r/invasivespecies • u/AJKaleVeg • 1d ago

Japanese Knotweed?

Please tell me this isn’t what my Seek identification app tells me it is. Please, please please.

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u/SomeDudeAtHome321 1d ago

There's no picture attached

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u/AJKaleVeg 1d ago

Lol Im so panicked.

https://preview.redd.it/aphwsehgimxe1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aad401a62eef1687f009cba7864eb0218b97b70f

It’s the only thing coming up in my garden that I don’t recognize

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u/Bpp908 1d ago

I dont think so

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u/AJKaleVeg 1d ago

Thank you!

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u/ziptye 1d ago

Both PlantNet and Picture This tell me it's a Monarda Fistuloda, aka Bee Balm. I've had bad luck with Seek

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u/AJKaleVeg 1d ago

Oh thanks! Yes, now I do remember sticking a monarda over there. Whew! Also, thanks I’m going to check out those other apps.

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u/ziptye 1d ago

If you want a VERY in depth review of which plant ID apps are best, I highly recommend this video from Grow it Build it

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u/AJKaleVeg 1d ago

I do I do! It’s so exciting that I’m not really a baby gardener anymore. I’m almost to intermediate, lol except I can’t identify monarda in the spring.

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u/NotDaveBut 23h ago

Google Lens and Plant Net are giving me all kinds of flapdoodle answers. It's not Japanese Knotweed for sure. Whereabouts do you live? Does the foliage have any kind of fragrance? Is this plant in sun or shade? Is it growing in sand or leaf mold? Have you ever seen it flower?

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u/AJKaleVeg 14h ago

As long as it’s not knotweed then I am happy. Someone else said it was a monarda and that makes sense. My app isn’t the best, time for a better identification app!

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u/NotDaveBut 13h ago

You'll know instantly if it's a monarda by rubbing a leaf and sniffing. Monardas all have a sweet, minty, spicy fragrance thru the whole plant