Return to the Name That Plant Forum
| Post a Follow-Up
Plant growing in Clyde Hill, WA
| | |
Posted by
plantgrrl 7a (
My Page) on
Mon, Aug 27, 12 at 11:06
| So this plant is growing at my friends new house and she asked me to ID it. I'm at a loss, but it is rather nifty looking. I've tried a few id websites and google search by image, but no dice. She appears to be in zone 8b if that helps. |
Follow-Up Postings:
RE: Plant growing in Clyde Hill, WA
| | |
- Posted by nankeen z8b Portland OR (My Page) on
Mon, Aug 27, 12 at 11:29
| Looks like pokeweed: Phytolacca americana. |
RE: Plant growing in Clyde Hill, WA
| | |
RE: Plant growing in Clyde Hill, WA
| | |
| Yup! Looks like it. Thanks! |
RE: Plant growing in Clyde Hill, WA
| | |
| Invasive, even though native to the northeastern US and gulf states. Link to info sheet is attached. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Phytolacca americana
RE: Plant growing in Clyde Hill, WA
| | |
| Invasive, even though native to the northeastern US and gulf states. Link to info sheet is attached. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Phytolacca americana
RE: Plant growing in Clyde Hill, WA
| | |
| Not one I'd call "invasive" in its native range of the Northeast. I never see more than an occasional single plant/clump here and there. Beautiful native plant if in the right location. FataMorgana |
RE: Plant growing in Clyde Hill, WA
| | |
| I've seen these in pots for sale in Southern California. Here in the Mid-Atlantic states, they are not invasive as in a whole bunch will occupy one spot, but I do pull hundreds of them every year from every place imaginable (gutters, mulch, bare spots in the garden, cracks in the rocks). One day, I will make a caudex plant with one. You can excavate their huge tubers and lay them on top of the ground, and the roots form. It also erupts with many stems growing on the top of the root |
RE: Plant growing in Clyde Hill, WA
| | |
| Not a plant/weed normally found in WA state. In over 20 years of horticultural consulting in this area, have never seen one growing on its own. Would assume the plant was intentionally planted or seeded from one planted nearby. Apparently it has been sold here for ornamental purposes. Various regionally based websites indicate the plant has the potential for being invasive in this area although it is not yet considered to be so. |
RE: Plant growing in Clyde Hill, WA
| | |
Phytolacca esculenta (acinosa?), or similar seems more likely owing to
the broad rugose leaf and upright flowers It's available in Oregon from
at least one source. |
Post a Follow-Up
Please Note: Only registered members are able to post messages to this forum. If you are a member, please log in.
If you aren't yet a member, join now!
Return to the Name That Plant Forum
Instructions
- You must be a registered member and logged in to post messages on our forums.
- Posting is a two-step process. Once you have composed your message, you will be taken to the preview page. You will then have a chance to review the contents and make changes.
- After posting your message, you may need to refresh the forum page in order to see it.
- It is illegal to post copyrighted material without the owner's consent.
- HTML codes are allowed in the message field only.
- No advertising is allowed in any of the forums.
- If you would like to practice posting or uploading photos, please visit our Test forum.
- If you need assistance, please Contact Us and we will be happy to help.
