Mystery Woodland Plant

comments (9) February 6th, 2010 in gallery

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Mystery Woodland Plant

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This mystery woodland plant is growing under high-canopy deciduous trees in my yard and has not gone dormant throughout this winter. Does anyone know what it is?

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cooke writes: PS: let some seeds fall in the woods so you will have a steady supply of some blooming every year. They live only 2 years. If you had flowers this plant was 2 years old. Posted: 4:10 pm on June 14th

cooke writes: Looks like "Silver Dollar Plant" or "Money Plant" Lunaria biennis. If you leave the flower on, the seed capsules are round flat discs; green at first, drying to tan with papery coverings. Gently rub off the papery covers and you have a delicate silver disc, the size of a silver dollar. They are prized for dried flwoer arranging. You need to recognize the young plants so you can let them grow till the second year when they bloom, and don't be tempted to pick the pretty flowers or you won't have silver dollars. Posted: 4:08 pm on June 14th

Loued007 writes: Defintely NOT Saruma Henryi. I've had them for years and the habit, leaf and yellow flower are different than the pictures. Posted: 9:09 am on May 24th

CrystalH writes: I think the heart-shaped leaf plant is a violet. I also have them growing under deciduous trees with a high canopy. Mine bloomed purple and are just now fading. Very tiny flowers, but they actually have a lovely fragrance and will last a few days in water if picked. Posted: 9:47 pm on April 5th

Winslett writes: Saruma henryi looks like an excellent candidate for the plant. I have two kinds of ginger growing in my zone 7A east coast northern Virginia yard so if gingers all like the same environment, that might be what it is. I was also looking at chrysogonum virginian (goldenstar) as a possibility. I will be able to look at it more closely with a Saruma henryi picture in hand after the 30" of snow melts. I did put a pot over it before the snow, just in case. Posted: 5:05 pm on February 11th

LilydesJardin writes: looks like a violet in desperate need of water… Posted: 3:38 pm on February 8th

Linneaz writes: It looks like a Saruma henryi to me. Are you in the mild Pacific Northwest? The Saruma is a close cousin of the ginger plant, and is about 15-18 inches tall with yellow flowers. The one in my garden remained green this winter. Posted: 1:29 pm on February 8th

Winslett writes: Doesn't look like any of the sorrel pictures posted on Dave's Garden. Posted: 11:52 am on February 7th

LindaForbes writes: Yes, I would also like to now this plant. I have it in my yard. Is it a kind of sorrel? Posted: 9:07 am on February 7th

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