Weed or a real plant? (newbie question)

The Little One

Gardening newbie here with a question....

DH and I moved into a new townhouse in March and I've been so excited to see what the previous owners had planted.  4 of these healthy growing greens popped up but I'm beginning to think they're just weeds and not some amazing plant that will impress me.  

So, are these just weeds?  I want to pull them out and plant hydrangea in their place since it's a partial sun area.

 

Thanks in advance! 

RoRo10733

I could be wrong but it looks like Daylilies to me.

nitaw

ditto pp. those are daylilies. 

kastle

Looks like daylilies to me too.

FWIW, that space looks too narrow to put a hydrangea, anyways.  Unless the perspective is weird, it looks just a little over 1ft wide & hydrangea's get like 4+ ft wide.

another KT

the base of the stem is saying ornamental grass to me.  time will tell.

The Little One

Ok thanks ladies.   The D&R board voted that they were liriope.  I guess only time will tell.  Good to know that I shouldn't pull them because I really thought they were weeds! 

The Little One

Ok thanks ladies.   The D&R board voted that they were liriope.  I guess only time will tell.  Good to know that I shouldn't pull them because I really thought they were weeds! 

mae141

kastle:

Looks like daylilies to me too.

FWIW, that space looks too narrow to put a hydrangea, anyways.  Unless the perspective is weird, it looks just a little over 1ft wide & hydrangea's get like 4+ ft wide.

 

My MIL has a space that looks about the same as OP, and she has some beautiful hydrangea there. She's got a couple of bushes.

 

kastle

It's not liriope as it would be above ground all year.  If this has just popped up, then liriope is definitely out.

and,

mae141:

My MIL has a space that looks about the same as OP, and she has some beautiful hydrangea there. She's got a couple of bushes.

 

I don't doubt her bushes are lovely now, but mature hydrangeas are quite large. By the time they get too big for the space, they'll be almost impossible to dig out & transplant b/c they'll be so close to the house.

mae141

kastle:

It's not liriope as it would be above ground all year.  If this has just popped up, then liriope is definitely out.

and,

mae141:

My MIL has a space that looks about the same as OP, and she has some beautiful hydrangea there. She's got a couple of bushes.

I don't doubt her bushes are lovely now, but mature hydrangeas are quite large. By the time they get too big for the space, they'll be almost impossible to dig out & transplant b/c they'll be so close to the house.

 

Well they've been there for 20+ years. They are very large, and they do just fine. She cuts them back each year. She's been gardening forever.