RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted February 10, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 10, 2014 Ground Elder? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted February 11, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 11, 2014 Thanks to everyone who bothered to give information on this mystery plant. Here's another mystery if you feel like tackling it! This time in the UK: 81352_1392017249.jpg Thanks for any assistance - it's growing in an orchard if that helps! It looks like False Nettle, basically a nettle without the sting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted February 11, 2014 Author Share Posted February 11, 2014 First of all, thanks for the ideas. Not Ground Elder although it's a good thought. I'm familiar with that after battling it for years at the last house. I'll have a look at False Nettle and get back. That would be a new one on me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted February 11, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 11, 2014 The Latin name of false nettle is Boehmeria, it is natural to the south eastern USA. It is cultured because it is very attractive to butterflies especially the Red Admiral. It is a close relative of the stinging nettle, some varieties have marbled or reddish leaves.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted February 11, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 11, 2014 Dd's leaves are vaguely nettle shaped but the photo has quite distinct ridge like markings that don't look like nettle patterns to me. I believe if you submit a query to "Gardeners' Question Time" you can expect to get your answer sometime this century! Perhaps a query at a garden centre? I think this is the online version of the books that we used to use to identify plants growing in the school grounds when doing "surveys". Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Might Dd indicate the habit of this plant? Does it spread along the ground, or grow upright with woody main stems? It's definitely not (Lamium?) Boehmeria; the leaves aren't variegated, and don't have fine hairs on them. It looks like the shrub which sends suckers into my garden from next door; sadly, it's something the neighbour cultivates, so I can't use glyphosphate on it... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted February 11, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 11, 2014 Might Dd indicate the habit of this plant? Does it spread along the ground, or grow upright with woody main stems? It's definitely not (Lamium?) Boehmeria; the leaves aren't variegated, and don't have fine hairs on them. It looks like the shrub which sends suckers into my garden from next door; sadly, it's something the neighbour cultivates, so I can't use glyphosphate on it... Not all false nettle is varigated and it does not have the hairs of the common stinging nettle. Its habit is the same as stinging nettles, it will die back in the winter. If its your neighbours plant why not ask him what it is? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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