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    Hadn't been to this property for a few months and I haven't been there more than a year but today I found this plant popping up everywhere in the gardens beds. It seems to like being close to other plants and forms big clumps around them. No flower as yet. Can't really be pulled out as the stems break so it may be like a tuber or bulb type plant. I don't know if it is friend or foe. It was a very neglected garden if that's any help. Any ideas? weed.jpg

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    Default Re: weed id needed

    It's not a daisy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by steveo View Post
    It's not a daisy.
    Alstroemeria (pervian- lily)

    Nice in flower but can be weed-like if not contained.

    Cheers Astro.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ASTRO View Post
    Alstroemeria (pervian- lily)

    Nice in flower but can be weed-like if not contained.

    Cheers Astro.
    x2, red & green flowers, fleshy stems, grows mainly in the shade.
    Cheers Fred.

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    Thanks Astro and Fred. Spot on I reckon. Much appreciated.

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    Garlon will knock this weed on the head. Roundup doesn't seem to work.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fred's mowing View Post
    x2, red & green flowers, fleshy stems, grows mainly in the shade.
    Cheers Fred.
    Grows from fleshy tuberous roots -- bits left behind will regenerate.
    It will also seed - mainly the 'wild' form.
    There are 'cultivated' versions which have pink, red, yellow tones of flowers, but the 'wild' form has orange to light orange colored flowers.

    Up here in the Dandenongs it is another environmental weed and on some roadsides (off the main roads) and park/bushland areas there are whole huge patches of the stuff.
    As you said Fred, shade loving/tolerant plant.
    Fortunately not quite as pervasive as the arum lily family (zaccanthias spelling?)


    Joe

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    Quote Originally Posted by seliment View Post
    Grows from fleshy tuberous roots -- bits left behind will regenerate.
    It will also seed - mainly the 'wild' form.
    There are 'cultivated' versions which have pink, red, yellow tones of flowers, but the 'wild' form has orange to light orange colored flowers.

    Up here in the Dandenongs it is another environmental weed and on some roadsides (off the main roads) and park/bushland areas there are whole huge patches of the stuff.
    As you said Fred, shade loving/tolerant plant.
    Fortunately not quite as pervasive as the arum lily family (zaccanthias spelling?)


    Joe
    Anything capable of growing in this particular garden has to be a weed ;-)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fred's mowing View Post
    x2, red & green flowers, fleshy stems, grows mainly in the shade.
    Cheers Fred.
    x3 seen a bit of that in my time, especially in shaded spots.

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    Quote Originally Posted by seliment View Post
    Grows from fleshy tuberous roots -- bits left behind will regenerate.
    It will also seed - mainly the 'wild' form.
    There are 'cultivated' versions which have pink, red, yellow tones of flowers, but the 'wild' form has orange to light orange colored flowers.

    Up here in the Dandenongs it is another environmental weed and on some roadsides (off the main roads) and park/bushland areas there are whole huge patches of the stuff.
    As you said Fred, shade loving/tolerant plant.
    Fortunately not quite as pervasive as the arum lily family (zaccanthias spelling?)


    Joe
    x4 seems to be a sh**load out in south east melbourne

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    Anyone know what this is? Just flowering now in Canberra (cold climate). I've had it in my lawn for years, I spray it every year with MCPA/Dicamba, I just can't break its cycle though. It's easy to pull out but also easy to miss some. Spraying and hand weeding just doesn't seem to bowl it over enough. Anyone familiar with it? weed.jpg

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    Not that clear in the photo. It has tiny purple flowers.

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    yep, its a weed alright!





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    Quote Originally Posted by steveo View Post
    Anyone know what this is? Just flowering now in Canberra (cold climate). I've had it in my lawn for years, I spray it every year with MCPA/Dicamba, I just can't break its cycle though. It's easy to pull out but also easy to miss some. Spraying and hand weeding just doesn't seem to bowl it over enough. Anyone familiar with it? weed.jpg
    Hey Steveo,

    Looks like Veronica persica.

    Try applying a pre-emergent dacanthal this will break the life cycle as it will kill the weed before it is able to produce flower/seed.

    Loves shaded lawn areas/Bare-soil areas.

    Cheers Astro.

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    Thanks Astro, sounds about right. Definetly prefers shaded and bare areas.

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