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Israel  james121 Apr 23, 2018 4:41 AM CST |
| Hi, I was trying to grow basil from seeds I own. Unfortunately only one plant of basil is popping out of the soil, but there is a lot of an other plant I can't recognize. Can someone help me recognizing what this is? Thanks   |
Name: Sally central Maryland Seriously addicted to kettle chips.              sallyg Apr 23, 2018 5:13 AM CST |
| purslane, a weed, Portulaca oleracea, or maybe decorative purslane. i'm pretty OK today, how are you? ;^) |
Name: Lin Vosbury Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)          plantladylin Apr 23, 2018 5:53 AM CST |
| It does resemble Common Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) More images on this Flora of Israel page: http://flora.org.il/en/books/p... ~ 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! |
Name: Tiffany purpleinopp Opp, AL 🌵🌷⚘🌹🌻 (Zone 8b)        purpleinopp Apr 23, 2018 8:14 AM CST |
| P. olearacea is not considered a weed in most places, it's edible. The sprouts could also be P. umbraticola, a nearly identical plant but with blooms large enough to be considered ornamental. Sold in US as ornamental purslane or "other moss roses." Purslane (Portulaca umbraticola) 👀😁😂 - SMILE! -☺😎☻☮👌✌∞☯🐣🐦🐔🐝🍯🐾 The less I interfere, the more balance mother nature provides. 👒🎄👣🏡🍃🍂🌾🌿🍁❦❧ 🍃🍁🍂🌾🌻🌸🌼🌹🌽❀☀🌺 ☕👓 The only way to succeed is to try. |
Name: Sally central Maryland Seriously addicted to kettle chips. sallyg Apr 23, 2018 8:22 AM CST |
true, weed is very subjective term and also regional  So, depending on how this space was used before, one of the purslanes may have been growing there before, and left its seed . . . (while I wa -as sleeping..) i'm pretty OK today, how are you? ;^) |
Name: ZenMan rural Kansas (Zone 5b) Kansas 5b         ZenMan Apr 24, 2018 12:14 PM CST |
| An unwanted plant is a weed. |
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