tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028520395539529044.post2279335280990111602..comments2023-10-30T04:41:19.570-05:00Comments on My Corner of Katy: The Scourge That is SpurgeCindy, MCOKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094260737874973235noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028520395539529044.post-19450183175358757082010-08-09T11:52:27.837-05:002010-08-09T11:52:27.837-05:00Linda, the world would be a much better place with...Linda, the world would be a much better place without this scourge!Cindy, MCOKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094260737874973235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028520395539529044.post-49785258441909341672010-08-07T19:13:39.061-05:002010-08-07T19:13:39.061-05:00Thanks for this ID! I've got my scourge of thi...Thanks for this ID! I've got my scourge of this spurge too.LindaCTGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10177442713100751193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028520395539529044.post-85245031421919307032010-08-05T18:26:23.495-05:002010-08-05T18:26:23.495-05:00Pat, I've got what may be a variety of Galium ...Pat, I've got what may be a variety of Galium coming up in some beds too. It's very delicate but no, thank you!<br /><br />Elizabeth, it's a horrible summer nuisance, isn't it? I yanked some while I was out back today but more will take their place all too quickly.<br /><br />Annie, I really hate these weeds with a passion!Cindy, MCOKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094260737874973235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028520395539529044.post-42515975134273987642010-08-05T12:37:35.814-05:002010-08-05T12:37:35.814-05:00I've seen the Spotted Spurge/Euphorbia maculat...I've seen the Spotted Spurge/Euphorbia maculata popping up in the newish parking strip garden - didn't know the name until you said it but knew it was nasty. <br /><br />Guess I'd better keep an eye out for the taller one, too. Thanks for the heads-up, Cindy!<br /><br />Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028520395539529044.post-31451428894125575352010-08-05T09:16:16.104-05:002010-08-05T09:16:16.104-05:00I have this awful thing too. I emailed a picture ...I have this awful thing too. I emailed a picture of it to the hotline at the Fort Bend Master Gardeners, but they didn't respond. "Tall Spurge" sounds good to me!<br />Thanks for sending your positive grafting energy my way -- I'll need it!Elizabeth Barrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09958071577234094405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028520395539529044.post-67898070493740541262010-08-05T07:46:43.766-05:002010-08-05T07:46:43.766-05:00This looks a lot like, and acts like, a weed that ...This looks a lot like, and acts like, a weed that is becoming a scourge up here - bedstraw, a galium. It is very pretty actually, but don't say that to the farmers whose hayfields are being ruined by its incursion.Commonweederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10913336590036045901noreply@blogger.com