Out of the loop, lol

[Kassaundra]

I saw this pretty plant several years ago, asked if I could pull some up and try to transplant it at my house. It was obviously some kind of wild type flower and the lady I got it from never planted it, it just showed up one year at her house. It started blooming again tonight. On BYC someone else took a pic of one they had asking if I knew what it was. I didn't but one other Okie gardener said it looked like a 4 o'clock. Well I said I don't know what it is but it can't be a 4 oclock b/c it is a wild weed type plant. I went outside and took a better pic of the flower so she could help ID it, and L I B it sure looks 4 oclocky ......................... a couple of google searches later and wild 4 oclocks exist, I never knew.

 

[seedcorn]

Does it have little black seed after blooming?

 

[Kassaundra]

Does it have little black seed after blooming?

I can't remember, but I will definately pay attention this year.

 

[seedcorn]

When flower dries up, should be a green seed (just one) at base. It turns black. About size of a large black pepper seed.

My 4 O'clcks have more of a trumpet type flower.

 

[Kassaundra]

My regular 4 oclocks are too, but these are wild ones.
Like this http://fyi.uwex.edu/weedsci/2002/11/04/wild-four-o’clock/

 

[seedcorn]

Learned something...

 

[Ridgerunner]

When I was a kid we were visiting an aunt that had some flowers blooming but some had gone to seed. I don't know what it was (that was a lot of decades ago) but the seed sounds like it could have been this. I mentioned to Mom I could collect some seeds and grow it. She said in no uncertain terms, no. It's a weed and will spread everywhere.

 

[Kassaundra]

When I was a kid we were visiting an aunt that had some flowers blooming but some had gone to seed. I don't know what it was (that was a lot of decades ago) but the seed sounds like it could have been this. I mentioned to Mom I could collect some seeds and grow it. She said in no uncertain terms, no. It's a weed and will spread everywhere.

The article mentioned they were pretty invasive.

 

[baymule]

When I was a kid we were visiting an aunt that had some flowers blooming but some had gone to seed. I don't know what it was (that was a lot of decades ago) but the seed sounds like it could have been this. I mentioned to Mom I could collect some seeds and grow it. She said in no uncertain terms, no. It's a weed and will spread everywhere.

Your Mom was a wise woman. I research new plants to death before I plant them. I don't want something that is going to take over the world.

 

[Nyboy]

Here in NY Purple Loosestrife is a big problem http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/plants/weeds/aqua009.html If you like purple flowers you might make mistake and plant. I have seen whole fields of purple. I had this plant show up in my wetlands 2 years ago. I am fighting a battle with it I have no hope of wining.