It is tall, 6-8 feet, with broad almost heart shaped leaves. The leaves are anywhere from 3-6 inches wide. It is reed-like and hollow in the center. It is green other than red streaks in the stalk, and on the veins on the under-side of the leaves. It propogates by runners, and is very invasive. It flowers in late summer, and the flowers are more panicle than anything else. We are assuming it belongs to the grass family, but have no idea what it might be. The neighbors put it in 30 yrs ago, and thought it was a type of bamboo. However, the local garden ctr, although they didn't know what it was, were sure it wasn't a bamboo.
PLEASE, help us figure this out.
2007-05-21 17:58:34 · 9 answers · asked by Angela L 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Thanks for the help. After looking at pictures of Japanese knotweed, it appears that that is exactly what we have.
2007-05-22 05:56:50 · update #1
Try polygonum ....there are a number of really invasive ones...some leave stalks in the winter that look sorta like dried bamboo...You don't say where you live so it's a little hard to tell.....The plant that I am referring to is very fast growing in height...regenerates from the ground each year and grows from any piece of it left anywhere.
polygonum cuspidatum...Japanese knotweed..you should be able to google on it and get a picture.
2007-05-21 18:41:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The folks at your local garden center were right. There is no bamboo that has broad, heart shaped leaves.
What you have is either Japanese knotweed or giant knotweed.
Check out the links in the source box below and see if that's what it looks like.
2007-05-21 19:40:39 · answer #2 · answered by Deke 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HI I don't know what your plant it is but I asked a similar question last week for my self last week and got good answers quickly (only because I had a photo of it) .To add a photo you need a 360* yahoo account (click on my name /face box) "update profile info" add a new yahoo 360* account (took a few moments) then upload photos into yahoo7 click share folder and they will appear in 360* like magic.people can find them by clicking on your name in box.
I'm no expert but I typed it in as a question"how to add a photo" and heaps came up .Hope this helps
2007-05-21 18:37:16 · answer #3 · answered by claire bear 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it almost looks like a schefflera or an umbrella plant but I am not positive you might want to find a picture of these two plants(they are both in the same family) and compare the picture to the plant and see-good luck!
2016-05-19 07:12:10 · answer #4 · answered by nadia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always used www.gardenbuddies.com to identify unknown plants I come across. Many experts there that is more knowledge than the average gardener.
The plant you described sounds interesting, gonna watch this one for an answer!
Good luck!
2007-05-22 00:18:58 · answer #5 · answered by IndianaHoosier 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are hundreds of Bamboo varieties. Does your Garden Centers person have knowledge on all of them? I think not. It's probably Bamboo.
2007-05-21 19:26:43 · answer #6 · answered by Sandyspacecase 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It could be a member of the cannas. the tropicanna cannas sounds like what you describe. do they die off in the cooler months and return in spring? Like most perenials?
2007-05-22 01:37:03 · answer #7 · answered by Gayle L 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is this it? Pokeweed: http://www.bio.brandeis.edu/fieldbio/Survival/Images/Pokeweed/pokeweed%20plant%20-%20ed%20resize.jpg
2007-05-21 22:21:06 · answer #8 · answered by reynwater 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
could b elephant ears
2007-05-21 18:01:57 · answer #9 · answered by helly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋