Can you identify this weed/flower? It just appeared.
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The Garden Frog with C Renee on Oct 23, 2015Looks like Vicia villosa or some sort of crown vetch. It is highly invasive and the seeds can be dormant for years. I would remove the spent flowers and try to pull out at the roots. Good luck!Helpful Reply
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Iberkeley on Oct 23, 2015Yes, I think it's Crown Vetch, too, which does indeed multiply quickly. I also would get rid of it unless you have a meadow.Helpful Reply
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MaryAnn B on Oct 23, 2015looks like vetch to me. nasty stuff. may be a wildflower but weed to me.Helpful Reply
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Janet Pizaro on Oct 23, 2015Its for sure crown vetch. You should try to pull this out as this wiid flower will over take the clematis.Helpful Reply
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Elizabeth Roy on Oct 24, 2015I have had this appear in my back yard for the past couple of years too. Although invasive, the bees and butterflies LOVE it. Makes me hesitate to remove it. Therefore I only remove some of it and leave the rest. The purple looks beautiful against my black eyed Susan and Echinacea (sp) plants.Helpful Reply
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Lisa on Oct 24, 2015It is cow vetch and yes very hard to get rid of as the roots are runners and seem to be made of elastic :) Whenever you pull them they just break, Have this in my gardens and it is very hard to get rid of.Helpful Reply
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Cookie K on Oct 24, 2015Purple Crown Vetch. I think it's too beautiful to call it a weed, but in many states it is considered a noxious weed, and must be eradicated to prevent its invasion, especially for farmers.Helpful Reply
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Eunice_champion on Oct 24, 2015Looks like a buddleja bush.Helpful Reply
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Sheila Cook on Oct 25, 2015Thank you!Helpful Reply
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Keith Widgington on Oct 26, 2015Definitely cow or purple vetch. Very difficult to get rid of. It crowds out other plants by climbing all over the plants appearing to suffocate them. I have seen plants covered in vetch to the point they looked cacooned. Remove as soon as you see it crawling on the ground.Helpful Reply
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