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What is this rampant plant?
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What is this rampant plant?
This thing is everywhere in my garden. At first I thought it was purslane but it grows much differently. It has a purple underside that turns green once established. Little seed pods grow quite quickly and it is a fast reproducer.
It completely overtook my broccoli bed.
Also, I have a spiked plant I am unsure of as well. It has spikes on the leaves, spikes on the stem, spikes everywhere.
Here is another shot.
I would love some help on these. Thanks!
Farmer Tuley
FarmerTuley- Posts : 5
Join date : 2011-11-16
Location : Lower Rio Grande Valley--Donna, Texas
Re: What is this rampant plant?
Oh, oh! That spiked thing with the purple flowers grows through concrete here in Massachusetts! I don't remember what it is called, but get rid of it as much and quickly as you can!
The other one sure does look like trouble - I don't know what it is. It's either too young or too Texan for me to recognize it.
Good luck!
The other one sure does look like trouble - I don't know what it is. It's either too young or too Texan for me to recognize it.
Good luck!
martha- Posts : 2188
Join date : 2010-03-03
Age : 67
Location : Acton, Massachusetts Zone 5b/6a
Re: What is this rampant plant?
In NM we call that purple spiky plant "horse nettle" and it's abominable. Try to get at that PRONTO bcz it has a tenacious tap root that will continue to grow if you don't get it ALL out of the ground.martha wrote:Oh, oh! That spiked thing with the purple flowers grows through concrete here in Massachusetts! I don't remember what it is called, but get rid of it as much and quickly as you can!
The other one sure does look like trouble - I don't know what it is. It's either too young or too Texan for me to recognize it.
Good luck!
Luci Dawson- Posts : 267
Join date : 2011-09-07
Age : 81
Location : Albuquerque, NM (7B)
Re: What is this rampant plant?
In NM we call that purple spiky plant "horse nettle" and it's
abominable. Try to get at that PRONTO bcz it has a tenacious tap root
that will continue to grow if you don't get it ALL out of the ground.
I think you are right about it being horse-nettle. I am going to have to get my leather gloves and start yanking them out fast.
Oh and I figured out what the other one was. It is called Amarenth spp. It can either be a weed (a plant out of place) or in the case of my mother-in-law who is allergic to gluten, a source of alternative flour (something akin to quinoa)
FarmerTuley- Posts : 5
Join date : 2011-11-16
Location : Lower Rio Grande Valley--Donna, Texas
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