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…
Music Monday
Another “your choice” week. How about new music from icons of the 60’s and 70’s? Let’s start with Jimmy Buffett’s posthumous hit, “Bubbles Up”. The Rolling Stones released a new song in 2023, it’s called “Angry”. The surviving Beatles (with some help from AI) released “Now and Then”. And then Billy Joel … The AI effects in the video blew me away… A note about the AI effects … the Beatles used it to isolate John’s vocals on an old demo. Billy Joel had a young man play the piano then superimposed his own face onto the image of the younger man.
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