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ALMOST BEEKEEPING - RELATED TOPICS => GARDENING AROUND THE HOUSE => Topic started by: wayne on May 16, 2010, 07:10:21 pm

Title: Whas Dis?
Post by: wayne on May 16, 2010, 07:10:21 pm

  Got a new weed in the yard. What is it?

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/sgtwal/weed.jpg)

Title: Re: Whas Dis?
Post by: JP on May 16, 2010, 07:13:36 pm

The leaves look a lot like cilantro, but I'm sure that's probably not what it is.


...JP

Title: Re: Whas Dis?
Post by: Shawn on May 16, 2010, 07:27:11 pm

Looks to me like a Columbine flower.

(http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/7960/dscf7969.th.jpg) (http://img248.imageshack.us/i/dscf7969.jpg/)

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Title: Re: Whas Dis?
Post by: Scadsobees on May 17, 2010, 09:45:51 am

Yup, shawn's got it, that is columbine.

A biennial, it spreads by seeds so will show up in new spots occasionally.  And it isn't a weed, you can buy it at the store. 

I suppose you can buy black-eye susans and shasta daisies too, and those have turned into weeds by me...

Title: Re: Whas Dis?
Post by: Kathyp on June 07, 2010, 12:21:57 am

thanks for the ID. i have it too and it's a weed for me  :-D

Title: Re: Whas Dis?
Post by: lisascenic on July 05, 2010, 01:58:49 pm

So funny that a plant that's "too easy" to grow is a weed!

I've been babying my California native columbines, but the slugs love them almost as much as I do.

Title: Re: Whas Dis?
Post by: Shawn on July 05, 2010, 02:30:27 pm

I have planted many Columbines around the yard. For what ever reason most have died out but now I have them coming up everywhere, the seeds. Its too bad teh bees cant use them.

Title: Re: Whas Dis?
Post by: luvin honey on July 13, 2010, 12:51:53 pm

Columbine :)