Friday, July 5, 2013

What Kind of Plant is THIS?

Does anyone know what kind of plant this is? It's growing in our front yard, very close to our front porch. We didn't plant it. But we think maybe a bunny did. They have been known to burrow under our porch. Or maybe a bird. We have a few possibilities of what we think it may be. 1. A weed (my guess) 2. A cantaloupe plant (Duane's guess) 3. A zucchini plant (Lori's guess.) It's growing fast, like a weed. But it has beautiful yellow flowers. Duane has an app on his phone that can tell you what kind of plant it is. They said it was something weird, something we haven't heard of. And when we "googled" it, the pictures were not the same as our dear plant. So needless to say, we are very curious. This thing is getting huge! And even though it's not an eye sore we don't want it taking over our yard. So, what are your ideas? What kind of plant do you think we have?

3 comments:

Mom said...

This looks like it could be a cucumber or squash plant.

Anonymous said...

I would have said zucchini and maybe even guessed watermelon. I don't have a clue. Guess you'll find out though by this fall?! =)
-Beka

Anonymous said...

PUMPKIN. I GREW THEM IN MY BACKYARD LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR I HAVE SOME "LEFTOVERS" STARTING AGAIN THIS LATE IN THE YEAR. THEY WILL PROBABLY FREEZE 1ST THOU. THEY HAVE FLOWERS THAT LOOK JUST LIKE THAT, GROW FAST, NEED LOTS OF WATER, AND YOU HAVE TO LEAVE IT WHERE ITS AT UNTIL IT GOES THRU ITS GROWTH AND THEN DIES. YOU CAN GET THEM TO GROW UPRIGHT IF YOU USE RODS AND STRONG ROPE FOR THE VINES TO CLIMB ON. HOPE THIS HELPS FOR NEXT YEAR..: ) LOVE YOU ALWAYS, GRANDMA LINDA XOXOXOXO