So If my plant is a lilac how long do you think it will take until it flowers and how long can i safely keep it in a container. I don't have anywhere to plant it. I live in an apartment building so i may be able to upgrade it's pot. C sabol

its fall ... the leaves will fall off.. along with whatever is attacking the leaves... nothing to do there ... but clean them up afterwards ... EVERYTHING looks like this in fall ... these would be great plants for you to learn about pruning ... there is some historically bad pruning ... maybe for the fence install ... the further one.. you could probably cut to about 3 inches.. and with no insult to the root mass it will be 4 feet tall again by next summer ... and then in the next few years ... having either succeeded or failed.. then you can get rid of them ... or not ... they are what we call.. a short lived tree ... in tree years.. that mean about 20 years max.. if you are lucky.. and the garden gods favor it ... getting rid of it.. is not that big a deal ... see you in the shrub or tree forum.. if you are interested in gardening.. and learning to prune... ken ps: the link shows.. what well pruned specimens should look like ... in a variety of forms .... Here is a link that might be useful: link

Here is a link to the other thread so you can see floral’s suggestions which included monocots like solomon’s Seal, Uvularia, etc. https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/5315516/unknown-plant-in-my-in-city-native-plant-meadow-prairie-savannah

I have the same in my containers, tried to identify it, seems like hairy bittercress but it never grows in rosettes like I see in google search photos. It seems to stay small, only a few (3-4) leaves per stock, grows upwards and if allowed hundreds of little plants come out in the same container. also the color is a bit lighter green. here are some pictures i just took, it’s like this from spring into fall. definetely some type of weed because nothing seems to stop it. I want to confirm if it’s indeed hairy bittercress and not a look alike plant. thank you