Comments on: What Are These Tall Weeds with Thick Stalks and Big Leaves? https://www.h2ouse.org/tall-weeds-with-thick-stalks/ Home Fri, 26 Aug 2022 14:49:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 By: Carol https://www.h2ouse.org/tall-weeds-with-thick-stalks/#comment-177473 Fri, 26 Aug 2022 14:49:16 +0000 https://www.h2ouse.org/?p=4674#comment-177473 In reply to Cas.

@Cas,
It sounds like it might be what they call velvetleaf. They are a nuisance and take away a lot of nutrition from your other plants. In fact, what I found identified it as a noxious weed. I found one in my vegetable garden. Thought it was just a different type of flowering plant so left it until I could identify it. Pulled it as soon as I found out what it was.

Type: Broadleaf annual

Size: Up to 6 feet tall and 3 feet wide

Where It Grows: Fertile, sunny landscape and garden areas

Appearance: Velvetleaf gets its name because of its large, velvety heart-shape leaves up to 10 inches across. The weed blooms with yellow flowers in summer.

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