Matt1208 Posted March 24, 2018 Noticed this about two meters away from where I tried to grow some Syrian rue, looks the same but would just like to make sure i could only get my rue to a few inches tall before they died, compaired to those this plant is a monster Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 oncewhywechange Posted March 25, 2018 Looks like it to me. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Dicko Posted March 25, 2018 I recon it does too, only comparing to photos though, not from experience Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 MeanGreen Posted March 25, 2018 A possible lookalike would be Artemisia abrotanum or other related Artemisia species. If you take a leaf on it and rub it between your hands, does it have a strong aromatic smell? Are the leaves on this plant thick and succulent looking? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Matt1208 Posted April 18, 2018 I'd say they're more succulent rather than a leaf, smells terrible when I rub it, I did have rue growing in a pot awhile ago, they only got to a few inches, I'm thinking maybe something carried a few seeds around the place 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 MeanGreen Posted April 18, 2018 If it smells awful when you rub the leaves, it's more than likely an Artemisia like wormwood imo. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Matt1208 Posted April 18, 2018 wonder how that would've gotten there, what does rue smell like ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 MeanGreen Posted April 18, 2018 (edited) Artemisia grows wild in a lot of places including Australia, much more widespread genus than Peganum. Artemisia seeds are extremely tiny and dust-like, it spreads easily through wind, sticking to dirt on shoes or animals etc... It's considered invasive in many places. Also the fact is smells strong is almost a dead giveaway, I don't think rue produces a particular fragrance, can't say for sure though. Also seems to me from pics online that peganum branches out early and grows bushy rather than upright, and stays pretty short. Wikipedia says it is usually 30cm tall. Artemisia on the other hand can grow pretty big pretty quick. Edited April 18, 2018 by MeanGreen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 MeanGreen Posted April 19, 2018 (edited) Mine smells pretty bad, I guess it's a preference thing. But different species of Artemisia have widely different smells, A. abrotanum smells like coca cola for example. And I'm definitely not saying it's A. absinthium which is noticeably glaucous, but some other species. Look at this pic of peganum by K. Trout, the leaves look way smaller than in Matt's pics: Not ruling out it can be P. harmala but artemisia just seems much more likely to me, Occam's razor type of thing. Please post some closeups of the stems and nodes if possible Edited April 19, 2018 by MeanGreen 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 DualWieldRake Posted April 19, 2018 (edited) Ah ok, was gonna say your nose is broken but i didn't realize different species are called wormwood Artemisia has a more ragged leaf pattern though, the strong forking in this one can be recognized as peganum. Combined with the color gradient from the center of the plant to the outer leaves it's unmistakable Edited April 19, 2018 by DualWieldRake 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-1 DualWieldRake Posted April 19, 2018 (edited) 13 hours ago, MeanGreen said: If it smells awful when you rub the leaves, it's more than likely an Artemisia like wormwood imo. My wormwood smells greatly pleasant I'm convinced these are Peganum Edited April 19, 2018 by DualWieldRake Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Noticed this about two meters away from where I tried to grow some Syrian rue, looks the same but would just like to make sure
i could only get my rue to a few inches tall before they died, compaired to those this plant is a monster
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