Name that plant
Details:
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Date Photo Taken
05 / 02 / 2014
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Season Photo Was Taken
Spring
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Region Photo Was Taken
West
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City
Bozeman
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State
Montana
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Posted by
tommunistrule
Notes:
Found on the side of my house where the garden is unused. I know previous owners had bamboo in their garden, though I’m not sure if they had planted any. I stumbled upon these guys, and was in wonder by their purple leaves…though I don’t know if bamboo sprouts quite like that. It’s coming up in a bunch of weeds, so maybe this is a weed I’ve never seen? Both pictures are individual bunches; just two groups altogether, around 4 feet apart.
Comments
Ken patel Unregistered says:
I need red & pérlale bamboo plant
September 21st, 2020 at 3:51pm
sunnysue2009 Master Identifier says:
http://www.chemigro.co.uk/Articles/Japanese-Knotweed.aspx
May 23rd, 2014 at 8:21pm
Carmen Unregistered says:
It looks very much like a peony sprouting for spring. They rise up in a shade of rusty-purple only to have their leaves unfurl to a lovely green. If this is indeed what it is, look forward to a treat of beautiful blossoms!
May 15th, 2014 at 7:50am
Kristen Registered says:
You can eat those, too. Might be a good way to control them? They might also be an attractant for Japanese Beetles. “Japanese beetles, caterpillars and “rust” fungi . . . control the weed in its native habitat.” http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/beetles-called-in-to-beat-knotweed-menace-737871.html
May 8th, 2014 at 9:42pm
stone Master Identifier says:
Not bamboo… Japanese Japanese knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum) You’re going to want to start digging those out… they are bad news. http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/invasives/terrestrialplants/herbaceous/japaneseknotweed.html
May 8th, 2014 at 2:20pm
NF Unregistered says:
Rule out bamboo. Leaves not correct for bamboo. Have forgotten much of what I worked with in landscape industry so cannot id plant yet. Still looking. Anybody have any other guesses? Stem looks fleshy.
May 7th, 2014 at 9:29pm