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Hi all,

Thankyou for your quick replies and suggestions. I was hoping for a
split second it would be peony shoots, but the colour and shape is much
too harsh.

It's looking a lot like the horsetail suggestions. Though some other
friends have mentioned it may be coltsfoot, which it resembles too.

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Have a look underneath the shoots. Horsetail roots are wiry, black and long.
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