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Post by tbird on Jun 8, 2015 11:56:00 GMT -5
  seems a bit weedy, but not sure... do you know what it is? any use? I'm inclined to pull it out, as it is shading some veggies a bit too much... |
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Post by brownrexx on Jun 8, 2015 12:18:17 GMT -5
I think that is a weed called fleabane. I'd get rid of it.
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Post by desertwoman on Jun 8, 2015 12:51:54 GMT -5
Does the base of the leaves wrap around the stem?
Then I think it's called common fleabane.
No matter how pretty it might be, if it's shading things, I'd pull it too.
I'll bet it spreads easily.
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Post by tbird on Jun 8, 2015 14:30:20 GMT -5
I think you nailed it, Brown!
I will pull it up when I get home today. I wasn't sure if it was something I had planted. it seems to have somewhat limited uses as an herbal remedy, and since I'm not expecting an attack of dysentery any time soon, I'll dispatch it.
Thanks brown and desert!
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Post by brownrexx on Jun 8, 2015 15:31:47 GMT -5
I'm not expecting an attack of dysentery any time soon Ha, ha ha, I sure hope not! |
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Post by prunella on Jun 8, 2015 17:47:22 GMT -5
C'mon, you guys are killin'me here.Plant names are fun; Fleabane is easy to understand, but five points for telling us why it's called that (too easy, but stilll), and 25 points if you find out what Erigeron means (that would be the family within Asteraceae) I don't garden so I wouldn't pull it up, I'd enjoy it. |
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Post by Mumsey on Jun 8, 2015 17:51:20 GMT -5
Well, FYI. Fleabane is sold here as a perennial. I have one, it has not spread in 3 yrs. It is said to repel fleas in the dried state. Ha! I knew that one Steve! (without looking it up)
This I had to look up. What I have is not common fleabane, the base of the leaves do not curl around the stem. And the botanical name Erigeron is "daisy" and asteraceae "aster". I have another plant that closely resembles the lavender bloom of my fleabane, will have to go out and check the botonical name on it. Now I am CURIOUS!
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Post by tbird on Jun 9, 2015 14:03:24 GMT -5
You all are too funny!
I pulled it up that very night, but it is still lying in the sun.....once dried, should I rub it all over the dog?
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Post by prunella on Jun 9, 2015 14:30:55 GMT -5
the botanical name Erigeron is "daisy" Well, not quite on target. The Genus name Erigeron comes from "Greek (eri = early; geron = old man), a reference to the appearance of the white hairs of the fruit soon after flowering." Erigeron is in the Asteraceae family*, and the common word daisy is just an easy description for most any plant with composite flowers. The fleabane always has from 20+ ray flowers, that is a key characteristic. The flowers are good to attract butterflies. So tbird, you might want to leave the next one. It won;t take over your garden * If we had a species name (there are lots of species) that would supply the last word in the group: Family Asteraceae; Genus: Erigeron; Species: not known. |
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Post by Mumsey on Jun 9, 2015 16:47:48 GMT -5
Steve, you musta looked at Wikepedia like I did! I saw that old man thing, but I like daisy better.  |
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Post by James on Jun 10, 2015 0:12:08 GMT -5
What is a weed?
A weed is a plant out of place.
IOW, if you don't want it there, its a weed!
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Post by tbird on Jun 10, 2015 6:38:45 GMT -5
IOW, if you don't want it there, its a weed! I was willing to negotiate, depending on perceived value! |
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Post by brownrexx on Jun 10, 2015 7:11:51 GMT -5
And if it is shading my food producing garden plants - it goes!
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Post by prunella on Jun 10, 2015 9:48:14 GMT -5
the botanical name Erigeron is "daisy" I'd like to correct that to make it clear that the botanical name is Erigeron, a common name is daisy (though in this case, it's fleabane). It's fine to call similar flowers daisies, of course. But if you see one you particularly like and go to a nursery to get more, asking for daisies will leave them waiting for a more definitive name (at least a more complete common name:). What kind of daisy? A Shasta daisy, an African daisey?* Most any composite flower (center of disc flowers surrounded by multiple ray flowers) can be called " daisy". So let it grow or pull it up, call it a daisy or a weed, your garden will still look great, right? |
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Post by OregonRed on Jun 10, 2015 15:38:13 GMT -5
should I rub it all over the dog?  |
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