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Another Mysterious Perennial...
6 commentsZone 6, Perennial, about 18" tall now, and growing. The wild bunny likes eating it. Please help.
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Please help identify
6 commentsI purchased this plant as a very small starter from a plant sale. I soon lost the information tag that came with it. It has grow very well and very much just since May. I planted it in an area...
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Israeli ground cover - tiny
1 commentThis is a tiny ground cover growing in Israel. Sure looks like a wild ginger to me but don't know of any that small. I garden in NE United States and a cousin in israel sent me these photos to...
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Mystery plant
6 commentsThis was in a "butterfly mix" but I threw away the package - never seen anything like it! I assume it is wild, but is it annual or perennial, I hope not invasive...it grew very quickly. Any details...
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What is this? I thought it was a Phlox??
10 commentsI thought this was a phlox - but the heads are not flowering like a phlox - looks like an overgrown weed to me - if nobody persuades me otherwise, I will be removing it from the garden in the...
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succullent?
5 commentsThis clipping is growing slowly and is trying to grow roots. What is it and how do I take care of it?
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fuzzy, giant leaf plant
5 commentswe don't know wwhat this plant is, we looked around our new neighborhood and no one has it. We used wildflower packets to get our garden started and think it must come from that.
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What the heck is this thing?
3 commentsWe have this mystery plant? flower? weed? growing in our garden. Any idea what it is? Thanks in advance for your help!
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Unknown plant growing in abundance
2 commentsI uprooted my lawn, and this plant popped up in abundant amounts. Blooms in pink and yellow. At first, I kept pulling it all out, then decided it was pretty enough to keep. Now, it is all over my...
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nameless shrubs
4 commentsI bought a house in October, and this spring, a shrublike plant emerged along the fence line. I am not sure if it is a volunteer or a shrub that was cut down by the previous owners. No flowers so...
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Another wildflower??
4 commentsI'm posting on behalf of my Mom this time!! This is another plant that came with her house. She has a moderately shady Zone 5 yard. This plant has been moved a couple times - first...
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Do you know what kind of plant this is?
1 commentInherited this from prior owner of house. Does not bloom and has thin plyable stems.
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cross between an astilbe and snakeroot?
4 commentsThis perennial looks like a cross between an astilbe and a snakeroot (actaea simplex) or cimicifuga. The leaves are varigated and shaped like leaves on pictures of snakeroot that I have...
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Could this be a viburnum too?
3 commentsThis large (15 feet at least) shrub was discovered inside a wall of privet (hah! gone!). It grows in lots of shade but still sent out white flowers at the top in April to signal for help...
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Spider flower?
3 commentsThis plant I bring inside for winter but I don't actually know if it is not hardy in zone 7 since I have never left it out. It puts up several big flower spikes usually in August, but this year...
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What kind of Viburnum?
3 commentsI think this is a kind of viburnum. It grows in my yard in many places and seems to self seed. It gets white flowers followed by berries if it is in enough sun. This one grows well...
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Sunflower kind of thing?
4 commentsThis large plant only came up about a month ago in my garden and grew very very fast, it is about four feet tall. It doesn't need much water and deer don't eat it. The leaves are...
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What kind of moss?
2 commentsThis moss grows in sandy soil and has endured extended dry periods for years. It just goes dormant and then greens up with rain. It is in shade with some dappled sunlight. Oklahoma...
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What is this fuzzy leaf plant?
3 commentsI didn't plant it, and looks like lamb's ear , single plant as medium size hosta about 1 ft wide in june, consider perennial because I found it smaller last year, and it is about 2 ft tall now...
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Plant has amnesia - what am I?
3 commentsThis is a plant in Berkeley, California. It's in the flat area, near College and Ashby. About 20' tall. The house is 80 to 100 years old, so this could be a very overgrown specimen of some plant that...
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Plant or weed?
3 commentsNot sure if this is a weed or plant - it seems to be a tag along that came with a plant shared by a friend of a friend. It doesn't give any indication of blooming at this time and is...
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Compost plants - no idea...
4 commentsAnother compost plant. Some sort of vegetable/fruit?
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Compost Plants - zucchini?
4 commentsThis started growing in our compost a few months ago and we just started seeing the "fruit" of the plant but we have no idea what this is.
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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.
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