Question: Hi, Several of these plants popped up last spring at a site in Waltham where we are building a garden. …
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Hi, Several of these plants popped up last spring at a site in Waltham where we are building a garden. The area where it is growing was formerly a thicket of bittersweet and buckthorn that we ripped out a year and half ago. Everything else that popped up I could recognize as a garden weed of some kind, but not this one. It came up in June but has not flowered yet. Any ideas?
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Dear meridione, I can't tell you for certain which species you have photographed without seeing flowers or fruits. It appears you may have a member of the poppy family, specifically species related to Fumaria (e.g., bleeding heart, Dutchman's breeches). Dicentra and Lamprocapnos are the genus of these plants. Perhaps you could keep an eye out for flowers if they appear in future years. Sorry I can't be of more definitive help.
