out of curiosity

[northener]

Hello anyone know what this weed is? It shoots up really quickly.

[northener]

[Aussie Chick]

no, But I've got loads of it too!!

[northener]

Nice i'm not the only one.

[petemason]

I think it might be Orache which is sometimes known as Dungle-weed, Iron weed or Spreading Orache.
Or it could be Redshank which is also known as Willow weed, Redlegs, Christ's-a-bleeding or  Arsesmart!
After looking at the photo again I'll go for Redshank.

[Robert_Brenchley]

It's definitely not what I call redshank. That's much smaller, for one thing. But then, we could be usingf the same name for different plants. This is what I call redshank; the page quotes 60 cm as the maximum height, but it tends to sprawl so it never looks that tall.

http://www.dgsgardening.btinternet.co.uk/redshank.htm

[northener]

No its not Redshank i reckon this could grow to above 150cm if you left it. Apparently people on the allotments have tried for years to put a name to it. I'll get brownie points if i manage to.

[Icyberjunkie]

Is it actually a weed???  It reminds of a garden plant.  Not that I am being very helpful for I can't for the life of me remember the name of it.  :-\

[redimp]

It could be great mullein - is there any indication as to the colour of the flowers.  Great mullein has yellow flowers and attracts bugs by the bucket load.

Other possibilities are:
Rose-Bay Willowherb (purple)
Good King Henry??
Common Dock??
None of the above (most likely)  :)

[Robert_Brenchley]

What are the flowers like? It's not Great Mullein, that grows on my plot. I encourage it; it's always full of caterpillars around May.then they disappear, it recovers, and the flower spike is quite spectacular.

[BAGGY]

I've got that too.  It has a prickly stem so dont pull it without gloves.  Mine grew about 2 foot in a week.

[jennym]

It could be great mullein - is there any indication as to the colour of the flowers.  Great mullein has yellow flowers and attracts bugs by the bucket load.

Other possibilities are:
Rose-Bay Willowherb (purple)
Good King Henry??
Common Dock??
None of the above (most likely)  :)

Its not these - I have these and they don't look like the pic.

[Svea]

from the leaves it looks a bit like horse raddish...

[LesH]

    Hi    If it has a prickly stem and saw edged leaves, it's a Teasel.
This plant is a biennial, which the Goldfinches will love after the seeds
have set. Used in dried flower displays. LesH

[TEL]

Definitely Teasel ive got it all over my plot

[Mrs Ava]

Nah, not teasel, I have it in my garden and it doesn't look like that.

[fbgrifter]

definately not teasel

[northener]

Bugga. It does have a prickley stem but not saw edged leaves. The flowers look as though they are going to be purple. i'll take camera down again this week.

[RobinOfTheHood]

I've got this AND teasel. They are very similar.

And no, I don't know what it is.

[BAGGY]

It's got sort of ovally leaves when it is little hasn't it?  Quite rounded at the end and with the veins showing on the under side..  Well if it is the same thing as the spikey bugga it has.  It grows like fury and I have never seen a flower on it but I suppose the seed must come from somewhere. :-\

[Mrs Ava]

I reakon I saw it at number one son's pre-school today.  At least 6 foot tall and a cluster of flower buds at the top.  Lots of small buds rather than one large flower.  No idea what it is though, other than impressive!