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Possible fig tree?
1 commentLocated in CA, in Bay Area, in full sun, no water. Has taken about 6 months to grow to 30".
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Is this a blueberry?
3 commentsThis berry plant is in our backyard. It looks like a blueberry bush, but the berries have a unique star pattern at the bottom of the berry. Is this a wild berry? Is it edible...
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Tuber or fungus? Or what?
4 commentsThis strange fellow just popped up like a mushroom with orange berries that look like pyracantha berries. no foliage, just a stalk with berries.
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invasive mystery
2 commentsThis plant just popped up in the yard and is spreading everywhere! It is very fleshy and does not pull out of the ground, it simply breaks off. I'm having to resort to chemicals to keep it from...
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unfamiliar broadleaf evergreen
6 commentsThis broadleaf evergreen shrub produces hanging clusters of small creamy-white flowers with yellow anthers. It is currently blooming here (in late August) in our garden in the Pacific Northwest. The...
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Found at Bunratty Folk Village - Ireland
1 commentCan anyone help us identify this beautiful vine type flower we saw in Ireland this past Julynbspnbsp...
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Lost the tag!
7 commentsI bought this at Monticello in Charlottesville VA. It has multiplied and returns each year. I went back there & they couldn't identify it from photos
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Mystery spring flowers
2 commentsThese little flowers bloom only in the Spring reaching a height of about 6 inches. They have grass-like leaves and coral blooms. We call them "Charlie" flowers after my fatherinlaw...
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What kind of tree is this leaf from?
3 commentsThis looked like a tree that had been cut down and sprouted out like a shrub. Maybe it is a shrub but the leaf looks like it's from a tree. It was growing in a garden in Easton, Maryland. All the...
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What is this cutting from small shrub?
5 commentstOOK THIS FROM A SMALL SCRAGGLY SHRUB IN A COMMERCIAL AREA OF ZONE 9. IT GOT A LOT OF SHADE...TOOK CUTTINGS IN FEB, THIS PHOTO IS IN AUG--IT HAS FLOURISHED IN MORNING SUN AND LOTS OF...
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Red Veined Leaves Turn from green to reddish bronze
3 commentsLove the reddish leaves, but it has spread so quickly that I am afraid it is a weed. Does anyone know what this is?
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What is the name of this Biennial?
6 commentsThis flower reseeds itself each year, and comes up randomely in my garden. I transplanted some seedlings and grew it in a pot this year, it is just now blooming. (Ohio)
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What is this plant?
2 commentsDoes anyone know what this plant is? I was given seeds and I would like to know. Thanks!
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mystery seedling
3 commentsPlease help me to identify this seedling, it is growing in the rock garden about 10 inch tall, I live in zone 3 Calgary. Thank you Ina
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Japanese Maple or?
2 commentsI bought this plant at a garage sale mainly for the pot it was in thinking the plant was dead. I snapped back a stem and found some green, so I let it go. After some watering through the winter the...
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mystery plant
2 commentsCan anyone identify what kind of melon this is. I did not plant it but it seems to be thriving so I let it be.
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Oregano?
1 commentMoved into new house in the spring. There are lots of herbs and wondering if this might be oregano?
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Mystery Tree
3 commentsCan anyone help me identify this tree? It has sweet small white flowers and grows in San Francisco. It is blooming right now. Thankyou!
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Unk vine in NE WA. Mtns May 2010
5 commentsI've been unable to identify this vine in any wild flower book. The flower peddles are about 2.5" long. Any ideas?
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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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