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Is this a weed???


Is this a weed???



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I don't know, not seen it before,

21 Nov, 2010

 

Me either, it has really pretty brackets but I was afraid to touch it. It looks poisonous.

21 Nov, 2010

 

hopefully one of our wonderful friends on here will tell you.

21 Nov, 2010

 

Not sure what it is but it looks like it's sticking it's tongue out!! LOL

21 Nov, 2010

 

LOL ;o)

21 Nov, 2010

 

This is 'Jack in the pulpit' it has orangey/red berries on a stalk and contains a poison called calcium oxalate. I have the odd one in my shaded/woody garden and I pull them up as they are perennials and I dont want them to spread.
Jack-in-the-pulpit can alternate their sexes from year to year depending on the nutrients available to the plant.

21 Nov, 2010

 

Thanks Drc726, don't want this in my garden then.

22 Nov, 2010

 

Dont think so?

22 Nov, 2010

 

what did I say, I thought someone would tell you what it is, doesn't sound nice though

22 Nov, 2010

 

No it doesn't .....but I like the way it looks. oh well.

22 Nov, 2010

 

I think you need to dig it up Alex, just to be on the safe side.

22 Nov, 2010

 

It's not in my garden Yorkshire. I was ready to dig it up and put it in my garden...big no no

22 Nov, 2010



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