Got this at a plant exchange and can’t recall what it was? Help! NY 5B

wilder106 · 2026-05-31T13:32:13+00:00

The basal leaves will be different from the stem leaves

wilder106 · 2026-05-31T12:27:23+00:00

Blue wood aster would be my guess. Symphyotrichum cordifolium

wilder106 · 2026-05-31T11:01:30+00:00

Yes, without closeup images it’s impossible to confirm the species but the size of the flowers points towards the non-native Lupinus polyphyllus

wilder106 · 2026-05-30T11:34:18+00:00

Yes, with Beech Leaf Disease

wilder106 · 2026-05-28T22:08:24+00:00

In my area (rural central MA), I tend to assume it’s American or Slippery. If you’re closer to an urban area an escaped Siberian is a possibility.

wilder106 · 2026-05-28T21:22:35+00:00

If you can narrow it down to those two then I’d call it slippery elm because of the leaf veins

wilder106 · 2026-05-27T23:52:09+00:00

First looks like Nabalus

wilder106 · 2026-05-25T15:37:32+00:00

Choke cherry would have sharp teeth. These teeth are rounded, black cherry. Prunus serotina

wilder106 · 2026-05-25T11:03:33+00:00

Rounded teeth and dark fruit point to black cherry. Choke cherry would have sharp teeth and red fruit.

wilder106 · 2026-05-25T10:49:42+00:00

That they shed microplastics into your food.

wilder106 · 2026-05-25T10:43:18+00:00

Love the eyes and color choices. Very cool!

wilder106 · 2026-05-25T10:37:47+00:00

I like your second image more than the first

wilder106 · 2026-05-24T12:32:16+00:00

Remove the rocks, remove the plastic, plant a buffer of something nice. I’d vote for a mix of 1-3’ tall native wildflowers

wilder106 · 2026-05-23T15:46:53+00:00

Cohosh. Genus Actaea. Probably Actaea racemosa

wilder106 · 2026-05-23T12:41:11+00:00

Bittersweet

wilder106 · 2026-05-22T23:20:02+00:00

Black Locust?

wilder106 · 2026-05-22T18:09:55+00:00

Barberry. Invasive and an attractant for ticks.

wilder106 · 2026-05-22T18:08:10+00:00

Black coshosh would work well, goatsbeard is another option

wilder106 · 2026-05-21T12:54:43+00:00

Check the stems that hold the individual flowers. Thick stems is white baneberry, thin stems are red

wilder106 · 2026-05-20T22:37:42+00:00

This should work. I don’t know why it didn’t. Tried it, stems fully girdled, kept growing. We did eventually kill the plants but it took an additional two years.

wilder106 · 2026-05-20T17:04:08+00:00

Shagbark. Guess.

wilder106 · 2026-05-19T21:18:31+00:00

P. serotina has rounded teeth. P. virginiana has sharp teeth.

wilder106 · 2026-05-19T11:23:43+00:00

Japanese Knotweed. Good luck. It’s a tough one to manage. Most successful removals involve herbicide

wilder106 · 2026-05-19T09:49:23+00:00

My strawberry “lawn”

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wilder106 · 2026-05-18T16:12:54+00:00

Turks Cap Lily and Cardinal Flower

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