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Friend or Foe?

14 years ago

I have carefully transplanted two of these plants into my garden thinking they were probably valuable volunteers. So far, they have just been good eating for the slugs - no flowers, buds. Does anyone recognize them? Am I just raising weeds? Thank you.

Northerner.

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jaynine
14 years ago
looks like an evening primrose of some kind.
jaynine
14 years ago
OR maybe hesperis
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northerner_on
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14 years ago
Thanks, Jaynine, but it is not Hesperis - I have that in my garden and I will have to check up on the evening primrose. The one I have is Oenthera, and it's not that.

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