What are these shoots?
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One of the downsides to inheriting a yard and then trying to tidy it up is that sometimes you get things coming up that you just don't know what it is. Historically, I'd've razed the ground and started afresh, but we're hoping to sell, so I'm trying to not spend too much money - in this case, I'd like to try to keep what's worth keeping.
These shoots have come up and there's a fair few of them and, for a change, I'm not going to just dig them out until I know what they are, whether I can move them and whether they're even worth keeping.
These three are they:
Not sure what the other one is either but I can't get a decent photo of it...
Thanks
JTW
These shoots have come up and there's a fair few of them and, for a change, I'm not going to just dig them out until I know what they are, whether I can move them and whether they're even worth keeping.
These three are they:
Not sure what the other one is either but I can't get a decent photo of it...
Thanks
JTW
Thanks
I've just googled some pictures of Peony shoots and I'm not sure - they seem to have come from nowhere and I'm pretty sure we didn't have them last year either....
I am going to leave them - I'm not going to hack-and-slash this year - but I will move something that might be beneficial, I mean if it's grown from nowt, it's got to be pretty hardy - right?
I'll post more photos as and when they come up for more opinion...
I've just googled some pictures of Peony shoots and I'm not sure - they seem to have come from nowhere and I'm pretty sure we didn't have them last year either....
I am going to leave them - I'm not going to hack-and-slash this year - but I will move something that might be beneficial, I mean if it's grown from nowt, it's got to be pretty hardy - right?
I'll post more photos as and when they come up for more opinion...
I would have suggested lillies, but they are perennial, so would have come up last year.
No.2 of 4 (the green one) could be a very young buddleia from a seed that has floated in (a woody stem for its size would be expected, but a better photo would be needed). In the right place, a nice hardy shrub that attracts bees, but they're virulent and frequently sow seeds that grow in th wrong places. Probably best to pull it out.
No.2 of 4 (the green one) could be a very young buddleia from a seed that has floated in (a woody stem for its size would be expected, but a better photo would be needed). In the right place, a nice hardy shrub that attracts bees, but they're virulent and frequently sow seeds that grow in th wrong places. Probably best to pull it out.
This is a tough one but it could well be Phytolacca americana or American Pokeweed. It is obviously not native and the berries are eaten by birds and deposited in gardens - hence it appearing suddenly. Whilst not a weed in the true sense you may want to remove it as the berries and sap are poisonous. It can be quite attractive and reach about 5ft high so the choice would be yours. Of course that is if it is what it is. More pics would help as it grows bigger. Someone here will identify it eventually!
These are the photos I've found for Pokeweed - I can see the similarities:
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If it grows to this - We'll be sure, but the leaves look too thin to get to that:
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But, I will defer to any knowledge I'm offered.
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If it grows to this - We'll be sure, but the leaves look too thin to get to that:
Link I've Found
But, I will defer to any knowledge I'm offered.
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