New House, Unidentifiable plant in garden

Discussion in 'Plants: Identification' started by Leek, Jul 15, 2008.

  1. Leek

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    Hello, as stated i recently moved into a new house and have been tackling the jungle that is the garden and hiding behind a conifer I found this which i have yet been unable to identify. It currently stands ~5ft tall with a number of smaller plants of the same typology around it in close proximity.

    Any help would be wonderful
     

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    It looks to me as though the leaves are in whorls? If so, possibly a "joe pye" (Eupatorium spp.), such as Eupatorium purpureum.
     
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    By the way the leaves are spikey, I think it would be a weed, though the flowers are somewhat pretty. I am not sure 100% so don't quote me on it and don't pull it until you are sure. Who knows, it could be the last of an "extinct" plant.
     
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    You can rest assured that weed species (which is a moving target to define anyway) aren't defined by "spikey leaves"!
     
  5. Leek

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    hey,

    The leaves do not appear to be in whorls, which from my undertanding, correct me if im wrong, is the leaves coming directly from a node on thecentral stem in a circular fashion around it. instead the leaves on this plant are sprouting from indivdual stems, three leaves per cluster. the weed Joe pyre does look very similar but i dont believe it to be common in England and the photographs i found on a google search only showed overviews but no real close ups of the plants structure.

    Here is a close up, sorry if its a bit blurry, my camera isnt wonderful. hopefully if it is a weed i can pull it up and reclaim alittle more of my own personal "jungle"!
     

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