Light bright green stems, leaves w/tiny white flower

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  1. toni

    toni Mistress of Garden Junque Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    This has been growing in the pot with a strawberry plant and so far has produced more 'product' than the strawberry :rolleyes:

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    Closeup of leaves ( photo / image / picture from toni's Garden )

    The flowers are about the size of a pin head...really tiny.

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    Flower of unknown plant ( photo / image / picture from toni's Garden )
     
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  3. waretrop

    waretrop Strong Ash Plants Contributor

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    Toni, I don't believe, Sweetie, that you have any strawberries in there.

    I have looked and searched and can't find your little plant you have growing there. I think it's a weed in your area, unfortunately.

    Barb in Pa. :-?
     
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    chocolate In Flower

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    MMMMmmmm...I am searching for strawberry leaves too.
    I dont think there is any either.
     
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    Barb, thanks for the chuckle. I have seen that weed growing rampantly in greenhouses and nursery stock. I try to watch it closely so it doesn't get a foothold in my greenhouse. Sorry I have never thought to get an ID on it , but now I will look diligently.
     



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  6. toni

    toni Mistress of Garden Junque Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Barb and Chocolate....here is another photo of the unknown plant, I had cropped out the Strawberry plant in the first photo but in this one you can see it at the bottom of the photo.

    So, yeah, I know the unknown is not a Strawberry ;)

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    Strawberry in pot with unknown plant ( photo / image / picture from toni's Garden )
     
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    chocolate In Flower

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    Yes that is better Toni, I was wondering whether you had eaten the strawbeeries or were we looking at the wrong pot?Thanks for clearing that....sorry.
     
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    cherylad Countess of Cute-ification Plants Contributor

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    For some reason... it looks like a herb to me.
     
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    FlowerFreak22 In Flower Plants Contributor

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    It could be Cardamine hirsuta. This is the time when they start to flower.
     
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    toni Mistress of Garden Junque Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Jon, I do believe you have IDed it. I will check a little more tomorrow but from what I saw in a quick search it sure looks like mine.
    Thanks Much.
     
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    lukeypukey In Flower

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    definately cardamine hirsuta or mouse's ear as we call it. did a profile on this plant at college :)
     
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    Netty Chaotic Gardener Plants Contributor

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    Yup, I agree with Hairy Bittercress too
     
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    Yup! THE MYSTERY IS SOLVED!

    :D :D

    Barb in Pa.
     
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    lukeypukey In Flower

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    Its not called mouses ear at all . . just ignore me, i've had a month off :-? :-? i was thinking of cerastium :-?
     
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    I have never heard of the name before. I looked for an hour last night and found nothing similar to it but all I could think was that it reminded me of watercress,but I knew that wasn't correct. Glad the mystery has been solved.
     

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