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What is this weed?
roxbury says: Anyone know what this is? I live in NY. It is similar to pokeweed/american nightshade but has pointier leaves and varied green shades in leaves.
It spread very quickly.... See original post
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It looks like what we call here in the UK a Willowherb. I believe you call it Fireweed in the US. I'm not 100% sure though.
if it develops pink / purple flowers then probably willowherb. Needs pulling up - invasive. Do not let it seed, you'll never get rid if you do.
Last edited: 10 July 2016 09:02:16
Looking at the blotches on the leaves, it may be a Persicaria, possibly P. maculosa - the UK native annual type which is a common 'weed' of agricultural land - more ways of identifying it here http://www.first-nature.com/flowers/persicaria-maculosa.php
but there are several types grown as garden plants. I really like them.
Last edited: 10 July 2016 09:26:16
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
It looks a bit like a persicaria but my knowledge of American weeds is thin
In the sticks near Peterborough
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
In the sticks near Peterborough