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An issue?

Discussion in 'Issues, Disease and Pests' started by Kipper, Dec 11, 2016.

  1. Dec 11, 2016 #1
    Kipper

    Kipper CoffeeCoffeeCoffee... Supporting Member

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    tiny volunteer.jpg This is a little off the wall, but I have a small volunteer plant sprouting in a few pots in my greenhouse. I have seen it before but wondered if anyone here knows what it is? Tiny leaves are just 1/16th of an inch. Thanks Kipper
     
  2. Dec 11, 2016 #2
    Erik van Lennep

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    Looks like "artillery plant", or Pilea microphylla. It shoots its seeds everywhere (like artillery), and is a common greenhouse weed...although sometimes grown as a house plant.
     
  3. Dec 11, 2016 #3
    Ray

    Ray Orchid Iconoclast Supporting Member

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    And yes, it is an issue.

    Invasive terrestrial plants inhabiting an orchid pot will eventually fill the pot with their roots, suffocating the orchid roots.
     
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  4. Dec 11, 2016 #4
    reloader

    reloader feeding the Catasetums

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    WEED!
     
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  5. Dec 11, 2016 #5
    Clusty

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    I have those in all my succulent pots.
    They are cute for a while, but as Ray said they are overwhelming everything.
    I let the grow cause i find them pretty, and every few months I rip them to shreds :)
     
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  6. Dec 11, 2016 #6
    Kipper

    Kipper CoffeeCoffeeCoffee... Supporting Member

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    Thanks everyone! As always, this is a great place to get answers...
     
  7. Dec 11, 2016 #7
    KellyW

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    This plant (I didn't know what it was either), oxalis, and a variety of ferns are my top 3 weed plants.
     
  8. Dec 11, 2016 #8
    Kipper

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    Ferns! Yes!
     
  9. Dec 11, 2016 #9
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    ...fern,moss & i believe i see liverwort, the new worstest thing in my orchids...hate it...very invasive...