this post was submitted on 19 Apr 2026
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What is this thing?

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Coming up in my garden right next to some forest (primarily oak mixed with beech, birch, maple) in southwest Sweden. Last year i dug the area out and removed (most) roots. Not much came up but this little sprout. I suppose it could be roots reaching in from the adjacent forest.

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[–] mkhopper@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's a flower of some sort and certainly not bamboo. I've seen shoots like that quite a few times, but couldn't put my finger on what flower it is.
I uploaded the image into a plant identifier and the returns were mostly orchids.

[–] Kaffeburk@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Yea i tried PlantNet too but theres not enough plant to ID. It just keeps suggesting ginger.