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What kind of North Texas weed is this??
1 commentThis on some property in Palo Pinto county Texas after our recent fires!! They are coming up EVERYWHERE!!! It was taken on May 26, 2011. It could possibly be a nettle of some sort.. Any help...
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Deciduous Rhododendron/azalea - Any suggestions as to the cultivar?
We inherited this lovely deciduous rhododendron which is blooming for the first time since we moved here a year ago. The new leaves have a russet tinge to them and the plant structure is somewhat...
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5 foot plant my wife thinks is squash I say its a weed
5 commentsMy wife had a garden last year with squash , tomatoes, watermelons, and egg plant, this year she noticed these plants (weeds) and doesnt want to pull them as she is unsure what they are. The...
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Unknown plant Could it be an eggplant?
2 commentsMy neighbor planted a large variety of seeds in her garden and can not remember what plant this may be. We are in South Ga., USA. Could it be an eggplant variety? Note the small...
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Mystery Weed - or a Poppy?
5 commentsI live in MA and this weedlike plant showed up this spring. It's been sprouting big thick leaves with a weird purple spine that has a shoe lace look to it, so I've decided to let it...
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White flowered June blooming full shade plant
4 commentsThis is a plant that came up in my garden that I don't remember planting. It is growing in full shade on the north side of a garage. The foliage reaches a height of 3 - 3 1/2 feetnbsp...
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Is this some kind of thistle?
4 commentsI would be grateful for an ID on this pic. I have 3 which have appeared in a wild section of the garden. The leaves are flat covered in a downy white fluff and have spikes along the edges. The leaves...
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April-May blooming ephemeral.
4 commentsThis is a plant I grew from seed obtained in a seed exchange years ago - and lost the label! It starts blooming in April and into May. It's about 4-5" in height. It is slowly...
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flower or weed?
4 commentsCan anyone help me identify this plant? We inherited it in a community garden plot. They are about a foot and a half tall, with thick hairy stems and large-ish leaves. The purple flowers are in...
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Early spring bloomer - once every seven years!
5 commentsI've been wondering about this guy for a long time and now it has finally bloomed
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vivid groundcover
2 commentsThis multi-hued groundcover produces sulphur yellow flowers with red-orange centers in summer. It is low growing, reaching a height of no more than three inches. The leaves are variegated with...
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What is this orchid. Blooms only in spring in Southern California.
2 commentsWhat is the name of this purple orchid. It blooms only in early spring (late Feb) in Southern California.
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woodland flower
3 commentsThis lovely, unfamiliar woodland (?) flower emerged in a shady section of my garden about three weeks ago (early to mid-March). It has chartreuse flowers or bracts with yellow anthers. It currently...
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City Greener
2 commentsThis is Chole from Taiwan. These are the cactus and succulents we have here. Nice to share and learn more ~
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Need help identifying these plants: Solved
4 commentsI used a wildflower mix last spring, 2010, I no longer have the container which provided the names of the flower seeds included in the mix. These plants sprouted last year, never flowered but...
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Fast Growing Stalk
6 commentsCan anyone identify this very fasting growing stalk? If you cut it down, it grows back very fast. I believe its roots spread and make new plants nearby. It has reach around 5 ft., but tends to droop...
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Little red beauty.
1 commentAfter yanking out landscaping timbers around an old neglected flowerbed, these popped up. They are about 6-8 inches tall from the ground to the tip of the petals. The leaves make me think of Tulips.
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lots of green foilage
3 commentsThis plant is growing very well in our new backyard, but I don't know what it is. It loves the shade and moist soil. The roots are connected under the soil between each "clump" of...
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What's This Plant?
5 commentsA Florida resident wants to identifiy this plant. Can you help? Thanks a lot.
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Supposed pink splash plant...
2 commentsI grew these plants from seeds that were supposedly for a pink splash plant but they aren't pink. I planted them in August, and kept thinking maybe it needs more time to change color, but it never...
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groundcover in Japan
2 commentsBeautiful groundcover in Nagoya outside of a restaurant. I took this photo in December. What is it!?
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Backyard Mystery Plant
2 commentsCan someone please help me identify this plant? It has woody stems and sends up a cluster of multiple, tiny, lavender flowers. I purchased it through a garden center but lost the...
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I've asked several nurseries, no one knows...
4 commentsI have found this flower in a wild, river-side bed in St. John, Canada, and again in a field in Maine. No one I've asked recognizes it. It is a perennial growing about 3 feet high. Its leaf is close...
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evergreen shrub in central texas
2 commentsAny ideas what this plant is? I planted this about 6 years ago (yeah, i *should* know what it is, but it's been a while) at my old place of employment in the Austin, TX area. It's been...
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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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