Surprise plant growing with my Canna bulb in the Plant ID forum

May 28, 2019 11:44 AM CST

Thread OP

Ireland (Zone 9a)

Any ideas what it is? It doesn't look like a weed and I'm happy to leave it there for a bit of variety! My Canna is just beginning to grow so not sure if it's better to take it out?

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Last edited by Aphria May 28, 2019 12:03 PM

plantladylin

May 28, 2019 11:45 AM CST

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

Aphria, Your photo didn't upload, can you try again?

~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!

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Aphria

May 28, 2019 11:50 AM CST

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Ireland (Zone 9a)

That's because I didn't upload it

I'll do it now!

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kniphofia

May 28, 2019 12:01 PM CST

Name: Sue Taylor
Northumberland, UK

Looks like a small flowered Epilobium - weed.

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Aphria

May 28, 2019 12:05 PM CST

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Ireland (Zone 9a)

Disappointing! Take it out then?

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DaisyI

May 28, 2019 5:44 PM CST

Name: Daisy I
Reno, Nv (Zone 6b)
Not all who wander are lost

Take it out. Its an annoying little thing that roots along the stems and forms a mat.

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Darrieb

May 28, 2019 6:13 PM CST

Name: Darrie
Stuart, FL (Zone 10a)

Moving from New York to the Treasure Coast leaves me feeling like a newbie in the Garden. Nevermind that I've been at it for 35 years! :P

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Aphria

May 29, 2019 3:59 AM CST

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Ireland (Zone 9a)

Thank you, it's gone now

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Darrieb

May 29, 2019 12:47 PM CST

Name: Darrie
Stuart, FL (Zone 10a)

Aphria...

You will be much happier now.

And so will I once I know how to pronounce your name!!

Since Aoife is EE-fa...?

'Splain, to the linguistic idiots in the audience, please.

(Gaelic is lovely. But not when you try to translate the written form into American English!!)

Moving from New York to the Treasure Coast leaves me feeling like a newbie in the Garden. Nevermind that I've been at it for 35 years! :P

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Aphria

May 29, 2019 1:08 PM CST

Thread OP

Ireland (Zone 9a)

Ha, I'd say most linguists would have trouble with Irish names...20 vowels when 3 would suffice! Aphria is pronounced Ayfreea. Pretty straightforward as Irish names go...try Caoilfhionn...pronounced Keelin

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Darrieb

May 30, 2019 1:24 PM CST

Name: Darrie
Stuart, FL (Zone 10a)

Lol!! Well, nice to meet you Aphria. I guess I should count myself lucky that Great-Grandma Lil didn't like Gaelic and named everyone the boring standards of Ann, Margaret, Flo and the like. (Although I haven't checked their birth certificates, so they could very well be spelled nothing like what I think they are!! Lol!!