identify this pant/flower/weed

jon1981 · 16-08-2014 02:58PM #1

Hi,

I've noticed this vine like thing growing out of the hedge along the ground and have no idea what it is. It grows at a very fast rate, pretty sure it's growing inches a day.

Any ideas what it might be?

lottpaul · 16-08-2014 03:07PM

It's Bindweed - very fast growing and wraps itself around any plant, fence etc that it can find. Weedkiller is the best way to get rid of it - if you pull it out it will regrow from even the smallest part.

jon1981 · 16-08-2014 03:50PM

lottpaul wrote: »

It's Bindweed - very fast growing and wraps itself around any plant, fence etc that it can find. Weedkiller is the best way to get rid of it - if you pull it out it will regrow from even the smallest part.

Brilliant, thanks for ID. I'll get the weed killer out!

looksee · 16-08-2014 04:24PM

You will need a systemic weedkiller - one that kills the roots, as it is a very persistent weed. Gather up some long strands of bindweed, put them away from other plants - you could put the whole bundle in a bucket, and sluice with weedkiller, then wait. Don't pull it up for a couple of weeks till you can see it is definitely dying, you need to give it chance to get to the roots.

jon1981 · 16-08-2014 04:28PM

Thanks for the advice. Do I need to pull the root up after I've applied that method? Will it just die away and decompose into the soil?

looksee · 16-08-2014 04:58PM

Hopefully it will die off, but if there are any live bits they will sprout again, so you will probably have to do another spray the next year. I managed to get bindweed under control in the garden, but I see this year (when the garden has been a bit neglected) it is covered in bindweed again.

identify this pant/flower/weed

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