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Title: is it a weed? or is it a plant?
Post by: Yuet_Lee on September 07, 2008, 18:55:38

please help with this plant,
I planted this early in June with some other seedling,
I thought it is a plant but as it grow bigger,
I got a feeling it's a weed >:(
Please anybody know this plant!
If it's a weed I want to pull it out before it set any seeds >:(
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j114/millyle/plot%202008/chickenleg023-1.jpg)

a closed look
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j114/millyle/plot%202008/chickenleg025-1.jpg)

Title: Re: is it a weed? or is it a plant?
Post by: star on September 07, 2008, 19:23:23

Sorry Yuet_Lee, Im not familiar with this one at all :-\

Title: Re: is it a weed? or is it a plant?
Post by: GrannieAnnie on September 08, 2008, 11:35:37

I vote for watchful waiting. It takes awhile for plants to progress from flower to seed so I usually wait to see one flower for identification purposes then yank them out if bad news. So many times the birds bring something interesting so it is fun to wait and see. The adventure of gardening!

Title: Re: is it a weed? or is it a plant?
Post by: Rhubarb Thrasher on September 08, 2008, 11:54:51

it looks like Atriplex patula (Common Orache), which is a weed and a plant, probably edible if you were hungry

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.biopix.dk/PhotosSmall/JCS%2520Atriplex%2520patula%252027974.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.biopix.dk/Family.asp%3FLanguage%3Des%26Category%3DPlanter%26Family%3DChenopodiaceae&h=150&w=113&sz=8&hl=en&start=10&um=1&usg=__as5FjnXOh-imYVpNLoJxPaIpbUs=&tbnid=15hlRyxwRG7bwM:&tbnh=96&tbnw=72&prev=/images%3Fq%3Datriplex%2Bpatula%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN (http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.biopix.dk/PhotosSmall/JCS%2520Atriplex%2520patula%252027974.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.biopix.dk/Family.asp%3FLanguage%3Des%26Category%3DPlanter%26Family%3DChenopodiaceae&h=150&w=113&sz=8&hl=en&start=10&um=1&usg=__as5FjnXOh-imYVpNLoJxPaIpbUs=&tbnid=15hlRyxwRG7bwM:&tbnh=96&tbnw=72&prev=/images%3Fq%3Datriplex%2Bpatula%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN)

biimey! maybe I should have tinyurled that!

Title: Re: is it a weed? or is it a plant?
Post by: Yuet_Lee on September 08, 2008, 19:20:36

thank you Rhubard!
I did thought it is a weed, but the leaves are a bit longer & narrow,
so I'm not too sure!
thx ;)

Title: Re: is it a weed? or is it a plant?
Post by: PurpleHeather on September 09, 2008, 06:02:18

I got some of those in the mix of meadow flowers last year.

They were pretty.

I pulled them out after they had flowered and they did not re-grow. By definition that means they are not weeds!

Title: Re: is it a weed? or is it a plant?
Post by: Yuet_Lee on September 09, 2008, 10:00:46

oh! yes!
thank Purple

Title: Re: is it a weed? or is it a plant?
Post by: valmarg on September 09, 2008, 21:29:45

It looks a bit like quinoia (or however its spelled) from a previous thread.

valmarg

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