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Cosmo??? Weed??? #96633 September 3rd, 2006 at 01:50 PM
Joined: Jul 2006 South Louisiana CajunMama OP Member
OP CajunMama Member Joined: Jul 2006 South Louisiana	Okay, I have this plant that my husband says is a weed, but I say it looks like a cosmo. He wants me to yank it, and I say leave it. Can anyone help us figure this one out? I did plant cosmos in this location about about 3 or 4 years ago. Thanx.

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Re: Cosmo??? Weed??? #96634 September 3rd, 2006 at 02:09 PM
Joined: Nov 2005 So. Cal. jonni13 Member
jonni13 Member Joined: Nov 2005 So. Cal.	Not cosmos, I think.

Re: Cosmo??? Weed??? #96635 September 3rd, 2006 at 05:21 PM
Joined: Apr 2006 Malaysia nmlAlba-dC15 Member
nmlAlba-dC15 Member Joined: Apr 2006 Malaysia	Hi CajunMama... Do da leaves smell a little like dill... think it looks like a plant we have alot out here...if it is da same plant ...people out here do eat da shoots raw with rice i m told...but i myself have never tried it.... i dunno itz name either.... m also looking forward to n id...

Re: Cosmo??? Weed??? #96636 September 3rd, 2006 at 10:41 PM
Joined: Aug 2006 Upstate NY flowerpower313 Member
flowerpower313 Member Joined: Aug 2006 Upstate NY	Looks like Asparagus. If so, it will get small red berries.

Re: Cosmo??? Weed??? #96637 September 4th, 2006 at 04:48 AM
Joined: Apr 2005 SoCal via WV R RugbyHukr Member
RugbyHukr Member R Joined: Apr 2005 SoCal via WV	dill or fennel

Re: Cosmo??? Weed??? #96638 September 4th, 2006 at 07:24 AM
Joined: May 2006 Ontario, Canada kennyso Member
kennyso Member Joined: May 2006 Ontario, Canada	don't think it's cosmos...3-4 years ago, even if they reseeded, I'm not too sure their seeds would lie dormant (of course, I could be wrong!)

Re: Cosmo??? Weed??? #96639 September 4th, 2006 at 07:58 AM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Not sure what it is, but I'm 99.9 percent certain that it's not a cosmos....they are my favorite flowers.

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Re: Cosmo??? Weed??? #96640 September 6th, 2006 at 09:26 AM
Joined: Jul 2006 South Louisiana CajunMama OP Member
OP CajunMama Member Joined: Jul 2006 South Louisiana	Thanx for all of your suggestions! Now, the dilemma seems to be to pull it or to leave it... I guess I'll leave it, just because I'm too curious now. I'll keep everyone updated if it does bloom!

Re: Cosmo??? Weed??? #96641 September 8th, 2006 at 10:57 PM
Joined: Jul 2004 Toronto, Canada Carly Member
Carly Member Joined: Jul 2004 Toronto, Canada	Some kinda' vegetable, I'll bet - it looks like something you might think of eating - not now, when it's spent, of course - but it probably looked edible in its prime.

Re: Cosmo??? Weed??? #96642 September 9th, 2006 at 11:00 PM
Joined: Sep 2005 SW Oregon interior Patty S Member
Patty S Member Joined: Sep 2005 SW Oregon interior	This is Cosmo. I can see why you might think your whatever is a Cosmo, but it's a little off... Cosmos branch out in clumps & tend to aim "up" rather than "out". It's a bit tall to be Asparagus, I think. Personally, since it's not hurting anything, I'd leave it alone till it flowers... & pull it out if it turns out to be a "weed"!

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