Not to be outdone by my sister in Delaware, I, too, have some very nice specimens of pokeweed in my yard. Here’s one:
Pokeweed
It’s actually rather graceful and pretty, isn’t it? – Robin
Not to Be Outdone…
FROM WEEDS TO BEES
What's Happening in the Ruth Sisters' Yards All Over the Country
FROM WEEDS TO BEES 
Beautiful, isn’t it? It took awhile
to train Sam not to weed whack the pokeweed in our yard!
And the birds really do love them. Luckily my car is red which may help camouflage the birds’ love for these berries a little.
Yeah, and be careful where you hang your laundry! Deb
Deb and Robin, y’all didn’t actually PLANT your poke weed, did you? Down here in the South, it is such a common weed-weed (not be be confused with Bonnie’s Colorado weed) I can’t imagine anyone actually planting it! Down here we call it poke sallet. I remember my, at the time, mother-in-law telling me an interesting story about poke sallet. She was a nurse at the public health department. One day an elderly, obviously poor, lady came in for a physical. My MIL did the blood work up and, to her surprise, found the lady’s iron levels to be extremely high. She asked the lady what she was eating and it turned out to be poke sallet. It can be eaten if picked when it’s very young and must be cooked. Never eat it raw.