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Weed or Flower???

~High~Voltage~
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~High~Voltage~
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Weed or Flower???
6/27/2019 at 2:57 PM

Hi all you gardeners out there!
wondering if anyone can identify this for me. I've done some searching online but can't find out what it is.
It looks similar to the cosmos I have growing, but less sturdy and the leaves are softer to the touch. If it's a weed, it's one I haven't had in my garden before.
Thanks!
Abbysmum
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Abbysmum
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I don't know
6/27/2019 at 3:46 PM

I don't know what that is, but I'm curious too. I've had quite a bit of it growing in my beds. I thought initially it was dill (because it came up in the same general area where I had sown some) but clearly it's not, LOL.
Annabelle123
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Annabelle123
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hmmm
6/27/2019 at 4:02 PM

I thought it was dill at first too but turns out it wasn't. It keeps popping up everywhere. I assume its a weed and have been pulling it.
KCTurf
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KCTurf
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Weed
6/27/2019 at 4:42 PM

That is a weed. Pull er out!
Magician
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Magician
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I believe it is Nicotiana Flowering Tobacco
6/27/2019 at 7:13 PM

Check it out here:

https://portlandnursery.com/annuals/nicotiana/

It is not a weed.
Abbysmum
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Abbysmum
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scentless camomile?
6/27/2019 at 8:24 PM

Could it be scentless camomile? It's an invasive weed here in Manitoba.

https://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/crops/weeds/scentless-chamomile.html
RecycleDiva
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RecycleDiva
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looks like pig weed
6/27/2019 at 9:14 PM

which is what it used to be called in the "old days"!! I just rip 'em out.
vegimite
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vegimite
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Possibly
6/27/2019 at 9:16 PM

a self sown seedling from your garden plants from a previous year. I would leave it and see what the flower is like, if you don't like it pull it out then.
Cosmos self seeds and is a half hardy annual that has become an invasive weed in places.
JoBeth

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JoBeth
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It appears to be Scentless Chamomile to me
6/28/2019 at 10:51 AM

https://www.techlinenews.com/articles/2018/scentless-chamomile-identification-and-management
Flutterby

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Flutterby
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6/28/2019 at 1:19 PM

Crushing some of it to try to help identify it was an idea that came to mind. This was confirmed by JoBeth's link.

If you (or a friend) have confirmed cosmos growing, you can also compare look of leaves and plant and scent of leaves as well.
Aesea
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Aesea
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...
6/29/2019 at 12:18 PM

It looks like a tumbleweed to me.
mommyoffour
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mommyoffour
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try
6/29/2019 at 11:00 PM

Try using the app PlantSnap. I use it to identify random growings in my garden
happycamper
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happycamper
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weed or flower
7/1/2019 at 9:14 AM

I have a bed of wild flowers and a lot of different plants that aren't easily reconcilable..one looked like your picture....If it feels sticky, then it's a weed....and really spreads like crazy...
happycamper
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happycamper
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weed or flower
7/1/2019 at 10:20 AM

oops....reconcilable???? I meant easily identified....spell check not always reliable .....ha ha