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Plant & Weed ID Megathread

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    #1202
    grinder23
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    Anyone know this flower


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    #1203
    flintash
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    grinder23 wrote: »
    Anyone know this flower

    pansy, my wife says 😀


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    #1204
    Igotadose
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    This plant came in a pot along with a hellebore. Hellebore is doing well, this plant is doing very well. Kind of attractive, doesn't *seem* like its a weed but...

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    IMG-20200718-123935.jpg


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    #1205
    New Home
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    Hmmm. Some sort of begonia, perhaps? Whatever it is, if you like it it's not a weed. :)

    If it is a begonia, though, it's not a hardy plant and won't survive the frost.


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    #1206
    GinSoaked
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    Igotadose wrote: »
    This plant came in a pot along with a hellebore. Hellebore is doing well, this plant is doing very well. Kind of attractive, doesn't *seem* like its a weed but...
    ...

    IMG-20200718-123935.jpg

    Be very careful! Check that you don't have Himalayan Balsam!

    Check here http://invasivespecies.ie/invasive-plants-japanese-knotweed/himalayan-balsam/ .

    Your specimin looks a bit scrappy and the picture isn't ideal but first thing I though when I saw it was Impatiens glandulifera, Himalayan Balsam. If so get rid of it before it sets any seed.


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    #1207
    Igotadose
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    GinSoaked wrote: »
    Be very careful! Check that you don't have Himalayan Balsam!

    Check here http://invasivespecies.ie/invasive-plants-japanese-knotweed/himalayan-balsam/ .

    Your specimin looks a bit scrappy and the picture isn't ideal but first thing I though when I saw it was Impatiens glandulifera, Himalayan Balsam. If so get rid of it before it sets any seed.

    :(:(:(:(

    Sigh. Yes, that was it. It's gone now. Thank you for the information! I don't think it had quite gone to seed yet - it's been such a cold spring/summer here that a lot of things are behind. Hopefully it doesn't start popping up everywhere.


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    #1208
    GinSoaked
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    Igotadose wrote: »
    :(:(:(:(

    Sigh. Yes, that was it. It's gone now. Thank you for the information! I don't think it had quite gone to seed yet - it's been such a cold spring/summer here that a lot of things are behind. Hopefully it doesn't start popping up everywhere.

    In a garden its very easy to get on top of it if it does go to seed. The seedlings are very obvious and easily hoed off. The problem comes in damp areas where there is no control then they go mad.


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    #1209
    New Home
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    This plant is ubiquitous, it grows in every verge of every road around here. Is it an astilbe? It looks like it to me, but the flowers aren't "cone-y" enough to me. Any ideas?The stalks are rather woody and sturdy.

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    #1210
    lottpaul
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    Meadowsweet I think. I have a cultivated pink version of it - beautiful flowers.


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    #1211
    GinSoaked
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    Meadowsweet - makes a cordial and is the bases of a decent home made wine and even a champagne.


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    #1212
    New Home
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    Thank you. :)

    Must see if I can find a way of lifting a plant from where it won't be missed.


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    #1213
    GinSoaked
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    New Home wrote: »
    Thank you. :)

    Must see if I can find a way of lifting a plant from where it won't be missed.

    It grows easily from seed and likes to be on the damp side rather than dry. Often get large amounts if it along the edges of the flood plain of a river.


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    #1214
    New Home
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    Great stuff, I'll wait for the seeds, in that case.


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    #1215
    Reckless Abandonment
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    lottpaul wrote: »
    Meadowsweet I think. I have a cultivated pink version of it - beautiful flowers.

    I was wondering what that was I saw loads of it in the west. Thought it was an astilbe the went wild like many other plants in the west.


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    #1216
    GinSoaked
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    Try the pink one https://www.ballyrobertgardens.com/products/filipendula-rubra-venusta :)


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    #1217
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    I think I'll try and get my hands on one of each! :D


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    #1218
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    Reckless Abandonment wrote: »
    I was wondering what that was I saw loads of it in the west. Thought it was an astilbe the went wild like many other plants in the west.

    It does look like one, doesn't it?


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    #1219
    rliston
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    Anyone able to identify the leaves on the attached photo? The stems and back of the leaves have short hairs like that on a nettle.


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    #1220
    macraignil
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    rliston wrote: »
    Anyone able to identify the leaves on the attached photo? The stems and back of the leaves have short hairs like that on a nettle.


    Looks like courgette leaves to me. There also looks like there are some flower buds forming so these might be a further clue to what they are when they open.


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    #1221
    wildwillow
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    Could be butternut squash or pumpkin either. Wait and see and you will be rewarded with a crop of something edible.

    The flowers will certainly give you a good clue. I would advise thinning them down to one or two plants when identified so they thrive.


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    #1222
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    Could it be melon (reticulated, honeydew, that kind of thing, not watermelon, though)?


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    #1223
    ando2891
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    Can anyone tell me what it is? It’s growing locally and seems quite invasive! Has probably doubled in size every year, dies back completely in the winter. Many thanks!


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    #1224
    ando2891
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    Can anyone tell me what it is? Its growing locally and seems quite invasive! Has probably doubled in size every year, dies back completely in the winter. Many thanks!


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    #1225
    New Home
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    Some type of balsam, not Himalayan, though, I don't think..
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    #1226
    Reckless Abandonment
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    ando2891 wrote: »
    Can anyone tell me what it is? Its growing locally and seems quite invasive! Has probably doubled in size every year, dies back completely in the winter. Many thanks!

    leycesteria purple rain I would say


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    #1227
    Reckless Abandonment
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    ando2891 wrote: »
    Can anyone tell me what it is? Its growing locally and seems quite invasive! Has probably doubled in size every year, dies back completely in the winter. Many thanks!

    leycesteria purple rain I would say


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    #1228
    Fogra
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    Himalayan Honeysuckle according to the PlantSnap app.
    http://www.wildflowersofireland.net/plant_detail.php?id_flower=572&Wildflower=Honeysuckle,%20Himalayan


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    #1229
    macraignil
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    ando2891 wrote: »
    Can anyone tell me what it is? Its growing locally and seems quite invasive! Has probably doubled in size every year, dies back completely in the winter. Many thanks!
    I agree with leycesteria. It's also called pheasant berry. Spreading in my garden as well but the flowers seem popular with the bees and the fruit is said to be good for the birds so I'm letting it grow.
    Happy gardening.


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    #1230
    ando2891
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭ando2891


    Can anyone tell me what it is? Its growing locally and seems quite invasive! Has probably doubled in size every year, dies back completely in the winter. Many thanks!


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    #1231
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    :) See above. ^^^


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