ragdall
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Post by ragdall on May 17, 2010 10:19:15 GMT
Does anyone recognize this plant? It turned up in my garden. Is it a good plant or is it a weed? I thought it was a grass at first, but it's not. I know that I've never had anything like it before. Maybe a bird brought the seed to me? It's about a foot (30 cm) high. Closer look at the middle: The name "Bromeliad" just came to me. Could it be one of those? Thanks, rags
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Post by sorcha on May 17, 2010 18:32:34 GMT
It looks sort of like what I call 'salsify' but isn't the same as the cultivated plant, oyster root. If it threatens to have a huge dandelion type flower (long slender bud and very pointed at the top--flower more spiky than a dandelion) dig it up! The root goes to China!
Whatever it is, I bet it's a weed. Something you don't want.
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Post by ragdall on May 18, 2010 5:55:29 GMT
Thank you, Sorcha.
I'll try to watch it. With my luck, it will probably bloom and go to seed the two weeks that we're away from home.
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Post by ragdall on May 18, 2010 22:21:01 GMT
This is another plant that appeared in my yard a few years ago. The neighbours had some on the other side of the fence and it seeded into my raspberries. (click on a small image for a larger view)The flower looks like this It was so pretty, I moved plants to some of my flowerbeds. Now it's taking over and I haven't been able to get rid of it. It has a massive complex root system that not only chokes everything else out, if I leave even a tiny piece of root behind it can regenerate a plant. If you know the name, I'd appreciate you telling me so I can try to find out how to control it. Thanks, rags
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Post by sandrainsydney on May 19, 2010 10:00:33 GMT
do you have a local Botanical Gardens or Dept of Agriculture that identifies plants? Maybe they could help.
sandra
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Post by sorcha on May 19, 2010 14:14:09 GMT
It looks like a variety of campanula or bluebells. Invasive as H**L, nearly impossible to get rid of. I use a kill everything like RoundUp in a spray bottle so I don't get it on everything.
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Post by ragdall on May 19, 2010 17:12:14 GMT
do you have a local Botanical Gardens or Dept of Agriculture that identifies plants? Maybe they could help. sandra Sandra, Not that I'm aware of. We're a small forest/mining economy town with no real farming. Sorcha, Thank you. Using "campanula" as a search term I was able to find it. Campanula rapunculoides or Creeping Bellflower. I hate using any poisons but I think I may overcome my reluctance. I'm worried, what if the roots ended up in my compost, survive the composting process, and spread the plant wherever I use the compost?
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Post by sorcha on May 19, 2010 20:04:14 GMT
Yup. You can just keep trying to pull it up, but as you say, ONE little root hair.....It's even trying to choke out my spearmint.
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Post by jennieg on Oct 5, 2010 0:53:26 GMT
On my blog bronzewombat.blogspot.com/ there is a pic of a very pretty flowering purple plant - I have no idea what it is, but it is lovely! Because this is our first year with a new garden we are making all sorts of discoveries. Has anyone seen anything like it?
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Post by ragdall on Oct 6, 2010 7:52:08 GMT
Jennie, I don't recognize the plant.
It looks to be a huge plant with some thick stems. Is it a shrub?
Thanks, rags
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Post by jennieg on Oct 8, 2010 5:24:46 GMT
Have identified our pretty purple plant! We took a cutting to a local nursery today. It's an Aussie native plant, Prostanthera Ovalifolia Variegata or variegated mint bush. We like our native plants so are very pleased.
Another cutting we took along turned out to be port wine magnolia - how good is that! It has a lovely scent, like fresh fruit. Himself hacked a bit off it earlier in the year so I have now told him to cease and desist forthwith. A little judicious pruning, but no more hacking.
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