Evasive weed
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Can anyone tell me what this weed is? It has been growing in my gravel walkways but is starting to get into the flower beds now. I am constantly digging them up.
15 answers
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I think it's a type of Spurge. I get them occasionally...they grow fast but are short-rooted so quite easy to pull out.
BusyBeeEmily
on Aug 13, 2014
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Yes, I think it is spotted spurge (Euphorbia maculata).
Douglas Hunt
on Aug 13, 2014
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I don't know what it is, but it has the sweetest little flowers! Tiny!
Adrianne C
on Aug 13, 2014
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I have this too. It is a spurge. Starts little like a half dollar and grows to dinner plate seems like overnight. It spreads like crazy, but easy to pull after a rainstorm gets it wet. Don't let flowers seed!
Kim Smith
on Aug 13, 2014
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I have this too, everywhere. It seems like the "weed of the year" for me in 2014.
Julie J
on Aug 13, 2014
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Its a horrible weed. Kill it while you can. It will spread.
Mickey Pesola
on Aug 13, 2014
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I hate this thing! I get patches of it every year! We have one of our "blows" here in Atlanta and everything gets blown into my yard!
Jeanette S
on Aug 13, 2014
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This weed get's in our yard all so,all do pull up easy shake it seeds fly, birds' cause it in yard to. Happy Pulling,,lol
Barbara Sullivan
on Aug 13, 2014
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I know had whole knee replacement in May & can't get down pull weed's ,kids & grankids getting them hope next year get them my self ,,Thanks' Cookie Va.
Barbara Sullivan
on Aug 13, 2014
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the best way to get rid of it is to pull it before it flowers, then put down a good pre-emergent this fall and again in the spring
Cori Warner
on Aug 14, 2014
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Spurge....well, now I know what that pesky stuff is......Thanks. Wish it was edible, so prolific!
Julie Dever
on Aug 14, 2014
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I'm glad to know what it is also. It is coming up everywhere, driveway, flowerbeds etc. What a irritation.
Marilyn
on Aug 14, 2014
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Yes its spurge,,,common here in the NW....its a nighmare to get rid of.. everytime you see a new leaf pull it out.... the roots are white and spread just like the plant underground..I have battled it for years.. if you miss picking it out for a few weeks it comes back everywhere.... ours started after a load of topsoil.... was delivered....oh yes,, horsetail too...
Wanda sinnema
on Aug 14, 2014
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I feel silly - should be INVASIVE weed.....(:
Lois St Peter
on Aug 15, 2014
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don't worry about invasive/evasive :-). I'm sure everyone knew what you meant. Yep, it is spotted spurge. If you have a place where nothing else grows, this is the plant to put there. It is almost impossible to control.
Maggie C
on Aug 15, 2014
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