Woman in stitches after realising she’s been watering a WEED for months & it even has its own pot

A WOMAN is in stitches after watering and looking after a plant for months - only to discover it’s actually a weed. 

She explained that after nurturing a plant since last year, she finally decided to look up what species it was.

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To her horror, she discovered she's been watering a fireweed for the past few months - which even has its own ceramic pot.

The describes it as: "A native perennial weed which spreads by seed and rhizomes (underground stems) and is unsuitable in a small garden.

"It is found growing on waste land, scrub, rocks, woodland and also gardens where it can become a serious weed."

She shared a snap on social media of the healthy-looking plant after finding out its true identity, and it turns out a lot of people have made the same mistake.

I've just realised... It's a WEED

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Writing on Facebook group , she said: “Might as well post this.. Give you all a good laugh...

“I've been watering and feeding this pot for months, well since last year.... 

“And I've just realised... It's a WEED.

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“But I've done some research n it does have pretty purple flowers so I'm keeping it.”

Thousands of people liked her post - as most admitted they've done exactly the same thing.

One person said: "I have done the same mistake.”

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Another wrote: “I’ve done exactly the same, I was really proud of how it was flourishing.” 

A third admitted: “Omg. I've been watering mine too! I put some wild flowers seeds last year and thought they could be it!!! 

“Thanks for clarifying that for me.”

While this person added: “I have the same and did the same thing, watering and waited to see the flowers, no clue what was.

"It's beautiful for a weed tho.”

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