Backyard Plant ID

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Charley
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Backyard Plant ID

Post by Charley » June 13th, 2016, 2:56 pm

Yard plants that have popped up. Any ideas?
Thanks!

Plant A:
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Plant A:
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Plant B:
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Plant B:
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Plant C:
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Plant C:
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Re: Backyard Plant ID

Post by BigBear » June 22nd, 2016, 8:53 am

If it's uninvited and growing in you yard, it's a weed. Pull it.

If it's native and thus desire-able, and growing in nature, its a wildflower.

Hope that helps. :)

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Re: Backyard Plant ID

Post by Guy » June 22nd, 2016, 12:57 pm

Plant A - Some kind of Privet (Ligustrum)
Plant C - Laburnum
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Re: Backyard Plant ID

Post by bobcat » June 24th, 2016, 12:38 pm

. . . and Plant B is a double-flowered greater celandine (nipplewort) (Chelidonium majus), a plant native to Europe.

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Re: Backyard Plant ID

Post by Charley » June 26th, 2016, 6:50 pm

OK! Thanks for answering. I think those are coming out, then.
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