Weed or Plant?
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Kim S
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It's that time of year again! Time to play "Is it a weed or is it a plant?" For our first round we visit the new yard of the house I just moved into. Let's meet our first contestants:
These are everywhere
I also have a ton of these. Based on the thorns I would say they are some kind of rose. They are long like a vine.
I think these might be coreopsis?
21 answers
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The first two look a lot like berry vines.
Ana Hartmann
on Apr 19, 2014
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agreed about top 2 as berry , most roses have more than a 3 set of leaves
Darla
on Apr 19, 2014
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The first one is not vine like, they are more plantish; about 12" tall. Still a berry?
Kim S
on Apr 19, 2014
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think they are all weeds. Know the second one is for sure...I have them in my yard
Gayle Lemke
on Apr 19, 2014
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Both #1 and #2 will take over if given the smallest of chances. #1 might be wild strawberries, producing a small, red, tasteless fruit, and spreading rapidly. #2 takes over half my yard every year if I'm not diligent, and produces nothing but pain. The problem is that it looks so much like wild blackberries (which are good), that by the time I determine what it is, I've been jabbed a million times.
KathrynElizabeth Etier
on Apr 19, 2014
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I probably didn't do a good job of describing them. The first one has leaves that are big, like 4-5 inches. I have the wild strawberry weeds and these leaves are much bigger. I will go with "weed" on the first two and wait on the third one. I will report back once I figure it out! Thanks for your help!!!! More rounds of "Weed or Plant" to come!
Kim S
on Apr 19, 2014
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The last one is definitely not coreopsis. It could be Shasta daisies, or even echinacia but Coreopsis is way different. They are long stemmed. #2 looks like a raspberry, they have triple leaves. # 1 looks like a large vegetable such as zucchini.
Patricia W
on Apr 19, 2014
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I would say the last one is a daisie. Looks like mine.
Teri
on Apr 19, 2014
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The vine is blackberry or raspberry. I'd get rid of it because it will take over everything and will damage the mortar between your bricks if it grows up on your house.
Janet Smith
on Apr 19, 2014
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Thank you!
Kim S
on Apr 20, 2014
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2nd picture is called wait a minute vine -- because if you run into a patch takes a min. or so to get loose... it is a wild blackberry, delicious to eat but if its up against house I would move to a different area with a trellis for it to grow on or get rid of. First picture I agree looks like a wild strawberry, 3rd 1 no idea.. But what you could do if ever in doubt getting rid of something worth keeping-- put in a pot and watch closely, ends up its a weed toss, if good plant you could re introduce into garden.
Cynthia E
on Apr 20, 2014
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I had to giggle a bit...I see you are in NC and since Atlanta is so much farther south and still not much action in our flowers except daffodils, I think of anything this hardy this soon is a weed! We are still very dormant down here!!
Jeanette S
on Apr 21, 2014
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#1 looks exactly like my Japanese anemone. A very pretty tall groundcover with pink flowers in late summer.
Kelly Baird
on Apr 21, 2014
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If I were in your shoes, I'd dig them out, put them in pots and see how they turn out. At least that way, they're out of your lawn or garden so you'll have that piece of mind and if they turn out to be something worthwhile, you've still got them.
Joffler
on Apr 21, 2014
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The 2nd one is definately a wild dewberry (blackberry) depending on where you are located! In TX we call them dewberry. I have raised them on purpose..........years ago.......and have them now accidentally and they are HE-- to get rid of. Only produce fruit in good good sun. Mine just bloom and produce millions of tiny thorns! ha
Lynn
on Apr 21, 2014
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I've also got #1 in my area and don't know what it is. #2 appears to be a wild blackberry, which is also something I have a lot of here. They are tasty too! #3...I have no clue.
Kathi Manley-Cooper
on Apr 21, 2014
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The second one is a nasty nasty weed. It looks lie a rose but it isn't and its roots are endless get rid of it fast!
Debbie Stark
on Apr 21, 2014
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from the blackberry family for sure they grow everywhere they can here seldom have any decent fruit
Felicity Woodruffe
on Apr 28, 2014
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our local school has a deep earthy bank all around it and the powers that be grow this plant all over it as the roots spread and mat to stop the earth falling away in the wet weather
Felicity Woodruffe
on Apr 28, 2014
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Kelly, I think you are right about #1 perhaps being the Japanese anemone, I am letting some new sprouts grow and will report back. When I looked it up one person called them the "garden bully" because they take over. Thanks everyone!
Kim S
on Jun 10, 2014
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Kim, It can be a bully, but I've always found it very easy to pull out. It's very pretty in bloom and the leaves add nice texture to your usual shade/ground cover plants.
Kelly Baird
on Jun 11, 2014
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