5

I have several plants (peppers, dwarf fruit trees & various herbs mostly) that I keep outside except for when temperatures are too low & I move then indoors under grow lights.

After several weeks of having my plants indoors, I noticed a couple of guests sprouting in the margins of a couple of the pots. Normally I would just pluck any invaders I find, but both of these are somewhat nice looking plants & depending on what they are, I may consider transplanting them elsewhere. Any ideas?

The leaves of the green one are about 1 1/2" long, & the leaves of the red tinged one are about 1" long. enter image description here enter image description here enter image description here enter image description here

I live in the San Francisco bay area, so if they were contaminated outside, that is relevant, although it is also possible I suppose that they were in the potting soil the whole time...

Improve this question

2 Answers 2

Reset to default
4

Alas, @Escoce, I pulled these today & I feel I can say with a fair level of certainty, that they are not in fact Holly plants, but in fact Oak. +1 because the one especially does look like Holly, but I think the acorns attached below the soil surface are a dead give away.

That said, I can't explain how in the world they got into my potting soil, or why they appear so radically different in colouring, perhaps a non-favorable soil? Wonder if I should replant them somewhere...

enter image description here

Improve this answer
1
  • 1
    You know I was goi g to challenge this, wondering how that could be, but I did a little google research and discovered there is indeed a Quercus Ilex (Holly Oak), which is an oak that looks like a holly.
    – Escoce
    Jan 12, 2016 at 18:14
2

Those plants are some form or another of holly. Birds probably dropped them in their when they pooped a seed.

Improve this answer
1
  • Thanks! The greener one especially looks a bit like English Holly. These will now be getting plucked along with the other weeds.
    – renesis
    Jan 11, 2016 at 7:53

Your Answer

By clicking “Post Your Answer”, you agree to our terms of service and acknowledge that you have read and understand our privacy policy and code of conduct.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.