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Gardening

Viva_La_Revolution

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1. Are the stems woody, like a tree? second pic

Reply to mopinko (Original post)

Tue Jun 5, 2012, 10:58 AM

Jun 2012

I've got some kind of shrub that spreads by runner roots popping up all over my yard that I can't id.

first pic - it seems familiar, does it die down in winter, and grow back in spring?

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another plant id request [View all] mopinko Jun 2012 OP

Are the stems woody, like a tree? second pic Viva_La_Revolution Jun 2012 #1

the stems do get woody, tho hollow. mopinko Jun 2012 #2

Japanese knotweed. kurtzapril4 Jun 2012 #3

That was just what I thought as soon as I saw the first picture, Curmudgeoness Jun 2012 #4

looks like a Polyganum (knotweed family) NRaleighLiberal Jun 2012 #5

do you suppose it could make a dog sick? mopinko Jun 2012 #6

No, not coincidence. Denninmi Jun 2012 #7