| Author | Content |
a2zmom
Randolph, NJ
May 12, 2008
8:23 AM Post #4940004
| Found this growing right in back of my rose campion. Do I need to pull it out or is it a keeper? It's low at this point - maybe 3 or 4 inches off the ground. 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
|
nausved
Atlanta, GA
May 12, 2008
1:14 PM Post #4941145
| My first thought is that it is a young mulberry (possibly Morus alba, which is an invasive tree), but I could be wrong. |
plantaholic186
Winnetka, IL
May 12, 2008
2:49 PM Post #4941473
| It looks more like a perennial than a tree to me. Maybe something in the Campanula family? It looks kind of like Campanula takesimana: [HYPERLINK@davesgarden.com] |
a2zmom
Randolph, NJ
May 12, 2008
3:21 PM Post #4941595
| I was thinking campanula also because it's looking a lot like my Kent Belle - except that's planted 100 feet away and is supposedly a sterile hybrid. (I've head it for 9 years and it's certainly never seeded before.) |
Resin
Northumberland
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 9a)
May 12, 2008
4:18 PM Post #4941760
| Agree it's a herbaceous perennial plant, not a tree or shrub. Reminds me of Doronicum, though I'm far from sure that's right.
Resin
|
peachespickett
Huntington, AR
May 12, 2008
8:48 PM Post #4942813
| Is it a viola? |
TomH3787
Raleigh, NC
(Zone 7b)
May 12, 2008
8:59 PM Post #4942876
| It might also be lunaria/money plant... really hard to tell what it's going to be until it blooms. |
sallyg
Anne Arundel Co., MD
(Zone 7a)
May 12, 2008
9:54 PM Post #4943189
| I thought money plant at first but as I looked, am leaning away from that. my money plants are strongly symmetrical- here's a pic of mine 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
|
plantaholic186
Winnetka, IL
May 13, 2008
7:00 PM Post #4947039
| I'm not swearing that it's Campanula, but it does spread by runners. Rarely do they spread 100' with no babies along the way, though! |
a2zmom
Randolph, NJ
May 13, 2008
9:45 PM Post #4947828
| Plantaholic, not all campanulas are that aggressive. Blue Clips is very nicely behaved as are many others. It's vital to know the species when it comes to campanula - avoid puncata and rapunculoides, Medium, otoh, is a classic cottage garden plant that tends to be short lived. |
plantaholic186
Winnetka, IL
May 13, 2008
11:15 PM Post #4948351
| Sorry- I should have been more specific. I was thinking solely of your plant, which looks like a punctata, not a carpatica. |
a2zmom
Randolph, NJ
May 13, 2008
11:54 PM Post #4948526
| I hope it's not a puncata! Ack!
Although it does look very similar to my Kent Belle, which definitely doesn't spread by runners. It's been sitting in the same spot for seven years without moving a muscle., so to speak. It's parentage is C. takesimina or C. punctata x C. latifolia.
Is it possible that it somehow seeded and and the seedling reverted pack to one of the original parents? In which case, I'll keep a very close eye. |
plantaholic186
Winnetka, IL
May 14, 2008
12:17 AM Post #4948598
| Well, C. takesimana is ridiculously easy to grow from seed, and it will clump, but I don't know if it rivals the speed of punctatas. According to the PlantFiles, C. latifolia self-seeds as well. I have some carpaticas, which are not as happy with my garden as the punctatas and takesimanas! ( : 0 |
plantnutz
Austell, GA
(Zone 7a)
May 14, 2008
4:56 AM Post #4948938
| Resembles my CAMPANULA punctata Cherry Bells
|
sabalpalm14
Naples, FL
May 15, 2008
10:54 PM Post #4957870
| Paulownia Tomentosa is a tree native to china which has a foxglove style flower on it, I've heard it can be quite invasive considering every fall one tree alone drops over a millon tiny breeze drifting seeds. I have a couple seedlings in my yard that resemble your plant
Is it a paulownia?
Click the image for an enlarged view.
|
sabalpalm14
Naples, FL
May 15, 2008
11:00 PM Post #4957893
| by the way paulownia grows almost anywhere considering its tolerant of temps -10 to 110 degrees and its pest resistant. |
ecrane3
Dublin, CA
(Zone 9a)
May 15, 2008
11:57 PM Post #4958123
| I don't think it's Paulownia...it looks like its growth habit is more like a perennial rather than a tree. |
a2zmom
Randolph, NJ
May 16, 2008
8:47 PM Post #4962192
| sabalpalm14, pretty sure it's not a tree. Plus I don't recall seeing anything like that in the neighborhood. |
sabalpalm14
Naples, FL
May 16, 2008
8:57 PM Post #4962254
| Ok |
