not bloom this spring / summer. The beaked hawk's-beard I have seen are annuals (I think) so that confused me. When I am confused I observe, organise, document and photograph (and blog). I numbered each Taraxacum vs Cepis plant I have in my garden and photographed them. I had a stab at identifying them but I don't think some of my IDs were correct - I thought dandelions were hairless and Crepis hairy but I don't think that is correct. Will try to take photos of them monthly to see how they're changing. I am going to try to be patient and await developments and flowers in the spring.
1. 1-8-2024

closer view of the centre

4-8-2024

1 is on the right, 6-8-2024 (2 is on the left)

14-8-2024

18-8-2024

8-9-2024 this has changed a lot over the past month or so, looks quite tatty, from being walked on? I think this is a dandelion

10-9-2024 left to right, 2, 1, 23

12-10-2024 this went from being a magnificent rosette to pretty much destroyed, not sure why

2. 3-8-2024

2-9-2024

8-9-2024 50 cm across, doing well, unlike the one above next to it

closer views showing the hairs


14-8-2024

30-9-2024

centre

12-10-2024

centre close-up, hairy

12-11-2024

14-12-2024

3. dandelion 23-8-2024

2-9-2024

8-9-2024 dandelion

12-10-2024 month later, enormous

12-11-2024

I was surprised to see a bud when I examined the centre, this is the first bud on the rosettes on this page

5-12-2024

14-12-2024

the first flower stem was damaged but there are at least 4 buds

4. 19-8-2024 looking Crepis-like at this point

28-8-2024

2-9-2024

8-9-2024 Crepis vesicaria ?, 60 cm across

closer view of the centre

21-9-2024

24-9-2024

30-9-2024

centre

12-10-2024 this is enormous, centre leaves looking crepis?

centre close-up

12-11-2024

centre close-up

15-12-2024

5. 14-8-2024

8-9-2024 dandelion

12-10-2024 dandelion below another plant above

12-11-2024 the dandelion is under the leaves of the larger plant above

16-12-2024

6. 14-8-2024

21-8-2024

2-9-2024

8-9-2024 Crepis vesicaria?

7-10-2024

12-10-2024

12-11-2024

15-12-2024

7. 14-8-2024

18-8-2024

21-8-2024

2-9-2024

8-9-2024 60 cm across

5-10-2024

7-10-2024

centre closer view 5-10-2024

12-10-2024

centre close-up

12-11-2024

15-12-2024

8. 1-8-2024

19-8-2024

8-9-2024 dandelion

12-10-2024

12-11-2024

15-12-2024

18-12-2024 looking at this dandelion again, I see there are two next to each other and I'm not really sure which is 8

9. 21-8-2024 at this point looking Crepis vesicaria-like

25-8-2024

2-9-2024

8-9-2024 just over 50 cm across

21-9-2024

24-9-2024

12-10-2024

12-11-2024

14-12-2024

10. 23-8-2024

2-9-2024

8-9-2024 dandelion 60 cm across

12-10-2024

12-11-2024

19-12-2024 looked dead above but I see it's coming back to life although the leaves are broken off and there are actually 2 rosettes there

11. and 13. 12-10-2024

12-11-2024
11.

12. dandelion 23-8-2024

2-9-2024

8-9-2024

9-10-2024

12-10-2024 there are now a few dandelions there

12-11-2024

13. 23-8-2023 dandelion

12-11-2024

16-12-2024 I have a lot of dandelions around 11 to 13 of the numbered rosettes





14. 2-9-2024

8-9-2024 Crepis vesicaria

24-9-2024

12-10-2024

12-11-2024

14-12-2024

15. 6-8-2024

23-8-2024

2-9-2024

8-9-2024 Crepis vesicaria

30-9-2024

centre

12-10-2024

centre closer view

12-11-2024

14-12-2024

16 to 19 lots of plants close together, they didn't start out that way but as they grew got rather confused, these were two of them from the beginning of August
2-8-2024

2-8-2024

23-8-2024

23-8-2024

23-8-2024

23-8-2024

3-9-2024

24-9-2024

14-12-2024
16. 2-9-2024

8-9-2024 Crepis vesicaria ?



12-10-2024

I have this marked 16 or 19


17. Crepis vesicaria 17-8-2024

closer view of the centre

2-9-2024

12-10-2024

18. 2-9-2024

18-9-2024 Crepis vesicaria


12-10-2024

centre closer view

12-11-2024

15-12-2024

19. 2-9-2024

18-9-2024 Crepis vesicaria

15-12-2024

20. dandelion 25-8-2024

2-9-2024

8-9-2024

12-10-2024
12-11-2024
21. 25-8-2024

2-9-2024

8-9-2024

5-10-2024

centre closer view

9-10-2024

12-10-2024

centre closer view

12-11-2024

15-12-2024

22. 28-8-2024

2-9-2024

8-9-2024 Crepis vesicaria ?

5-10-2024

centre closer view

9-10-2024

12-10-2024

12-11-2024

15-12-2024

18-12-2024 I was noticing this rosette while in the garden and took a photo, although I see the photo above is very very similar

23. 8-9-2024

dandelion? very hairy 7-10-2024

12-10-2024

centre view very hairy

12-11-2024

14-12-2024

24. dandelion 8-9-2024

12-10-2024

12-11-2024
25. 7-8-2024

8-9-2024 Crepis vesicaria ?

21-9-2024

5-10-2024

12-10-2024

centre closer view

12-11-2024

15-12-2024

26. 8-9-2024 dandelion

12-10-2024

12-11-2024

14-12-2024

27. dandelion 8-9-2024

12-10-2024

18-12-2024

27A. I am calling this 27A as it seems to be a late addition and it was confusingly close to 27 and wasn't sure but not it's quite established.
15-12-2024

here are nearby rosettes, left to right, 31, 6, 7, 27A

left to right, 7, 27A, 28

28. 10-9-2024 Crepis vesicaria ?

closer view of the centre

21-9-2024

5-10-2024

centre closer view

7-10-2024

12-10-2024

centre closer view

12-11-2024

15-12-2024

29. Prickly Sowthistle (Sonchus asper)

12-11-2024

30. a late addition, just noticed it this week (first week in November), it sprang up and grew pretty quickly - after it started getting cold so I wasn't outside in the garden observing so much

closer view of the centre

12-11-2024

15-12-2024

31. 12-11-2024

15-12-2024

centre close-up

32. a very late addition, only noticed it when I was taking the Dec photos on the 15th, growing amidst the sea holly and other plants
15-12-2024
