Is This A Fuchsia or Weed?
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Walter Reeves on May 19, 2012My standard first question: "Does it make you happy?"Helpful Reply
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Susan S on May 19, 2012Can't tell you what it is but I can tell you what it isn't and that's Fuchsia! Big help, I know!!! LOL And no, I don't think it's a weed either. Your 9 yr. old was probably pulling your leg and calls everything a weed!!Helpful Reply
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Pamela F on May 19, 2012Yes Mr. Reeves, but I have clovers & weeds popping up and want to spray weed killer to keep them under control. Whatever these are, I use them as fillers for my garden because they spread and bloom. If they are weeds, I prefer to get rid of them and plant something worthwhile that won't suck up the nutrients from the other plants & shrubs. Do you know what they are called? Thanks so much to the both of you for responding.Helpful Reply
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Pamela F on May 19, 2012I was just told that it is a Soapwort (Saponaria) Bouncing Bet...I am going too keep it. Will weeds killer kill them?Helpful Reply
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Erica Glasener on May 20, 2012Your sops wort looks happyHelpful Reply
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Erica Glasener on May 20, 2012Sorry I mean Soapwort.Helpful Reply
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Bernice H on May 20, 2012chuckle@Erica! Even if this was a weed, it is pretty. but glad to know it is legit.Helpful Reply
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Judy on Aug 20, 2013Pretty sure it's a weed but if you like it then keep it & yes, weed killer will kill it along with anything else in the flower bed that gets spray on it. It's better to pull the weeds in & near your flowers.Helpful Reply
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Achyhart on Sep 05, 2013If you put a layer of paper or cardboard just under the top layer of soil, it will keep MOST if not all the weeds out of your flower bed and garden. Just leave holes open for the plants. .Helpful Reply
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Jenni C. on Oct 21, 2013These grow along the wall in our alley & give off a TON of seeds, so they end up everywhere in our yard. If I don't want them there, I just pull them out. No weed killer allowed in my yard!! They're pretty & the insects love them.Helpful Reply
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Jean K on Oct 26, 2013it looks a bit like flocks. Definitely not like the soapworts I have growing.Helpful Reply
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Linda Graham on Jan 29, 2014Pamela: It could be a Spider Plant also. A friend of Mine gave me a couple of these plants and the flower does look like mine. I will try to get you the Scientifictic name for it. It is a beautiful flower. I don't think it is a Weed. Linda Graham :Helpful Reply
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Brenda Goodall on Jan 30, 2014I think it's creeping myrtle! I have some of these! SPREADS quickly!Helpful Reply
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LeeAnn Gerleman on Jan 20, 2015A weed is merely a plant that you do not want growing there. In Pueblo, Colorado, there was a college professor in biology, and he encouraged dandelions in his yard. his neighbors all had fits, but he said a weed is an unwanted plant and his were wanted. "you can make wine... you can make salad..." etc. His neighbors took him to small claims court, where he proved that his plants were not weeds. So if your plant is pretty and you like it, every plant we have now domesticated started out as a regular plant that does things for us, or looks pretty. I'd say as long as it doesn't take over, let it grow. =)Helpful Reply
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Judy on Jan 21, 2015It may be Phlox.....check this out: http://pics.davesgarden.com/pics/2009/09/08/FlowerManiac/007940.jpgHelpful Reply
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DORLIS on Jun 09, 2015Joe Pye weed? Anyway, it is pretty so let it be to grace your garden.Helpful Reply
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Marilyn on Jul 26, 2015PhloxHelpful Reply
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Janet Pizaro on Jul 27, 2015phloxHelpful Reply
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Jeannette on Sep 07, 2015It looks like it's in the vines familyHelpful Reply
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Terrie Neudorf on Sep 09, 2015Here it's a noctiuos weed .Helpful Reply
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DORLIS on Sep 10, 2015could be soapweedHelpful Reply
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Linda T on Feb 02, 2016My dad always told me that plants in the same family usually had similar leaves, rather than flowers, so you need to photograph the leaves as well. Of course it's not always so. Look at the nightshade group. All star shaped flowers.Helpful Reply
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DORLIS on Feb 03, 2016looks like wild phlox or something in that family, the flower shape is the same and wild ones (escaped from gardens) does come in pink.Helpful Reply
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DORLIS on Feb 03, 2016as long as it is pretty and does not try to take over, I would let it be. If it starts to spread, cut off the spent blooms before seed sets.Helpful Reply
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