what is this plant ?? (weeds, weed, sweet, root)

[nc99]

see attached two plantsink and white flowers....very pretty

[jacqueg]

I think the pink one is a phlox.

The white one is a morning glory relative, which can be a very mixed blessing. The weedy ones are very thuggish, and terrible to get rid of. Take a sample to your nearest Master Gardener or botanist forthwith.

[dr.frog]

Originally Posted by jacqueg

The white one is a morning glory relative, which can be a very mixed blessing. The weedy ones are very thuggish, and terrible to get rid of. Take a sample to your nearest Master Gardener or botanist forthwith.

The white one looks like bindweed rather than a cultivated morning glory. It's considered a noxious weed in many areas. Here's some information:

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7462.html
Field Bindweed — Weed Management — Penn State Extension
CO Noxious Weeds - Management of field bindweed

Note the stuff about the 20-foot root systems.... persistent hand-pulling as soon as you see shoots will prevent the stuff from choking out your other plants, but you'll never kill it completely that way.

[wit-nit]

Periwinkle left, bindweed right. Google them.

[ChessieMom]

Periwinkle? No - definitely not. The pink one, on the left, is phlox.

[flowbe202]

Volcano Phlox - Volcano Pink with Red Eye - Anthony Tesselaar International

The camera angle distorts the plant's height, I think.

[TinaMcG]

That is DEFINITELY a Phlox paniculata on the left, and as said before, field bindweed on the right. Get rid of the bindweed ASAP. It spreads like wildfire and takes over everything it touches.

[Luvvarkansas]

What TinaMcG said. ^^^^^

[Lost Roses]

I was going to say that is definitely Sweet William but I think that's just another name for phlox?
The white one looks like bindweed to me.

[jacqueg]

Originally Posted by Lost Roses

I was going to say that is definitely Sweet William but I think that's just another name for phlox?

That's the trouble with common names. I've always seen the name sweet william applied to certain relatives of carnations. But I have no idea whether phlox are called sweet william in your area.