weed identification

flea72

ok, cant take pics at the mo, as its hammering down, so, will try and describe

its quite invasive, having spread from one, to now over a dozen plants in the space of a few weeks

it stands tall, with big dark green leaves. starts off looking like a beet, but then gets taller, with a definite stem, and then the leaves unfurl. the roots underground are similar to a dandylion, but alot longer and thicker. ive dug down a spade depth, and still cant find the base

today i noticed some flowers forming, unopened they are a similar size and set up as an acorn, ie a frilly edge hat, with a ball underneath, but when opened the flowers look similar to bellbine, but its def not a floor cover,creeper with tendrils, like bellbine

any ideas? its all in amongst my onions and garlic, so its a pain to try and get at without uprooting my veg

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Lotus-eater

Try and get a photo.

flea72

sorry for the delay in posting pics

https://www.flickr.com/photos/sewingstuff/4720230989/

and

https://www.flickr.com/photos/sewingstuff/4720879224/


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Greatgimp

Congratulations - they look so healthy!

flea72

thanks, but unless they are edible or a good money spinner, id rather be rid of them - any ideas?

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Grebe

Looks a bit like the horseradish I have growing in a planter. Horseradish has thick roots, and the flowers look like this flickr.com/photos/wolfworld/3576625299/.

Lotus-eater

The leaves look comfrey like and the stems look almost potato like. I'm not sure, but someone will know.

annie123

looks like knot weed to me, if it is, it is edible, tastes bit like rhubarb, but I'd rather have rhubarb in my garden!

flea72

Lotus-eater wrote: »

The leaves look comfrey like and the stems look almost potato like. I'm not sure, but someone will know.

well originally i too thought they were spuds, as they are coming up in the bed where i grew spuds last year. but once they get some height they are nothing like spuds. also theres no tuber at the end. will have to check out comfrey, to see if its a possible

annie123 wrote: »

looks like knot weed to me, if it is, it is edible, tastes bit like rhubarb, but I'd rather have rhubarb in my garden!

not like any knot weed i have googled and found pics for, as that was my first port of call

anyone else with other ideas?

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flea72

just looked, nothing like any comfrey pics i can find online. comfrey is quite a bushy plant, and these are def singular spems, with leaf growth as regular intervals

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annie123

I thought it looked like the 2nd from the left, bottom row, at least the pic of it coming through your fence
http://www.environet-uk.co.uk/japanese-knotweed3.php

I've got knotweed in the park at the back of me, it looks a lot like yours only much taller! maybe something related?