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GRASS SPIKE PLANT FULL

The weed produces fruit that resemble small tomatoes. Carolina horsenettle (Solanum carolinense)Īlso called devil’s tomato, horsenettle is part of the nightshade family. Producing small yellow flowers on flowering stalks that grow from the leaf axils. And from mid-summer to early fall the plant blooms.

GRASS SPIKE PLANT FULL

Prickly sida grows in full to partial sun, and moist, fertile soil. And they’re also covered in fine hairs that are easiest to detect through touch. The green, heart-shaped leaves have a spine at their base. tall on stems covered in fine white hairs. Sida spinosa by Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commonsĭoes the weed have a spike at its leaf nodes? If the answer’s yes, then you might be looking at prickly sida.Īlso known as teaweed, prickly sida is a perennial herb. With trumpet-shaped violet or white flowers up until the first frost. And alternating leaves with toothed edges. The plant has green stems that are sometimes purple-tinged. Jimson weed is a big weed that grows up to 6.5 ft. Making it a bad weed to find in your yard. And just touching the plant can cause rashes. Jimson weed is a notorious poisonous weed that’s dangerous when ingested.

Jimson weed produces a large fruit encased in a spiky capsule. It’s also known as thorn apple and devil’s snare. Jimson weed is an invasive weed that’s a member of the nightshade family. But thistles thrive in locations with good sun exposure and rich soil. You’ll find this prickly weed growing in various conditions and places. In the second year, bull thistles develop a tall stem that can reach 7 ft. With flat leaves that have big spikes down the middle and at the edges. In the first year, thistles grow a basal rosette. They also have spiny bracts that grow beneath the flower head.īull thistles are biennial weeds. Bull thistles have spines that cover the leaves and stems of the weed up to the pink-purple flowers. Of all the spiky weeds, thistles are probably the most recognizable. Houseplants are sometimes sold as Dracaena 'Spikes'.How Do You Get Rid Of Spiky Weeds? Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare) It has thin, grass-like colorful leaves that arch in a fountain-like growth habit. It grows to be quite a large tree in its native habitat, but immature plants are often used as houseplants.

Cordyline australis(cabbage palm) is often sold as Dracaena, since the plant was initially categorized under that genus.

It has colorful lance-like leaves that arch from the base.

Cordyline fruticosa (cabbage tree, ti tree, or ti plant) is a palm-like plant with thicker strappy leaves that emerge in a fountain-like arrangement atop one or more thin woody stems.

This is a familiar novelty plant that may be kept only a few inches tall, or grown to several feet in height.

Dracaena sanderiana (lucky bamboo) is often trained to have curled stems by careful manipulation of the direction of sunlight.

Dracaena marginata ( dragon tree) has thinner, grass-like leaves that fountain off of multiple thick stems.

Outdoors in zones 10 to 12, these plants can reach a large size, but when grown in pots they generally remain under 10 feet.

Dracaena deremensisis a widely cultivated species with many excellent named cultivars.

In outdoor settings where it is hardy (zones 10 to 12), it has been known to grow over 20 feet. This plant can grow as much as 6 feet in height when grown as a potted plant.

Dracaena fragrans (fragrant Dracaena, corn plant) has strap-like leaves that emerge in a fountain-like cluster from a thick woody stem.

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