A couple of weird plants

[ryanboc]

Hey I dont know what these 2 plants are.* May be a weed..?* Hoping someone could help me identify them.* Thankyou

[Newt]

Hi Ryan,

They both look familiar, but without knowing where in the world they are growing, I wouldn't know what weed gallery to look through for ideas.

Newt

[ryanboc]

Sorry for not including more information.* These plants/weeds are in northwest washington.*

[Newt]

Ryan, I didn't forget you.* Well, I sort of did.* :?* I have been searching for a couple of hours and the problem is there are no flowers on your plants.* I'm wondering if the top picture with the larger leaves could be some type of sage.* I found a King County, Washington weed site that you should keep for future reference.* Here's meadow clary aka Salvia pratensis.* Salvia is a type of sage and they are many that are good garden plants and edibles.* Take a look here.
http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/LANDS/Weeds/mclary.htm

Your second picture reminds me of some type of aster or salvia.* Hawkweed might be a possibility.* Garden Loosestrife aka Lysimachia vulgaris also comes to mind.
http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/LANDS/Wee...ants-large.JPG
http://www.kuleuven-kortrijk.be/facu...ik/wederik.htm
http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/LANDS/Weeds/gdnlstrf.htm

I think you are going to have to wait until these bloom and post pics of the flowers and entire plant.* In the meantime, hold on to these sites.
http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/LANDS/Weeds/weedid.htm
http://www.nwcb.wa.gov/weed_list/weed_list.htm

I never asked if you only have these single plants.* If so, I would think they are garden plants and not weeds, but one never knows for sure until they bloom.

Newt

[ryanboc]

Newt, Much appreciation for your feedback and the valuable links.* As far as these plants being elsewhere, I have only noticed the plant in the 2nd picture in one other spot in the back of the house.* When they bloom ill put some new pictures up of them.

[Newt]

You are so very welcome!* I'd love to see pictures of them when they bloom.* You've got my curiosity going!* :)*

Newt

[ryanboc]

Update.* One of the plants has started blooming.* I believe both are foxglove.* Although the 1st plant has slightly different texture leaves and only 1 stem.* Both I transplanted a few days ago but appear to be healthy.

Im now thankful I did not decide to pull this 'weed'.* New pics:

This is new pic of the 2nd plant I originally posted.





Up close and personal




Here is new pic of 1st plant I orig posted.

[Newt]

What wonderful news!* I'm so glad you waited until they flowered.* Your other one could be the perennial foxglove Digitalis mertonensis.* It's a short-lived perennial, so save seeds or divide in a couple of years.* Be sure to mark the spot where you sprinkle the seeds.
http://www.bluestoneperennials.com/b/bp/DIMES.html
http://www.nichegardens.com/catalog/item.php?id=1294
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plant...ages/275.shtml

Thanks so much for getting back to us with more pictures.* Now I know why they looked familiar as I used to grow these when the garden was shadier.

Newt