Can anyone tell me what this is? It's NOT a squash, gourd, melon etc... it has no flowers. (At least it doesn't right now). I seemed to have planted it every 6 feet or so, as this is how it has come up in my 60 foot bed. There are 10 of them. The pink vinca underneath isn't part of the plant.
I have two hollyhocks...These leaves are much bigger, and the hollyhock grows up...this grows wide and out like a squash...but I have squash in my garden and KNOW what they look like...Any other ideas?
You know Daniel, now that I hunt Google down on Hollyhock leaves or Holly hock plants, I believe you might be right...WIERD. I do not recall planting these. But I also read on one site that: As biennials, they will not usually flower the first year from seed. They need to grow that first year, survive the winter and then send up those huge flower stalks the second year. Unfortunately, the mother plants then die after flowering is finished. I have seen some plants defy this rule and bloom for several years in a row. So...maybe that is why they aren't flowering, nor growing in height, just width. May have to wait until next year to actually see if that is what they are...when maybe a flower stalk appears out of them? Interesting. I did the same thing with my Peony. Took three years for the bugger to bloom and had forgotten what it was...until this year...and a humongous pink flower grew out of it. LOL
