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Mystery Bush
2 commentsHi, This plant was given to me about 5 years ago by a local garden club. No one knew what it was. It's beautiful, stands about 6'x4', and in spring is covered with white blossoms that arentvery...
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Mystery Plant
2 commentsThis plant appeared in my window box early this spring, in my 3rd floor balcony garden. I thought it might be a reseed of something I'd grown before, but it doesn't look like anything else...
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Thought it was a pumpkin...
What the heck is this?I planted my garden about 3 months ago in Zone 9 in Southenr California. I believe I planted pumpkin seeds here. But the rain erased my markers (boo! Sharpie!) and now I'm not...
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What is this plant?
3 commentsDoes anyone know what this plant is? I was given seeds and I would like to know. Thanks!
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What plant is this?
3 commentsThis plant is taking over my vegetable garden. Help - what is it??? The flowers are yellow with pointy edges. Right now, the plants are about 3.5 ft tall and still growing. The leaves are not fuzzy...
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Mystery Plant
3 commentsHelp. This plant is in the way of the septic work for the house I'm buying. I don't knnow what it is, so I don't know how to try to save it. Its about 9 feet tall growing up a fence.
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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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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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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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Mystery plant-Astilbe on steroids?
6 commentsThis has been a real show stopper in my yard. I have had it for about 10 years. It was tagged as a “Gay Feather” when I purchased it, but that doesn’t seem to match. It dies...
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Columbine?
11 commentsI think this is a columbine, but just wanted to check. Does anyone know which one?
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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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