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Weed or Rubeckia? Am I nurturing a weed

10 years ago

Am I nurturing a weed? Seeds gathered from field, planted this spring. What I gathered I thought it was rudbeckia (triloba maybe?) but this plant doesn't look like any black or brown eyed susan I've ever seen. Now its growing all over the yard. This is first year for this.

Comments (3)

wovenwoman
Original Author
10 years ago
Someone please tell me that this isn't Queen Annes Lace.
terrene
10 years ago
It does not look like Rudbeckia which have dark cones for seedheads, nor does it look like the seed head of Daucus carota / Queen Anne's Lace.

Not sure what it is.
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I really am just learning. I thought it was something I planted. I have a bad habit of digging up a "wild flower" and planting without researching. I tend to like 'wildness' until later in the season when I wonder why I did that. Right next to that you can see a red japanese maple(?) I found as a seedling that shouldn't be where it is :-)
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I understand the need to get in some plants, but since you have possibly found a treasure trove of plants, resist the urge to do too much digging or removing of stuff you find, until next year's growing season. You may be pleasantly surprised by what the previous owners have already prepared for you, the new home owner. Since perennial bulb flowers are also notorious for a short blooming seasons or even ratchety leaves as they die down each year, even the old plants mixed in with your new lilies could be a great combination! Don't throw all the bulbs away until you have identified them. They could be a wonderful plant that you end up liking.
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wisconsitom
10 years ago
Yes, the picture is too dark/indistinct to tell much. Def. not wild carrot or any Rudbeckia.

+oM

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