What is it?
This weed showed up on my patio around mid July, and now it’s over five feet tall.
I wish the flowers I planted had been as successful…but they died…
It’s all coming back to me now
So you should know that I am not a “shopper”. I live in shopping mall heaven — I’m ten minutes from the Broadway Mall, 15 from Roosevelt Field and 25 from Whitman Shoppes — but I seldom go to the mall. I prefer to shop on line. And when I do venture into a store, I usually know what I want and buy it as quickly as possible. I’m not one to browse through stores just to see what’s for sale. There’s a local chain, Baked By Melissa , that specializes in mini cupcakes. They’re primarily in Manhattan. A few years ago Becca introduced me to their product - delicate little cakes, exquisitely decorated, very tasty. I walk past their shop on 7th Avenue whenever we go to the theater. Well, last week I remembered that they used to have a second shop on 7th, right next to the original shop, but selling gluten-free versions of all their cupcakes. The gluten-free shop closed, but the company continues to make a gluten-free version of their product. So I thought that gluten-free cupcakes wou
I am far from a plant ID expert. I wouldn't touch the plant with bare hands until you get an ID, just in case. The good news is, to me, it does not appear to be hogweed, which can get quite tall and can cause severe burns and even blindness. Do you have a Cornell extension service out where you live? You could try showing them these pictures. (Don't take cuttings!) I'd like to know what you are told, if someone can ID this. Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteI sent this to someone who knows her plants, and got an immediate answer. Her guess is hemp (not cannabis; the plants do differ in appearance). She told me there used to be hemp farming in the county where you live and it's possible it's a wild descendant of those plants. It definitely didn't look like cannabis but hemp, I think (after more online research) is a possibility. Alana
DeleteIt's scary ;looking...I won't be touching it any time soon.
DeleteWe have lots of weird looking weeds here in England. Mum wishes her plants grew as quick as those annoying weeds.
ReplyDeleteThere is a plant identifier app. Alas, I don't recall its name. Otherwise, I can be of no help. It sounds like it was identified for you in the comments, though.
ReplyDeleteIt sort of look like off strain of pot plant. Liz is right there is plant identifier app. Or on photo you could take photo of it and do google search. My last suggestion is get hold of our your county extension office, they should have someone in there office to help you.
ReplyDeleteCoffee is on and stay safe