Does anyone recognize this plant?
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Tomi Ann H
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I'm not sure if it's the groundcover I planted last year or some kind of weed, but it's seriously taking over my flower bed. If it's the ground cover I'm happy because if it's what I'm thinking it is it blooms really pretty later in the summer, but if it's a weed I need to take some action!
Weed or groundcover?
13 answers
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Doesn't look like any of Utah's listed noxious or invasive weeds, so I say let it grow. Weeds are somewhat in the eye of the beholder. At the same time, I have never intentionally planted anything that grows nearly as fast as weeds, so I would assume it were a weed if it were in my flowers.
3po3
on Jun 01, 2011
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Is it evergreen, Tomi Ann? Does it have a small yellow flower? The leaf looks like the ground cover Euonymus fortunei, which is known for its rapid growth rate. So much so that is considered an invasive in some areas.
Douglas Hunt
on Jun 02, 2011
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No, I have some of that in another area. A friend suggested it's Mexican Poppy, which I'm thinking is what I planted last year (I really should have written it down), but it doesn't quite match the pictures I've come up with on google.
Tomi Ann H
on Jun 02, 2011
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Plants do not always stay where you put them. Especially plants like Euonymus!
Douglas Hunt
on Jun 02, 2011
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Euronymus is a shrub... this looks like evening primrose... does it have a pink or yellow flower?
PattyQ
on Aug 03, 2014
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thinking maybe its a ajunga plant.. it would be a ground cover then.. with purple flowers white centers..
Rita Wozniak
on Sep 01, 2014
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Did it ever flower?
Flowerscapes Garden Design & Landscaping
on Sep 01, 2014
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I believe Evening Primrose is correct. The color of leaves and stems changes with soil and temperture. In NC Texas zone 7/8 the foliage is greener.
Myrna Engle
on Sep 02, 2014
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Does it matter if it's a plant, or "weed"? If you like it, it is a lovely plant.....
Cha511601
on Oct 07, 2014
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Variegated ajuga, that the secret about ground covers, movers and shakers if your lucky, to much? Just pull some out to contain
Gayle Chambers
on Oct 10, 2014
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I have honeysuckle that I planted to shade my porch and balcony, and the stems look like that. The taking-over part fits, too. Mine has fragrant yellow-white blooms in the summer. I'm in the Midwest.
Marinda Boydstun
on Oct 11, 2014
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My guess is primrose. It has either pink or yellow flowers in the spring, that are about the size of a quarter. It's nearly impossible to eradicate--I've tried pulling them out, and using Roundup, without luck.
Kristina S
on Oct 14, 2014
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I have had this plant. It was called Showy Evening primrose, or Mexican Evening Primrose. It has a really pretty pink flower on a cascading plant. I love the flower for its color and pretty look. But I ended up hating the plant. It is very aggressive in my Ohio garden. It wants to completely take over everything and become a mat like you see in your picture. I ended up naming it Devil Weed. You may think it is a pretty plant, and its foliage is pretty and delicate, but then it changes to a weird forked-looking plant...so Devil Weed. I dug for months, then into the next few years and finally got it all out. I am in Ohio zone 6. And I planted by seed. Pretty flower, ugly foliage, too aggressive.
Kim Smith
on Oct 14, 2014
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