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Date Photo Taken: 06/22/2012
Location: Stockbridge, GA
Posted By: wallaway

Notes:

This plant has come up for several years. It has pretty little yellow flowers. We have never let it grow more than a foot thinking it is a weed.

1. Buck Unregistered says:

   It’s local name around here is coffee plant – but, it is not the plant coffee comes from. Perhaps during hard times in the past, it was a substitute? It can become a nuissance.
   Buck

   June 23rd, 2012 at 6:32 am

2. Bobby Flower Fanatic says:

   See a previous post to Walter on Sicklepod at this link http://www.walterreeves.com/gardening-q-and-a/sicklepod-coffeebean-identification/
   In lawn care it is considered a weed. It is identified as both an annual and perennial by the USDA http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SEOB4&photoID=seob4_003_avp.tif

   June 23rd, 2012 at 8:47 am

3. stone Unregistered says:

   Not actually a perennial.
   Coffee weed, (Cassia obtusifolia). host plant to the sulphur butterfly.
   http://www.missouriplants.com/Yellowalt/Cassia_obtusifolia_page.html

   June 23rd, 2012 at 11:34 am

4. maizee Unregistered says:

   Yes, the butterflies love it. Mini science experiment / lab for your kids! egg, caterpillar, butterfly. Of course the birds love to eat the baby caterpillars!

   July 5th, 2012 at 1:14 pm

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