What's this weed/plant?

Question

Here's a link to a picture of it from my garden:

http://flickr.com/photos/jmstylr/209262116/

Answer 1

Hi I assuming you don't mean the spathe with the red coloration. That you mean the vine under it.
Best guess from the picture is this; Field Bindweed,Convolvulus arvensis. It's range is almost the entire United States except the southern most parts of Florida and Texas. Eventually it will have trumpet-shaped flowers in white or pink. It is a perennial weed reproducing by seed and creeping root.
By the way, I don't think that other thing with the spathe sticking up is a Jack IN the Pulpit either!

Answer 2

It's a Jack-In The- Pulpit. Very early in the spring after it's fully leafed, a non-descript bloom (small) bloomed on it It's shaped like a calla lily a pale green and the penstil, like a finger pointing up from the center is a mulberry ( purplish) color). The penstil is supposed to be Jack preaching from the pulpit. The flower blended in so much you don't notice it much. The berries come later, turn a nice red and then a shiny black by fall. I like the plant, it's decorative.

Mine came up in my yard from forest mulch and is very nice..getting bigger, too. If you type the common name in the search browser, I'm sure you can get some more information on it.

Answer 3

That my friend is the seed pod to a Jack in the pulpit. They bloom early spring and leave these pods for winter which animals forage over. Where the pod is next year you will have what looks like a three lobed leaf plant with a vase like flower. In the vase is what look like a little tongue or what I call a little man. They come in light green stripes for the vase part and dark green, the man are usually light green for the stripe one and dark brown for the dark green one. Don't get rid of it, the are a lovely addition to a shade garden to say the least. Happy planting.

Answer 4

It's definitely not a raspberry plant so don't try eating it. I agree with the others. Looks like a jack in the pulpit

Answer 5

This is a type of Arum. Not sure the species, but check out this site:
http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Arum

google search:
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=arum&sa=N&tab=wi

The seeds of the Arum plant cause a tingling sensation in your fingers if you crush them in your hand, be careful.

I planted this at my Dad's house. Got it from a garden I worked in. Very pretty!

Answer 6

That almost looks like what's left from a jack-in-the-pulpit.

Answer 7

According to your picture, I found this to be an Orange Candleflower... it multiplies every year, and blooms well in full sun.

Answer 8

I think it a Jack in the Pulpit, I'm not sure.
Hre's a picture of one....check and see if that's it.
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.newfs.org/inbloom1/assets/lge_images/jack_pulpit_berries.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.newfs.org/inbloom1/flowerpages/jack_pulpit_berries.html&h=460&w=300&sz=11&hl=en&sig2=w9Z5U5VHFVJUQ8OPqom0rA&start=6&tbnid=4Qp9a63q9dzHVM:&tbnh=128&tbnw=83&ei=AorXRM7-DqKwaKuE1K8I&prev=/images%3Fq%3DJack%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bpulpit%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26rls%3DGGLD,GGLD:2006-30,GGLD:en%26sa%3DN
Here's a picture of what it looks like before it goes to seed.
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.carsoncity.k12.mi.us/~hsstudent/wildflowers00/araceae/jackinthepulpit28.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.carsoncity.k12.mi.us/~hsstudent/wildflowers00/araceae/jackinthepulpitFS.html&h=1920&w=2560&sz=1243&hl=en&sig2=yFraGb-CrypBs3FrliMR3w&start=4&tbnid=EeQDSXgVGbBwCM:&tbnh=113&tbnw=150&ei=AorXRM7-DqKwaKuE1K8I&prev=/images%3Fq%3DJack%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bpulpit%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26rls%3DGGLD,GGLD:2006-30,GGLD:en%26sa%3DN

Answer 9

it almost looks like the beginning of a raspberries plant, not sure