By Maryengstrom
Attached is a picture of our patio in Sun City Arizona. We are not there now as we summer in Minnesota. Attached is a picture of our patio in Sun City Arizona. We are not there now as we summer in Minnesota. i'm not sure if this crawling plant is a weed or not. It seems to be crawling in leaps and bounds. Yes, I do have someone watering. Worried that it may damage the patio floor. Should I have someone take care of it, get rid of it? We do not get back to Arizona until October. Thank you!
Worried that it may damage the patio floor. Should I have someone take care of it, get rid of it? We do not get back to Arizona until October.
Mary Engstrom marye2471@yahoo.com.
6 Jul, 2015
Answers
Agree!
6 Jul, 2015
I would suggest you call upon a local 'expert' and ask him/her to take a look.
Personally, I think it looks rather nice. :)
7 Jul, 2015
Well yes it does look nice......reminds me a bit of Quatermass though....
a closeup certainly needed for ID
7 Jul, 2015
Mary would also suggest you edit your question and remove your email address, if you don't you are likely to receive a lot of SPAM!
7 Jul, 2015
im only generalising here but generally whats above the ground with a plant is also below . I have know doubt it would go every wear were it not for your patio . I just cant see such a fine plant getting any further than wear it is really as it hasn't gone up the walls either . it wont damage the patio I doubt . the only thing that could happen is bio degradable stuff collects under it and gives it more purchess on your patio . id do what the experts have said but in the mean time if its longer than you like trim it back . after all a weed is a plant in the wrong place .
7 Jul, 2015
Can't see much of the plant in detail but I wonder if it's Mind Your Own Business which is a tiny spreading plant. Spreads rapidly too.
7 Jul, 2015
I wondered that Arbuthnot...
7 Jul, 2015
You certainly have a touch of the triffids there!
If you don't want it then get rid of it, sooner rather than later.
1. It's spreading fast - possibly faster than it might do if you were there to keep it under control and you could go home in a couple of months to find your whole patio covered.
2. It may not damage the stonework (ie cause it to break up) but it will almost certainly discolour the stone and the mortar.
You could make up some small pots and give them away to people you don't like!
ps doesn't look like myob to me - but really would help to have a close up pic.
7 Jul, 2015
Can I be silly for a moment please? I was intrigued by the idea of crawling in leaps and bounds???
7 Jul, 2015
it would be a much nicer world if everyone was and I quote "silly for a moment " sg x
7 Jul, 2015
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I'm sorry to say that the picture, whilst useful, is not very useful on its own, we also need one that shows the plant in detail. As it is, its impossible to pick out even a leaf shape, so can't identify it.
6 Jul, 2015