Anybody know this one? Seems to like shade...

I have this weed (?) growing like wildfire in my garden at the moment. It seems to grow like crazy under and around a little bush i have in particular but is spreading out all around that area including an area separated by concrete blocks.

As you can see on its base on my desk here, it has a white root which is kinda unusual (?) and the stems towards ground level seem to develop towards being a bronze colour?

Any ideas at all?



Hope somebody knows Im a little worried in case it is Japanese knot weed or something...

Andy.

 

Well it's not Japanese Knotweed

but other then that

 

Looks scarily healthy . Wouldn't turn my back on it personally

 

Thanks Jenny & Aesculus. Reassuring it is at least not Japanese knot weed yes it is healthy. I have been pulling them out at the roots but the roots seem to have nodes on them and im wondering if that is helping it to spread? Perhaps some kind of weed killer might be better?

 

Hi Andy....is there any sign of a flower?

 

Hmmm....it does look like it. It has come close to flowering Lolimac with buds appearing but i have never allowed it to actually flower. I keep pulling them up but they don't seem to go away and are just spreading out. Perhaps the best route to get rid of it is to dig the area over so i can be sure to get the roots (?)

 

I'm thinking chinese Lanterns/cape gooseberries....there is a proper name for them but i can't pronounce it let alone spell it...begins with P....

 

Just went out in the garden and took another look and under one of the shrubs that is low to the ground there were some that were starting to bud though not flower. It looks like they are darkish almost purple in colour buds. I think Marley may have hit the nail on the head with enchanters nightshade. it IS growing mostly on damp mulched soil under bushes. I dont have a LOT of it but it is spreading where those areas exist and its a constant battle i could do without

Thanks everybody for your help with this one At least as i know what it is i stand some chance of dealing with it :-)

 

Just looked up chinese lanterns. If it is this one (?) at http://www.gardenate.com/plant/Cape Gooseberry?zone=2 the leaves in the second image look a little furry? These leaves and stalks on the plants i have dont seem to have that fur.

 

Good old GC to the rescue!!
Absolutely spiffing - well done chaps!!

 

Thank you everybody so much! :-) The fork is an excellent idea so i will try that around the ares it is growing. And then when i have it a little more under control i can use weed killer a little more sparingly Thanks everybody. This has really put my mind to rest

 

yeah cape gooseberry leaves are pretty furry, and [mine at least] are more circular bush shaped than the picture... im not sure cape gooseberries would spread that rampantly either, as my outside plants havent grown at all this season