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Dahlia ..grass?!

12 years ago

This started to grow out of my dahlia tubers like a month after I planted them in a greenhouse. Eventually I decided to investigate (dug up the pot, threw away the tubers because they were rotting) and saved this..it has it's own root system. I have no idea what it is. Looks like grass! Any ideas? Or is it part of my dahlia. it grows very quickly

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skipduke
Original Author
12 years ago
Closer look
steve22802
12 years ago
It's definitely not a dahlia. Looks like a grass type weed to me, I'd send it to the compost pile.
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User
12 years ago
Do you feed the birds? This looks like wheat or some other cereal. Deffo nothing to do with dahlias.
Noni Morrison
12 years ago
It looks like a very invasive weed grass we get here.. I would suggest you NOT put it in your compost pile. This one should be bagged and destroyed.
gardenper
12 years ago
It's a nice looking grass plant, though!

But since you already verified that the dahlia root has rotted, then you can use that pot for something else besides the grassy plant.
Anjala Salam
7 years ago

Isn' this Dahlia or the grass please help me
User
7 years ago
not dahlia I am afraid.

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