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Help ID these friends of Cordyline australis (pics)
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Posted by
ahyom 6 (
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Thu, Sep 27, 12 at 12:21
| I purchased this bunch, and I was just wondering what the trailing plant, and the carpeting weeds are.
Here is the weed: pic1
The lady who sold it to me said the trailing plant is something used in chinese medicine, but she wasn't familiar with the name in english. Anyone have any ideas? I'd be really interested to know what it's used for medicinally, if anything at all. pic1 pic2 pic3
Thanks for any help! |
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RE: Help ID these friends of Cordyline australis (pics)
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| The weed seedlings look like hairy bittercress. Cardamine hirsuta. Prolific. |
RE: Help ID these friends of Cordyline australis (pics)
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- Posted by morz8 Z8 Wa coast (My Page) on
Thu, Sep 27, 12 at 13:51
| Agree the weed is cardamine hirsuta, and it's more than prolific :) Also known as shot weed from the way it flings/disperses the seeds - don't let it set seed :) Sorry, I don't recognize the other. |
RE: Help ID these friends of Cordyline australis (pics)
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| The other plant looks like a speices of Plectranthus, ciliatus? |
RE: Help ID these friends of Cordyline australis (pics)
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| Could the other be Euphorbia hirta? |
RE: Help ID these friends of Cordyline australis (pics)
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RE: Help ID these friends of Cordyline australis (pics)
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| I believe Cardamine and Euphorbia are spot on, thank you! Now my question is, are either of them detrimental to the health of the Cordy? I don't actually want to get rid of either purposely, I think they look pretty interesting together. I'd just leave them if I could. |
RE: Help ID these friends of Cordyline australis (pics)
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The cardamine will seed itself everywhere. If you enjoy weeding then by all means leave it,otherwise remove it now before it gets to flowering size.
The euphorbia again will not hurt, but i would still remove it. |
RE: Help ID these friends of Cordyline australis (pics)
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| But if you like the cardamine, maybe you wouldn't mind having it everywhere. Ultimately, it's up to your preference. |
RE: Help ID these friends of Cordyline australis (pics)
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| The cardamine ended up dying off. I've been keeping the soil too dry for its liking. The cordy is doing great though! |
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