Weed 2?

Weed 2?

I'm not sure what this is-except for the teeny tiny one in the middle with the white flowers. That's shotweed-it's the one that shoots its seeds if you even brush past it once it sets seed-evil, evil! If you don't get those before they set seed just removing them will spread them-and they can set seed early and on remarkably small plants. I think their botanical name is something in the cardamine family.

The larger one with the big jaggedy-ish leaves looks a lot like something in the centaurea family-knotweed, cornflower, bachelor's buttons. Many of these are on the state invasives species list, but a few are garden flowers, like cornflower. If you didn't plant that there, pull it.

I still don't know the silvery one. Maybe I'm just having a blank moment.... :)

If the leaves (silvery-green) are large, then Centaurea it is.
I cannot remember the name of the one I think it is, but if it has slender leaves, it produces a white flower cluster. I'll have to check my weed book.

OK - I was thinking Anaphalis (pearly everlasting), but after another look - the leaves aren't pointy enough.
However, down in the lower right is a Lamium (dead nettle) that can easily become a weed. Pulling them up is no problem - easy.
Sue was correct - that little bugger with the white flowers is one of the Cardamines. And they are excellent seed setters.
Pull as many as possible that have gone to flower. Anything that hasn't flowered yet - off with their heads via the hoe, or burn the tops with a torch. They will compost nicely & you will be glad that you will not have to spend hours pulling up the hundreds of offspring at a later date.
another one that is popping up right now is curly dock - what a pain to dig out.

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Could be sorrell. If the roots run from one plant to another that's what it is. The light grey-green could be cudweed. I would pull the all.

Or how about lychnis coronaria (rose campion) for the grey one? It's a prolific seeder, as well. They are nice and tough, but I have them everywhere - in the gravel of the driveway, cracks in the cement. Way too much of a good thing.

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/80/

Kathy - may I have some of the Rose Campion? I have almost none. You know, it was an Amber disaster: chase ball - destroy evil runaway ball - lay on soft comfy plants, roll & repeat!

OMG - first I "score" a mature Hebe in exchange for a clump of Leucanthemum and now you, my seasoned and experienced gardener friend, want some Lychnis?

Yes, yes, a thousand times yes. I have many, many for you. I actually may still have some of the white - I planted that on purpose. Much of it seems to have reverted, but I'll give you a variety from the places it's located itself so Amber has a good supply . . .

I like Lychnis and the dollar plant also. Both free seeders but so striking they are worth the seedling pulling.

Funny - I'm more okay with the dollar plant than the rose campion. Maybe because it's in the back of my property and hasn't made its way into my pots or driveway yet. LOL But you're right - they are tough and they do make things interesting. That's how I feel about the Tanacetum.

The white form i grew has a pink eye & named "Angel" something or other. They sure didn't act very angelic, but Amber took care of them.
Yes, I would take any R. Campion. You know I have plentious room for them, and they don't require watering - just protection from sprawling dogs.