Plant Identification? What is this plant growing everywhere in gardens
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Does anyone know what this plant might be, it is overtaking my gardens?
I have been pulling it up but now that it is larger, will it bloom? Last photo shows is as I was pulling it up in top right corner of photo.
Thanks, Smiles, Cyndi
I have been pulling it up but now that it is larger, will it bloom? Last photo shows is as I was pulling it up in top right corner of photo.
Thanks, Smiles, Cyndi
Plant ID
Plant ID
Plant ID
Plant ID with smaller version on top right
8 answers
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Looks like the ground cover "Lamium" It is very invasive. There are plain green, silver and spotted varieties of this plant. Control can be difficult. It's common name is "deadnettle". As it gets taller it ill bloom, It can be yellow on the plain green leaf, pink or lavender on the the silver leaf and purple on the spotted leaf lamium. I have it...and wish I didn't. Very hard to get rid of it.
Patty S
on Jul 26, 2015
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This plant is so invasive! I don't recommend putting it anywhere in your garden. It will grow anywhere from deep shade to full sun and grow everywhere. I don't know the name of it but I have them invading all of my many garden spaces.
Kristina
on Jul 26, 2015
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Looks like Lamium; it is invasive, but I love it. It is easily pulled up where it isn't wanted. It does bloom; I have both pale pink and dark pink.
Dottie Unruh
on Jul 26, 2015
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It does look like dead nettle or lamium. I have a plain leafed variety that I planted in pots and the neighbors lovely silver leafed one has crept under the fence and is in my shade garden but contained so it won't spread to anything else. I do like it but, as they say, it can be invasive if the growing conditions are right (shade and moisture) and it isn't contained.
Bonny McDaniel
on Jul 26, 2015
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This does not flower per say. It is very evasive but easy to pull out.I believe it is in the basil family. Several years ago I planted that as a focal point of color now it to is everywhere
Janet Pizaro
on Jul 26, 2015
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It is not Lamium but an edible plant/herb called Shiso (Perilla). There are a few varieties but I think this one is the Korean Shiso. It will flower and reseed itself abundantly.
Rhonda B
on Jul 26, 2015
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Many thanks for all of your answers, they are coming up today! I have hundreds of them all over, no idea how they got there, birds maybe? Oh, I think I have heard of stinging nettle here , and maybe other name here locally
Cyndi Neumann
on Jul 27, 2015
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It's called Shiso (pronounced “she-so”) is the Japanese name for an annual herb called Perilla, which belongs to the mint family. It is used in quite a few Asian cuisines.
Allen Kang
on Jan 11, 2016
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