PA, zone 7a
This area was a turf lawn that I replaced with native plants last summer for my parents. This unknown plant has come up in full force with a tough root system attached to it. Picture this says creeping bellflower, I’ve not observed that as a seedling so I don’t feel confident confirming that ID yet.
I threw golden ragwort (Packera aurea) seeds down, they germinated and sprouted in the fall but I haven’t see them come up yet.
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Following. I have this poping up and assumed it was a weed and have been plucking them.
Hmmm not 100% certain but it’s giving me creeping bellflower vibes as well. If you do a big dig and it has both rhizomes and a carrot-y taproot then it’s definitely that and I’m so sorry.
Yah either purple coneflower or, shudder, creeping bellflower, see this page for examples: https://extension.umn.edu/weeds/creeping-bellflower
This looks very like to the bellflower that I have been fighting
Yeh… sadly… looks like Campanula rapunculoides (creeping bellflower). It is a labor of love to do the dig… I call on a good rain can help you
Looks like Hell’s bells.
In my experience, Creeping Bellflower has somewhat variable leaf shapes when it’s just starting to grow… and, unfortunately, this very much looks like Creeping Bellflower at this stage of its growth cycle.
It is not a super fast spreader, but *do not* let it go to seed. You can try and dig it out, but you need to make sure you get remove *all* of the root material (including all the little rhizomes). There is normally a large-ish main tuber that will send up multiple feeder roots that send up the above ground shoots.