recently this plant has migrated from our neighbor's backyard to ours and no-one knows what type of plant it is
the photo isnt very clear sorry but it is more purple in the leaves then green, in fact most of the time you cant even see the green i just noticed it after i took the picture
and also it flowers these white flowers but i dont know how to describe them and i dont have a picture of when it is flowering, sorry
here is a closer image
Is it migrating by runners or the white flowers are dropping seeds? It looks a bit to me like some basil I had. Do the leaves have a scent when pinched?
no, and i dont think its related to basil
and i dont know how it is spreading
Is it a shrub? The only shrub I've seen that resembles it is abelia, which has white flowers most of the year.
Maybe persicaria.. knotweed family?
Might be a good idea to ask on the plant id forum.
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/f/plantid/all/
I think it could be a kind of Alternanthera like this one: http://www.ag.auburn.edu/aaes/communications/circulars/trials328/images/rAlternanthera-Gail's-Choic.gif
Could it possibly be winter creeper?
Diana
