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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: meanie on July 06, 2014, 09:37:07 PM

Title: Am I raising a weed?
Post by: meanie on July 06, 2014, 09:37:07 PM
This is growing where a struggling perennial Lobelia was. I had assumed for a while that was what it was, but is clear now that I was wrong.
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I've probably been nurturing a weed!

Thanks in anticipation!
Title: Re: Am I raising a weed?
Post by: Maggi Young on July 06, 2014, 10:37:45 PM
Perhaps Lithospermum officinale? Though the leaves of yours look more shiny than I would expect.  :-\

Title: Re: Am I raising a weed?
Post by: Jacek on July 07, 2014, 03:38:54 AM
One of the weedy Solidago? Leaves seem to be exactly like Solidago canadensis, but there are too many branches on the top. This is a weed, but one of those nice ones.
Title: Re: Am I raising a weed?
Post by: meanie on July 07, 2014, 05:54:00 AM
Thanks Maggie but I think that Jacek has it.

One of the weedy Solidago? Leaves seem to be exactly like Solidago canadensis, but there are too many branches on the top. This is a weed, but one of those nice ones.
Obvious really - thanks!
The reason that it is obvious is that there was loads of Solidago over the other side of the garden when I moved in. They also grew teasels, Forget me Nots and all manner of other weeds. Worse still, they put everything in the compost so even after I dug everything out when I innocently used their compost I was spreading it all around again!
This will be in the bin later!
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