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any idea what this berry plant is?
3 commentsAs my garden was finishing up this season, this plant started cropping up and growing very fast. It has a hardy green stalk that starts turning black as it gets more established. It has small white...
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Pretty blue-green-gray cypressy looking plant
6 commentsI don't know the name of this evergreen shrub/tree I bought. Its needles are soft, and the branch tips are a bit curly. The color is a pretty blue/gray/green. The tag was missing and the people at...
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possible elm tree???
2 commentstree growing behind my home...about 8 ft tall in this pic...zone 6b...anything other than an elm?
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Niagara Falls mystery
9 commentsSent to me by my BFF in Niagara Falls - she found this in her garden. Any ideas?
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what is this shrub...
3 commentsi need to prune this shrub and i can't remember what it is..i have had it for 3 years...the second year it did not bloom because i did not prune it..this year i pruned it kinda funky and it...
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What flower is this?
14 commentsit is about 4-5 ft tall..the flowers turn to a pod that throws it's seed..
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Strange Fruited plant
6 commentsWhat is this strange Fruited plant that is growing in my yard in Olympia WA?
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Unusual Plant
4 commentsCan anyone identify this plant? It was left behind by the previous owner of the house. It propagates easily from cuttings.
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What is this?
5 commentsWe bought this at a yard sale. The seller called it a Mexican Violet, but I cannot find that plant, nor identify it. I have asked some fellow gardeners, and they don't know either...
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JandyLand's Mystery Plant
8 commentsI Live in Northern California, had this 'shrub' in my front yard~in a wine barrell, & it died. I tossed it into a corner of the backyard & paid no further attention to it. ( In fact I throw...
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Unknown annual, or tender perennial
9 commentsThis is not dill or an asparagus plant. It has grown to 3 ft. in height during the summer. It has now produced a spike of very tiny, round, and white flowers at the end of each stem. The flowers look...
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Gray-green leaves and stem
3 commentsThis grew to 42" tall in 2 months. Largest leaves are 8"x6". Located in SF bay area.
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Toxic-smelling Mystery "Squash"
2 commentsThis bizarre plant grew out of nowhere in the middle of my vacant lot. There is no water source yet it's incredibly green and now reaches 5 ft. across. At first glance it resembles a...
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some kind of digitalis?
4 commentsShiny dark green leaves with nearly parallel deep veining looks somewhat like Digitalis ferruginea but slightly narrower and shinier than the photos I have seen. The flowers were all white, as I...
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Volunteer shrubby thing
3 commentsThis is the first full season I've let this volunteer grow without cutting it down to the ground accidently with the mower, and it's shot to about 18". Leaves and stems are slightly hairy. No...
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Mysterious yellow-blooming plant--verified: Cassia marilandica
6 commentsThis plant volunteered just behind the curb a couple of years ago. Perennial, it comes back taller each summer. This year it bloomed for the first time on Labor Day. What is it? It is about...
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Plant in pot
2 commentsPopped up in a pot of mine. Thought it was a celosia when it first started growing so I let it go. Picture taken mid August in Chicago suburb. It is almost three feet tall but the...
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Xeric superstar or unruly weed?
3 comments<!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> This plant was pretty much the only thing alive in the garden when we bought the house. It's deciduous. Has very fragrant...
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Getting to know the garden at my new house
4 commentsWe moved into our house last November. The former owners were hit-or-miss gardners but before doing any garden renovations of my own I wanted to see what would come up in established beds This plant...
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Rainbow Leaves
7 commentsPicture taken near Foggy Bottom, Washington DC, November 1 2008. Can anybody identify what type of plant this is? Would love to know and find out if any nurseries in Maryland carry it.
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5-6' tall deciduous shrub
3 commentsAny ideas of what this shrub is? It's foliage reminds me of Mock Orange. The flowers don't have much scent. It blooms in May-June
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Unusual flower
5 commentsThis is a vine that I planted. It had just one flower. I cannot remember what it is.
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strange tree flower
5 commentsThis is a strange little tree on the side of our house when we bought it eight years ago in Hollywood California. We never water it but it continues to give these crazy flowers once a year. I would...
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About this Plant ID Gallery
There are many reasons why gardeners--even seasoned ones--need help identifying a plant now and then. Maybe you inherited a garden during a move to a new home, received an unknown division from a friend, found a random volunteer in the corner of a bed, or lost plant tag. Maybe you knew once, and now you just can't remember.
Luckily, Fine Gardening readers are here to help you ID unknown plants in your garden.
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