Plant ID Thread (Merged)

tomsolomon

So its not ground elder then? I'm confused now:rolleyes:

I think this might be ground elder actually, big white flowers that pop when you squeeze them?

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/TrevorLloyd_uk/DSC00095.jpg

The stuff is everywhere and every time I dig it up it comes back. Thankfully with all the hard work I put in on my borders its down to the odd shoot from time to time.
But definately different from the stuff growing down the side of the house.

I will post it here again so its easier to compare.

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/TrevorLloyd_uk/DSC00094.jpg

Sorry for snaking again, I was an adder in a previous live...

positivelymummy

just to update you, it def was red spider mite (they are in the indoor garden where its very hot and humid) i took another photo today as they were starting to come out of that brownish lump at the top, they are everywhere! i have bug spray but not enough and i needed a good chop down, so basically i've cut off all the infected branches and other plants they'd latched on, i will spray later tonight incase theres ones i've missed and i think i'll order some lacewing etc...totally gross though, i've got tomatoes and peppers growing in the indoor garden and if they ruin i will cry and cry and cry:eek:

x_raphael_xx

Hi! Can anyone tell me what this plant is? It's growing wild in my friends garden and she really likes it but we don't what it is. Is it just a weed? It looks a little like nettles to me!

Thankees in advance!:D

Sorry for the big photo

positivelymummy

this was it today, you can see the difference from the first pic in this thread as the 'brown lump' has opened up and the little mites are crawling out...so yuck!

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j23/northlass/june%2008%20photos/002.jpg

hazelmere1

It looks like red dead nettle

frivolous_fay

positivelymummy wrote: »

this was it today, you can see the difference from the first pic in this thread as the 'brown lump' has opened up and the little mites are crawling out...so yuck!

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j23/northlass/june%2008%20photos/002.jpg

I read the posts before I looked at the pics and I was imagining the brown lump being the size of a mole-hill

Blackjack_Davy

tomsolomon wrote: »

So its not ground elder then? I'm confused now:rolleyes:

I think this might be ground elder actually, big white flowers that pop when you squeeze them?

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/TrevorLloyd_uk/DSC00095.jpg

Lol, thats hedge bindweed.

The stuff is everywhere and every time I dig it up it comes back. Thankfully with all the hard work I put in on my borders its down to the odd shoot from time to time.
But definately different from the stuff growing down the side of the house.

I will post it here again so its easier to compare.

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/TrevorLloyd_uk/DSC00094.jpg

Sorry for snaking again, I was an adder in a previous live...

Thats definately ground elder. Both are pernicious weeds. Snap off the bindweed at the base and/or dig as much as you can. Fork out the ground elder, you will need to repeat this several times but it is possible to remove it permanently.

If you don't fancy the hard work then treat with a glyphosate weedkiller. It will effectively deal with both. If the bindweed is growing up through other plants then mix up some weedkiller and paint the leaves with a small brush. It won't harm anything it doesn't actually touch.

Blackjack_Davy

It's hedge woundwort, so called because it was once used to treat injuries:

http://www.dgsgardening.btinternet.co.uk/hedgewound.htm
http://plant-identification.co.uk/skye/labiatae/stachys-sylvatica.htm

Red deadnettle, though related, is rather different:

http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/organicweeds/weed_information/weed.php?id=49

Davesnave

Your camera isn't showing me enough, but I don't reckon it's red spider mite. Mites dont hatch out of brown lumps, they come from single transparent eggs which you can see with a X10 magnifier. Spiders hatch out of 'nests,' but I can't tell what these are! As Jnelhams said though, it would be a hell of a red spider infestation to give you that amount of web.

Anyway, if your indoor garden is humid that will help to put off mites. They like hot and dry best.

tomsolomon

Blackjack_Davy wrote: »

Lol, thats hedge bindweed.



Thats definately ground elder. Both are pernicious weeds. Snap off the bindweed at the base and/or dig as much as you can. Fork out the ground elder, you will need to repeat this several times but it is possible to remove it permanently.

If you don't fancy the hard work then treat with a glyphosate weedkiller. It will effectively deal with both. If the bindweed is growing up through other plants then mix up some weedkiller and paint the leaves with a small brush. It won't harm anything it doesn't actually touch.

Ah well looks like I'm gonna have to plant some potato's after all......:D

I've managed to keep my borders in order with just the aid of a hoe, no weed killer or mulch, at first it was twice a week but I'm down to once a week or fortnight now. :T