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rcreff · #1 07-06-2012, 10:53 AM

So, we just took over landscaping a new yard. The owners want to us to be careful of exotic flowers that look like weed. I think this is a weed but could use your expertise...

Is this a flower or weed?

Dr.NewEarth · #2 07-06-2012, 10:55 AM

It's a Poppy. ??? One persons weed is another person flower.

macgyver_GA · #3 07-06-2012, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr.NewEarth

One persons weed is another person flower.

Correct, Isn't the definition of a weed, any species of plant that is unwanted in the area? For example, you guys up north consider Bermuda grass as a weed, My whole lawn is bermuda grass and I consider fescue a weed here.

rcreff · #4 07-06-2012, 11:22 AM

Can you identify it and would you keep it or pull it?

You all are awesome. Thanks for the help!

OakNut · #5 07-06-2012, 11:23 AM

I dunno, but that first one... it looks like they FEED it, so I'd keep my distance!

Duekster · #6 07-06-2012, 11:23 AM

The last one looks like some kind of lambs ear.

rcreff · #7 07-06-2012, 11:31 AM

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I dunno, but that first one... it looks like they FEED it, so I'd keep my distance!

They feed it blood and I think it sings...very funny. Took me a minute to figure out the joke. Just saw the water dish!!!

macgyver_GA · #8 07-06-2012, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Duekster

The last one looks like some kind of lambs ear.

Yeah, that's what I was thinking too. My next door neighbor has some of that in their backyard. That stuff multiplies and spreads like a weed. 3 years ago they put one tiny plant underneath a Maple in their backyard and it has completely spread around the entire base of the tree in about a 3 ft diameter.

Jbh0724 · #9 07-10-2012, 11:43 AM

You just need to find out if the customer wants it there. If it were my yard I would pull it. Its a weed to me but the customer may like it. Definition of a weed is something growing where it isn't wanted. Good point about the bermuda being a weed up north, but its sought after here in Georgia.
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Dr.NewEarth · #10 07-10-2012, 12:43 PM

The second one could be in the Mullein family ( Verbascum sp.) The rosette is similar to lambs ear and things like that, but the leaf structure is a bit different than the ones we grow here.

What type of soil is there? Is it sandy and course?

The flower itself leads me to think of some-thing in the Dogbane family or Hemp.