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Old July 23, 2015   #1
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Default Help me identify this flower with vine

This popped up in my garden about a month and a half ago.....any ideas?
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Old July 23, 2015   #2
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Default Leaves from the same plant

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Old July 23, 2015   #3
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A vine from the same culprit!
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Old July 23, 2015   #4
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It looks like Morning Glory. Very pretty, but self seeds with abandon!

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Old July 23, 2015   #5
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Yes, it is morning glory.
What Linda said is true.
It chokes out other plants using them for support.
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Yes, it is a morning glory. Possibly Crimson Rambler. They grow to be about 10 feet tall. Give it something to climb and it'll do it on its own.
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Thanks for the quick replies! It's really beautiful and I think I'll give it something to climb!
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Make very sure it's not bindweed.
If that stuff gets established your life will never be the same.
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I think bindweed is white. Had to rip out and redo my entire pereniel garden last year. You never really 100% get rid of it. Be careful with that morning glory also. Rampant self seeder
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I think bindweed is white. Had to rip out and redo my entire pereniel garden last year. You never really 100% get rid of it. Be careful with that morning glory also. Rampant self seeder
Mine are pink too.
Looks pretty acts ugly.
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I think bindweed is white. Had to rip out and redo my entire pereniel garden last year. You never really 100% get rid of it. Be careful with that morning glory also. Rampant self seeder
Mine are pink too.
Looks pretty acts ugly.
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