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weed???

Posted by lefleur1 chgo.z5 (My Page) on
Thu, May 31, 12 at 17:34

It's raining here so I'm thinking with the soft rain-soaked soil, tomorrow should be a good day to pull these out ... they are weeds...yes?

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RE: weed???

Solidago, Goldenrod. I consider them weeds but beauty is in the eye of the beholder.


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RE: weed???

Are those the same plants in your two photos? They look different to me.


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Carrieb, I thought that was only me...I kept comparing the 2 pictures, only to keep thinking that they looked different. The leaves in the first picture seem to have much smoother edges than the second, and the leaves seem to be closer together in the first photo...that could be a function of the angle and the camera lens, though. I was definitely confused by it.


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yup...they sure *DO* look different don't they...same plant...one taken from above looking straight down...and second one taken straight on at ground level.

soooo...do we still think it's goldenrod? I haven't pulled anything yet, should I take another picture?


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