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| Cross post to Weeds. #1 is getting so big, I really want to ID it quickly...before it eats the nearby plants! . A few years back I was going to a plant swap annually, so stopped immediately pulling things I didn’t recognize. But I have my doubts about these, even though I thought I knew most local weeds. Just way too lush. No flowers or pods yet: but I’m getting worried. (But then with all the rain we have had lots of things are lush?!) Thanks for your help! #1 is enormous, maybe 5 feet, and still getting taller. Growing tips are always bent over. Getting a lot of sidegrowth and branching now.
# 2 is about 18” tall.
# 3 is about 2-3 feet tall.
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- Posted by aseedisapromise z4.5 SD (My Page) on Tue, Jul 16, 13 at 8:40
| #3 Giant ragweed #1 I wish there was a more close up pic of the leaves #2 does it have woody stems? |
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| #1 might be Lythrum salicaria (purple loosestrife), but yes a close up would be helpful. |
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| #1 does not look like Lythrum salicaria to me. To answer the title question: basically it is you who decides what is and what is not a weed in your garden. No plant is a weed by definition. |
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| Are the leaves on no. 2 uniform on both sides and are they in groups of three. |
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| Thanks! here is a closeup of weed # 1. The tips are always bent: it's not wilted. I used to grow a lythrum (Morden's Pink), before it was commonly known how invasive they are. This does not look that familiar. #2 now has a yellow and purple flower that looks a lot like something in the tomato family. I'll attach more shots after this one. |
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| closeup of growing tip |
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| closeup. Flower is about 7/8 inch is diameter; all facing straight downward. Stems are NOT woody. |
This post was edited by linnea56 on Tue, Jul 16, 13 at 15:42
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| Could the first one be solidago or golden rod? I seem to recall mine having drooping growing tips before they budded up. |
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- Posted by aseedisapromise z4.5 SD (My Page) on Tue, Jul 16, 13 at 18:59
| I think the second one is a tomatillo judging from the flower. |
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| Solidago? H’mmm…I might well have traded for that. The place it’s planted too, looks like no accident: Just where I’d put a tall plant as a backdrop. I would have gotten this in 2011 or earlier, though…I wonder if it takes that long to show some height? Tomatillos? Now that would be a novelty in my perennial garden. I can’t say I’ve ever bought one whose seeds could have ended up out there. |
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- Posted by aseedisapromise z4.5 SD (My Page) on Wed, Jul 17, 13 at 18:54
| I missed where you said the flower was 7/8ths of an inch in diameter. That is bigger than a tomatillo flower. But the color is right on. I looked up Chinese lanterns, and that didn't look like what you have there. I am pretty sure it is a nightshade family plant, but I'm not sure which one. You'll have to wait and see what kind of fruit it makes. |
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| I've heard chinese lanterns are invasive, so I sure hope not. |
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- Posted by prairiemoon2 zone 6a/MA (My Page) on Fri, Jul 19, 13 at 3:41
| That doesn't look like chinese lanterns, they are bright orange, I remember them from childhood. They have the shape of a small lantern. |
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| That yellow flower - does it hang down? If, yes, not only is it a weed, but it has an incredibly long tap root. It's one of the few plants I use Round-up on, otherwise it's impossible to get rid of. As soon as I see it, I spray it. You can also head over to that other site (gave's darden since apparently it's blocked here.) They have an extremely active plant id forum. I often get an ID within an hour. |
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| The yellow flower hangs straight down. Thanks for the tip on "you know who" garden. I look for plant information there, but I didn't know they had a forum. |
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| The Name That Plant forum on gardenweb has lots of activity also and I've had responses almost immediately. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Name That Plant
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| 1. Might be an aster, some of my asters look a bit weedy before fall flower formation. I have to remind myself not to pull them. |
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| The 2nd one, that looks like something in the tomato family, is now producing pods, so may be easier to ID now. Here's a photo:
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- Posted by aseedisapromise z4.5 SD (My Page) on Sun, Aug 11, 13 at 9:45
| Is your plant more upright, or is is it more spreading? Is it still 18 in" tall? If it isn't any taller, then it isn't a tomatillo. Maybe it could be a wild groundcherry? Physalis something-or-other. |
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| #2 is not a ground cherry. I am positive it's a noxious weed, I just don't know the name of it. Did you post here at the plant id forum? How about the other site whose name cannot be mentioned? |
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