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What are these plants?

comments (3) January 20th, 2010 in gallery

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I have two plants in my garden that I do not know what are. The first is this large leafed plant, they are beginning to emerge now in SW Wash. state We have lived here two years and I have not seen any flowers, they wilt in late afternoon direct heat/sun but are upright by morning. thought ligularia, maybe elephant ear but I cannot find any matches, They are approx 2.5ft tall and the leaves (one per stock) are probably 1.5 feet across if not more. The second is a yellow flower that blooms sun sun/shade for most of the summer, its also about 2.5-3.5 ft tall it does not seem to spread. Thanks for any help

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bezona writes: THANK YOU Linneaz !!, I had looked up the yellow (loostrife) in the past, but was not convinced, and the petasites had me seriously stumped. Thanks again Posted: 3:09 pm on January 30th
Linneaz writes: And the other one is a Lysimachia punctata. Posted: 3:54 pm on January 25th
Linneaz writes: The large-leaved plant is a petasites. There are several species, but probably japonica.

Posted: 3:45 pm on January 25th
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