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Post by gardendmpls on May 20, 2021 21:42:02 GMT -5
I have no idea what this is but it is extremely healthy and hardy... ahntjudy Your different plant appears to be Ambrosia artemisiifolia, AKA common ragweed. Often mistaken for a marigold, the weed is often nurtured for months by an innocent gardener who wonders why it won't flower (don't ask me how I know this ). nycgarden.blogspot.com/p/our-weeds_18.htmlCould also be Artemisia vulgaris, which I am always ripping up from the garden. It spreads underground, so if the soil is rain-softened you can pull up a whole row of them at once.
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Post by armjr on May 21, 2021 4:19:19 GMT -5
gardendmpls, I couldn't find it in that link. Thanks for posting it hough. It is informative. It's probably just one of those "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" plants. Alan
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Post by reuben on May 21, 2021 5:32:06 GMT -5
It's probably just one of those "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" plants. Or, it could be Audrey.
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Post by gardendmpls on May 21, 2021 7:40:26 GMT -5
I couldn't find it in that link. Well, the link is for New York. Google one for your area of Texas. I used key words New York Weeds. Texas weeds might be too broad. Maybe Texas Oak-Prairie (southern Post Oak Savannah and Coastal Prairies ecoregions) weeds. Something like that. Just don't go onto herbicide company sites. Noticed they tend to list only ones their products can eliminate.
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Post by armjr on May 21, 2021 21:13:13 GMT -5
Another one flowered and it is red......
Alan
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Post by binnylou on May 21, 2021 22:17:37 GMT -5
I’m changing my “vote”. I’m now thinking it’s a dahlia. If it it is a dahlia, they like water.
Do I see the plant forming three flower buds? Try removing the two smaller/shorter buds. That will encourage the plant to put its energy in to one bloom.
Don’t forget...if it’s a dahlia...it will make tubers.
Inquiring minds...
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Post by armjr on May 22, 2021 20:27:37 GMT -5
Well, if it's a weed, it's a mighty purty one! I think I'll keep it. Alan
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Post by emmsmommy on May 22, 2021 20:30:20 GMT -5
Yep. I do believe it's a dahlia and a mighty pretty one! Did you have dahlias in that bed last year armjr?
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Post by armjr on May 22, 2021 20:49:08 GMT -5
I can't imagine where it came from. No dahlias ever. Didn't even know what they looked like until now.
Alan
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Post by armjr on May 22, 2021 20:50:40 GMT -5
I actually thought dahlias were huge flowers with lots of petals. This is about the size of a half dollar.
Alan
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Post by desertwoman on May 22, 2021 21:17:14 GMT -5
What a gorgeous color armjr, (Dahlias come in different sizes from about 2 inches to over 8 inches)
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Post by binnylou on May 22, 2021 22:09:11 GMT -5
If you grow dahlias from seed, the blooms are small. At least that’s my story.
If you want the big beauties, plant tubers. Check out Swan Island Dahlias...addiction can be a problem.
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Post by gardendmpls on May 22, 2021 22:48:38 GMT -5
I actually thought dahlias were huge flowers with lots of petals. Some are. A lot of sizes, shapes and colors-cactus flowered, anemone, dinnerplate, pom-pom etc. Think flower size has more to do with the variety than whether from seed or from tubers.
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Post by armjr on May 23, 2021 17:48:30 GMT -5
So, today, after 13 days of wondering what the heck the mystery plant is, pouring over internet pictures, studying "guide to our favorite weeds", and mobilizing an Organic Gardening forum, ....
I say, "The folks on OGC say these are Dahlias"....
I get, "OH!, I planted some Dahlia seeds but I forgot where".....
Okay, back to our regularly scheduled programing....
Alan
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Post by datgirl on May 23, 2021 18:44:18 GMT -5
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