This is millepertuis (St. John's wort) in its wild form. It grows everywhere along the edges of the vineyard roads and even among the vines themselves. The wort produces its bright yellow flowers all summer.
A clump of wild St. John's wort grows at the end of a row of grape vines.
We inherited a big plot of domesticated wort along the south side of our house. It also fills in a ditch along the road just outside our property. The flowers are much bigger than the those of wild variety, but they're the same bright yellow color. I've tried to get rid of it, but it's quite tenacious. I've since read that it's almost impossible to eliminate (without serious effort, digging, and chemicals) because of its extensive network of rhizomes beneath the soil.
I wish some of the flowers on our terrace would be that persistent.
ReplyDeleteMuch like bamboo... so freakin' invasive!
ReplyDeleteI guess you’ll just have to live with it. On the bright side, it could be an ugly weed.
ReplyDeletemitch, I hear that! The weeds are good at what they do.
ReplyDeletejudy, our new neighbors just yanked out stand of bamboo that was getting out of hand, along with all the other plants along that side of the house. It will be interesting to see what they do with that strip.
bettyann, always look on the bright side of life!
Well, neighbors not far from me have not bothered to water their St. John's Wort and it has looked pretty ugly for some time, now. (Seriously hot weather for over 90 days now - and for us - that is highly uusual. We had a .2% chance of rain last night but nothing arrived near me!)
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