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June 17, 2018 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
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Weed or Volunteer Narive Plant - 2018 Edition
I may have planted this one last summer in my herb bed as it is front and center in a large planter. Pay no attention to the sorrel going to seed leaning on the left side of this monster.
Next am I coddling a privet or a weed? The new growth is a very brite greenish yellow, about 3 feet tall in total. This has square stems. Is this thug growing all over different beds a weed, monarda that is spreading wildly with the rainy weather, or some speedwell that is blooming much later than other varieties, or ??? The grey plant was from a plant exchange. I was told it was invasive, but didn't expect this much so soon. I don't recall the name but would like to know what it is. - Lisa Last edited by greenthumbomaha; June 17, 2018 at 10:08 PM. Reason: first pic is the suspect privot, second the square stemmed plant about to bloom (advance guesses welcome), sorrel + ? |
June 17, 2018 | #2 |
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What is a narive plant?
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June 17, 2018 | #3 |
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Please excuse my typo, NATIVE.
Regardless of the terminology, can you identify any plants in the photos? - Lisa |
June 17, 2018 | #4 |
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I don't know what the plant is, but I can't stand it when I typo a title and I've done it more than once.
The plant does look familiar though. |
June 17, 2018 | #5 |
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You will be able to tell better when it blooms but is the Gray plant Rose Campion? The second picture looks like a weed. The first picture may have something invasive bitterweet if it is a vine, but I am not sure. If it is a vine and you pull some and it has red roots, get it out as soon as possible becuase it is very invasive and difficult to get rid of. If not a vine, then I am not sure.
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June 18, 2018 | #6 |
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The plant by the window- I think is a very healthy giant ragweed? The grey one might be dusty miller?
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June 18, 2018 | #7 |
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I think you are raising some very healthy weeds here, lol.
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June 18, 2018 | #8 |
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The plant in the second picture may be Agastache, a lovely plant with blue flowers that attract bees. It has a square stem, and if you crush a leaf, it smells of anise. It makes great herb tea.
The silver-leafed plant is probably Artemesia which is indeed rather invasive and better off grown somewhere that you can control it by mowing around it. Linda |
June 18, 2018 | #9 | |
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Fingers crossed for Agastache! I've planted the orange hummingbird hybrids but have given up on them being reliably hardy. Later I'll post a photo of an Artimesia plant that I purchased at a garden club plant sale. The leaves on the purchased plant terminate in a square shape, and have a sharp angular tooth. The nearly dead sample I have of the plant in the photo has more of a rounded end and is smooth. Stay tuned! - Lisa |
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June 18, 2018 | #10 |
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Ha ha everyone sees a different plant. The silver one looks like one we have called "Snow in Summer". Curse my tongue for saying such a words (since we had the real stuff). It is white flowered and spreading, yes, invasive as all get out. Dandy ground cover for a place you just want foliage/flowers and never intend to put anything else.
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June 18, 2018 | #11 |
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I googled Snow In The Summer, bingo! Mine did not flower, must have been to hot this year.
I need listen to people when they say it is invasive and not fall for a pretty color. Now I have two snowy invasives to have fun with - this and Snow On The Mountain! I also took a cutting of ribbon grass from another club but that is behaving in the adjacent area that has weed fabric. - Lisa new roof every few years Last edited by greenthumbomaha; June 18, 2018 at 07:21 PM. Reason: We don't have smow in summer but hail is another story. I'll take the hail over snow any time, but it means paying for a new |
June 18, 2018 | #12 |
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BTW two different 'square stem' pics? The first one could be Agastache or Motherwort (Leonuris cardiaca?) or a Speedwell (although not similar to any I know of here, there are a lot of different kinds). All of which have a flower spike which could look similar to the unflowered one in the first square stem pic.
The plant with deeply lobed leaves.. is not any of the labiatiae that I know personally, doesn't look like the same one you pictured first. |
June 18, 2018 | #13 |
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Oh no! I bought ribbon grass at a recent plant sale. It had no label and looked extremely healthy which should have been a warning! Fortunately, I contacted someone "in the know" who warned me about it. Anyone want some Ribbon grass?????
Linda |
June 18, 2018 | #14 |
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The second photo from the top is a close up. You can most readily see the bloom forming on a plant on the left. There is a piece of wood that shows its position in the last photo which is a garden overview. Its invasiveness is demonstrated in the patches of this square stemmed plant to the left, in front of, and to the right of this old wooden post.
I am sure that within the past two years I had planted bee balm from another plant swap in that bed, but the bloom forming is the wrong shape for bee balm. - Lisa |
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It would look great for foliage in a pot. It stays short. You can use it in place of using all annuals in a display of clustered pots to save money. Not a bad deal for cheap color. - Lisa |
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