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Garden Gate:  Everyone's favorite game - Name that weed!  |
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CherryPie
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kimberly Ann
Puyallup
WA
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Candy C.
True Blue Farmgirl
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Candy
Mescal
AZ
USA
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 Posted - Mar 08 2010 : 11:51:29 AM
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Well, it looks like something from the mint family to me.
Candy C.
Farmgirl Sister #977
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Mar 08 2010 : 11:58:07 AM
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Creeping Charlie! That's what it is...it was (long ago) used as a medicinal herb. I've never done anything but pull it out, though :)
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Mar 08 2010 : 11:59:32 AM
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Candy's right...it's related to a mint. It's other names are alehoof, catsfoot and ground ivy. It's a perennial that likes moist ground.
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
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Karrieann
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karrieann
Northeast
Georgia
USA
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CherryPie
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kimberly Ann
Puyallup
WA
USA
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Posted - Mar 08 2010 : 12:09:54 PM
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Well, I guess I'm supposed to pull it out but I kinda like the looks of it. ;-) It is on the side of the house that is just a pathway to the front. Right now it is sharing a spot with moss, dock and other scraggly weeds.
Kimberly Ann
Farmgirl Sister #225
Crochet Geek, Newbie Fiddler, Would-be Farmer, Backyard Chicken Rancher, Eager Podcaster
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Mar 08 2010 : 12:14:30 PM
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What does it smell like? It looks like something else that grows here but I can't think of the name right now. With the purple flowers.
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
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Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
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Posted - Mar 08 2010 : 12:20:19 PM
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Hey I have that one too and it does smell of mint....
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
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DaisyFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
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Diane
Victoria
BC
Canada
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Posted - Mar 08 2010 : 12:34:58 PM
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| Kind of funny...as I looked at the pic I figured something in the mint family too. But I also thought Marybeth would know what this is, draw her attention to your post. And as I scrolled down the page, guess what! :) |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
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Posted - Mar 08 2010 : 1:48:21 PM
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| So what's the difference between llamium and ground ivy/creeping charlie? That plant looks like my worst backyard nemesis, which I've always thought was ground ivy. I don't hold out much hope that a positive id will help me eradicate it, but hey, hope springs eternal. Just like the ground ivy. |
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
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vintage saver
True Blue Farmgirl
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oleta
wheelersburg
ohio
USA
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Posted - Mar 08 2010 : 6:44:12 PM
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| I always called this ground ivy and have to pull a lot of it out of my flowers. |
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CherryPie
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kimberly Ann
Puyallup
WA
USA
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
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Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
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Posted - Mar 10 2010 : 10:37:01 AM
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I would've guessed mint, too, or something related to mint. I am so sick of winter I would actually WELCOME weeds at this point. Course, talk to me in July...
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
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Finger Lakes Region
NY
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Posted - Mar 10 2010 : 11:12:14 AM
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I found these pictures of ground ivy online. The page also links to a couple of different varieties of lamium. So we can all compare ours with what they show! Looks like the way the roots sprout from the stems as the plant spreads is the key difference.
I think I've got both ground ivy and lamium in my yard...yikes, it's worse than I thought.
http://www.ppws.vt.edu/scott/weed_id/glehe.htm |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
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Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Mar 10 2010 : 11:41:17 AM
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Yep, I recognize that pernicious little thing. We call it 'henbit' here. And boy, does it spread. Invasive doesn't do it justice. But at least it comes up fairly easily.
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
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KellyWall
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kelly
Apison
Tn
USA
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Posted - Mar 10 2010 : 12:19:34 PM
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I don't know what they are, but my daughter loves them and brings me handfulls of them and asks for tiny cups to use as vases. THey are everywhere on my farm!
Kelly #238
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
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Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Mar 10 2010 : 12:57:51 PM
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That's cute, Kelly. When I was little, I used to pick dandelions and violets and do the same thing. Used grandma's glass toothpick holder. LOL! They were just weeds to my mom.
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
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CherryPie
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kimberly Ann
Puyallup
WA
USA
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Posted - Mar 10 2010 : 1:21:39 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by Amie C.
I found these pictures of ground ivy online. The page also links to a couple of different varieties of lamium. So we can all compare ours with what they show! Looks like the way the roots sprout from the stems as the plant spreads is the key difference.
I think I've got both ground ivy and lamium in my yard...yikes, it's worse than I thought.
http://www.ppws.vt.edu/scott/weed_id/glehe.htm
I think mine is the Red Deadnettle (Lamium). Those photos in the link really helped me figure it out. thanks!
Kimberly Ann
Farmgirl Sister #225
Crochet Geek, Newbie Fiddler, Would-be Farmer, Backyard Chicken Rancher, Eager Podcaster
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Garden Gate: Everyone's favorite game - Name that weed! |
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Everyone's favorite game - Name that weed!
Any guess on this one?