Does anyone know this plant?

[katfinlou]

Can anyone help me identify this plant? It's there all year round and spreads like wildfire over my lawn. There's so much of this in my garden, it would be great if my Hermanns could eat it. Thank you!!

 

[peasinapod]

I think it is a geranium and should be perfectly edible. I'll let other chime in as well.

 

[katfinlou]

Thank you! Ive trawled the Internet and couldn't find anything like it

 

[katfinlou]

I can't find out what it is,'I'm hoping someone here can help me. There's an abundance of the stuff in my garden it would be great if my Hermanns could eat it

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Where are you located? I'd search the internet for wild flowers in your state or country and then google the name to see if they're edible. It sounds harder than it actually is. Even if it IS edible, you might find that your tort wont eat it anyway. I've found many edible plants that don't get eaten.

 

[Yvonne G]

the flower looks like Malva, however the leaves don't. But maybe it's a variety of Malva. If so, it's edible.

 

[katfinlou]

Hi im in northumberland in the UK. Ive found a good website that identified it as a hardy geranium, another tortoise website says that only the flowers can be eaten, yet another says both flower and leaves can be eaten so im still confused. Think I will leave it alone lol

 

[Iochroma]

I agree, it is definitely a true Geranium - not toxic, but not particularly palatable either.

 

[johnsonnboswell]

My hermann's and RTs eat the leaves and flowers. It's true geranium aka cranesbill. Plant it in their enclosure.