Can anyone tell me what this plant is?
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A woman gave me these seeds and said they were a lemon tree. I thought the seed didn't look anything like a lemon seed.
31 answers
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It looks like it might me a variety of thyme? Maybe it was Lemon Thyme? Pinch off and crush a leaf and give it a sniff? Thyme with lemon undertones?
Kim Smith
on Feb 28, 2015
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I was going to say it looks a lot like the Thyme I have in my window.
OnBlissStreet
on Feb 28, 2015
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It smells like grass
Karen Jackson
on Feb 28, 2015
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It looks to me like Stellaria media aka Common Chickweed a weed. Here is a link: http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ipm/manual/blue/chickweed.html
Rhonda B
on Feb 28, 2015
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Thanks Rhonda, I really need more weeds :) At least it is a cute weed.
Karen Jackson
on Feb 28, 2015
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I agree with Rhonda. Sorry, but it is probably a weed. If you did plant "real" lemon tree seeds, they either didn't germinate yet or have rotted and won't. How long have the seeds been planted? You may want to Google "lemon tree seed" and check to see if you received true seeds and/or what type of conditions they need to germinate.
Nancy Nesbitt
on Feb 28, 2015
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It is definitely a weed grows all over my yard
David Ogden
on Feb 28, 2015
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It looks like lemon basil that i once grew! If it is, plant it near your tomato plants!
Omy1155015
on Feb 28, 2015
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My first impression was Chickweed lol But it is supposed to be good in salads.
Strikingimp
on Mar 01, 2015
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Are you sure you heard correctly? Could have said lemon Thyme. Does is have any lemon scent if you crush the leaves in your hands or smell or taste like thyme? This is a herb you use in cooking. Google Thyme. One of the images that comes up is stepping stone thyme and this looks similar to what you have there.
Carole
on Mar 01, 2015
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Looks like the lemon seeds didn't germinate but instead weed seeds that just happen to be in the soil did you use soil from your yard or a bag soil mix?
365Designs
on Mar 01, 2015
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If this is lemon basil or thyme? Pull it up at once. Very invasive. Still trying to get it out of my garden after more than thirty years.
Judy Mitchell
on Mar 01, 2015
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Pulled up 2 buckets full yesterday.
Charlene Lovelace
on Mar 01, 2015
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If what you planted is actually a lemon seed it has not sprouted yet. What you do have is a fast growing weed, (looks like Scarlet pimpernel, which has a cute flower) that has popped up first. A lemon seed will take a very long time to germinate. You can speed up the germination process by removing the seed coat of the lemon seed.
Christine Wiseman
on Mar 01, 2015
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It looks like chickweed to me. When young, it's very nice in salads.
Katie
on Mar 01, 2015
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Lemon thyme, perhaps?
Mimi
on Mar 01, 2015
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My vote is for Lemon Thyme.
Dottie Unruh
on Mar 01, 2015
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Rub it between your fingers and smell it. If it smells like lemon it's most likely a herb. I have lemon thyme and it looks a bit like this
Pat1259011
on Mar 01, 2015
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hi just google image of a lemon tree!
Pfs1330404
on Mar 01, 2015
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They were very tiny seeds and I planted them in Miracle Grow potting soil. I knew they looked nothing like a lemon seed but she said lemon tree. I have crushed a leaf and it smells like grass, I also tasted it and it tasted like grass. Think she was pulling a fast one on me. Live and Learn. Thanks for all the answers.
Karen Jackson
on Mar 01, 2015
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Looks like lemon thyme. I plant this as well as German thyme to use in cooking. Should have a bit of a lemony scent when you crush the leaves.
Lisa
on Mar 01, 2015
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You actually can plant lemon seeds to get a tree. This is not a lemon tree, it's a weed. Just take the seeds from a lemon and plant in potting soil (not Miracle Grow) and cover planter with plastic wrap. After you see a little bit of green poking up, remove the plastic and grow as you would any other plant. I see you live in Kentucky, so to grow it to full size you will need a large planter that you can move to outdoors and back in. The way I used to grow any kind of citrus seed was with a terrarium - I'd just replant them in pots if I wanted to grow them to any size.
Cherie
on Mar 01, 2015
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Looks like creeping Jenny!! Also looks just like winter weed we have in NC>
Linda Wallace
on Mar 01, 2015
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Looks like a creeping thyme.
Kathy Munson
on Mar 01, 2015
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I worked in garden center for about 5 years, this looks like a weed, very aggressive and hard to get rid of if it gets a start in your beds. We fought this weed the whole time I worked there.
Lagree Wyndham
on Mar 02, 2015
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weed here! A lemon tree has thorns, very big and sharp.
JoAnna Cooper
on Mar 02, 2015
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I grew a lemon tree and an orange tree from seeds I got out of the lemon and orange. I knew these were nothing like that. They were almost like poppy seeds.
Karen Jackson
on Mar 03, 2015
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Definitely a weed. I have it all over my front yard...very hard to get rid of.
Dee
on Mar 04, 2015
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I think its a weed, prob chick weed, if it dosent have a lemon sherbet type of smell its def not lemon thyme
Nelly
on Mar 06, 2015
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Looks like chick weed to me too!
Mikell Paulson
on May 03, 2015
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If it has a bristly feel to leaves, this is a weed. Form of chickweed I think. Find the roots and pull it up then take them far away or in garbage leaving your house. Don't discard in weed pile or woods.
Dwi5997718
on Nov 02, 2016
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