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post #1 of 10
6/27/10 at 1:05pm
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Mystery Plant

I was thinking it was a pepper plant because of the shape of the leaves. The flowers are long and there are tons of them. I started everything from seed. I did have a package of mixed peppers, I don't remember planting anything in this spot though. Help.

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post #2 of 10
6/27/10 at 1:28pm
Four O'clocks? They can be pretty invasive, so it might be something that was there from before?
post #3 of 10
6/27/10 at 1:57pm
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I built this garden 4 years ago. I will put it since it isn't a veggie plant. I have no idea where it could of come from. Thanks!
post #4 of 10
6/27/10 at 2:49pm
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Originally Posted by SAHMinHawaii View Post
I built this garden 4 years ago. I will put it since it isn't a veggie plant. I have no idea where it could of come from. Thanks!
I might not be right. Did you compare it to photos? I don't recognize it as a pepper or any other veggie, though
post #5 of 10
6/27/10 at 5:56pm
Doesn't look like a veggie to me, either. Looks like a weed, sorry
post #6 of 10
6/27/10 at 7:41pm
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Originally Posted by goldfinches View Post
Doesn't look like a veggie to me, either. Looks like a weed, sorry


Thanks ladies. I don't really have any weeds in my garden, a few random ones every once in a while. I'm glad I didn't keep waiting for it to produce.
post #7 of 10
6/27/10 at 8:37pm
I thought it was a 4 o'clock too. Are the flowers fragrant in the evenings?
post #8 of 10
7/1/10 at 12:56am
Looks like a 4 o'clock to me too. It will drop seeds everywhere and you will have them coming up everywhere. My mom had them and loved them, but I really didn't care for them. It's up to whether you want these all over the garden or not. They can be pretty, but like pp have said very invasive.
post #9 of 10
7/2/10 at 11:36pm
I think you might be closer to your pepper identification. It looks like a breed of Datura to me, but I could be wrong, as I am not familiar with southwest plants. The leaves and the trumpet-shape of those blossoms say datura to me. If this is the case, or if it is related, it is a member of the nightshade family just like peppers are. I would rip it out.
post #10 of 10
7/3/10 at 3:06am
Those leaves are totally not pepper to me. I second nightshade. I've had pesky 4-oclocks but those leaves look too big to match the ones I have seen.

Rip it. (or at least that's what I would do!)
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