what is this flower?
Mar 25, 2020 14:17:51 #
njarendt
Loc: wisconsin
I have this plant in two areas of the farm and can not find anyone to tell me what it is. In Wisconsin so it has to be a hardy variety but can not figure out. Anyone have any ideas?
Mar 25, 2020 14:19:56 #
Mar 25, 2020 14:21:42 #
njarendt
Loc: wisconsin
I thought of Elderbery but the self standing bush like it is confuses the issue. Thanks I can see if it matches anything else.
Mar 25, 2020 14:22:55 #
Mar 25, 2020 14:29:31 #
Mar 25, 2020 14:29:36 #
Mar 25, 2020 15:07:44 #
Yup, it’s a nightshade variety. Was on my folks place when I was a kid. Mom wouldn’t let us touch it.
Mar 25, 2020 16:52:20 #
Mar 25, 2020 16:55:17 #
gene 58 wrote:
I, think its elder berry.
Nope, nope, nope.
Pokeweed.
Mar 26, 2020 05:59:28 #
njarendt wrote:
I have this plant in two areas of the farm and can not find anyone to tell me what it is. In Wisconsin so it has to be a hardy variety but can not figure out. Anyone have any ideas?
Poke weed
Mar 26, 2020 06:00:42 #
Longshadow wrote:
Yup, poisonous...
Some people use the leaves for greens, the berries are poisonous
Mar 26, 2020 06:01:51 #
pesfls wrote:
Yup, it’s a nightshade variety. Was on my folks place when I was a kid. Mom wouldn’t let us touch it.
The berries make a great natural dye for fabrics
Mar 26, 2020 06:40:33 #
Pokeweed. It grows prolifically in the South. Early spring, the greens can be eaten safely, but because of their bitterness, they need to boil through a few different waters. The stalk of the leaves can be sliced, breaded and fried before they become too tough............a regular Southern delicacy, much like fried okra. Avoid eating the berries.
Mar 26, 2020 07:50:08 #
It’s a variety of nightshade. We have it here in Indiana, too. As folks have said, it’s poisonous.
Mar 26, 2020 08:49:51 #
jcave
Loc: Cecilia, Kentucky
jaymatt wrote:
It’s a variety of nightshade. We have it here in Indiana, too. As folks have said, it’s poisonous.
Pokeweed. As a four year-old I had my stomach pumped for eating the berries. Forty years later in Arkansas I was served poke salad (boiled young leaves) and found it to be delicious, like spinach.
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