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Please ID this plant growing in my flower beds

11 years ago

This plant is growing in all of my flower beds Never seen it before until 2010. It has a flower stalk that come up but it's flowers aren't very pretty. It has a little bulb with roots growing out of it. Sometimes it pops up in groups of three stems. I would appreciate if someone could name it and tell me how to get rid of it. I have dug it out and still others come up in other areas of my garden. I put arrows by the plant that I want ID.

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jeanne
11 years ago
Could it be Epipactis helleborine?

Here is a link that might be useful: Google image results
veronica191
Original Author
11 years ago
Thank you for naming that plant for me Jeanne. Does anyone know how I can get rid of it. I dug it out but more come up in different spots. Will round up get rid of it? It had on one site it is invasive.
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