To weed or not to weed, that is the question...
Uninvited guests are growing around the edges of my azalea bushes. They're about 4 ft tall, stems have 3 pointy leaves each and they're blooming tiny vibrant purple flowers.
Mom touched one and said its sticky, making her believe it's a creeper vine that is going to suffocate my bushes.
Is it a poisonous weed?
3 answers
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It looks like the same plant that I let stay in my garden until it produced seed and I figured out what it was! The seeds are those sticky little triangles that we used to call beggar lice. I pull them now as soon as I see them.
Ellen H
on Sep 04, 2014
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It is Beggars Lice! Thank you Ellen. http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek040908.html
Andrea Minyon
on Sep 04, 2014
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That link was great, @Andrea Minyon. I had admired the flower, then recognized the seed, but did not know all that about it.
Ellen H
on Sep 05, 2014
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