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WHat Plant is this?

comments (18) April 29th, 2009 in blogs, gallery

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I saw this plant on someones pictures and I love it. They were not sure what it is either. They said it is very fragrant. Does anyone know what it is?

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Succulent-type daisy

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GooberPetey writes: The key to the ID is the form/shape of the flower. ALthough the pic is distant, it looks like it displays FOUR petals (which rules out all roses as well as loropetalums and the beebalm).

The fountain shape of the shrub (this is a woody plant so it can't be a kalanchoe.

It's some species of mockorange (Philadephus). Do you happen to know where this plant is in the US? You said you took the picture from someone else--are they in the American West or Pacific Northwest by chance? There are some very nice species mockoranges native to northern California, Oregon, Idaho, etc. Posted: 11:45 am on July 11th

ishaG writes: This is Rosa laevigata or cherokee rose. A climbing rose. Posted: 9:10 am on April 19th

cooke writes: Other possibilities are Deutzia and white flowered loropetalum. Check out the photos here:
http://www.floridata.com/ref/L/loro_chi.cfm
http://www.mobot.org/GARDENINGHELP/PLANTFINDER/Plant.asp?code=V560 Posted: 4:26 am on May 30th

PatrickJFitzGerald writes: Picture is hard to see close up. Looks to me like Philadelphus (Mock Orange) possibly variety 'Virginal'as it seems quite an upright grower and has double flowers. You need to check if this one has double flowers and if it also has a very heavy scent its a good possibility to be this variety.

Pat. Posted: 11:25 am on May 17th

Cressmed writes: This looks like a Mock Orange. I have 3 varieties growing by my sitting areas, the fragrance is heavenly! Most nurseries carry a few varieties and they're not that hard to grow. From the dwarf "snowbelle" to the larger size shrubs, they are covered with lovely white double or single flowers. Posted: 11:05 pm on May 13th

PhilFERRET writes: Hi !
If this shrub show evergreen foliage, may be Michelia doltsopa 'Silver Cloud', a fairly hardy and so fragrant variety !

Best regards

Philippe Posted: 3:40 am on May 11th

PAgirlnow writes: Could it be a single form of philadelphus, more commonly known as mockorange? It is probably that, especially if it has a nice, orange-blossom like scent. The form of the shrub looks like it could be that. Hope this helps! Posted: 10:45 pm on May 10th

Charli124 writes: You have given me hope of finding my plant after a long dry search. Sometimes it only takes a little encouragement. Thanks so much! Posted: 9:16 pm on May 9th

furballs writes: No problem.. I know how frustrating it can be to not know what some plant or other is. Earl Grey used to be my favourite tea too, but I switched to green tea and now I can't stand any other kind. I tried a green tea with bergamot and didn't like it either. sigh. I guess tastes change with time. Good luck with your search. Posted: 8:25 pm on May 9th

Charli124 writes: Thanks for your interest and assistaance Furballs...that Bergamot mention caught my eye as Earl Grey is my favorite tea. I guess I'll just be patient and pray that someone recognizes it. Pike Nurseries couldn't help when I took the photo to them. Posted: 4:03 pm on May 9th

furballs writes: Too bad you lost it, it sure was pretty. There are many cultivars of Bee Balm, so yours could have been a cultivar or even a hybrid that may not have been pictured online. Flower forms can be quite different from one cultivar or hybrid to another. I don't know that the flowers are all that fragrant to us, but they have loads of nectar that attracts bees and butterflies, hence the name. One species of it is grown commercially as a source of Oil of Bergamot, which is used for a variety of things, perhaps most notably, bergamot is the flavour used to make Earl Grey tea. Posted: 3:58 pm on May 9th

Charli124 writes: The Bee Balm hint looked promising but after following your link and googling a bit, the bee balm blossom seems flatter and less cone like that my plant. As I recall it was not very aromatic and the leaves remind me of lilac leaves. We lost that plant when the yard was dug up for a basement leak....sigh. Posted: 3:30 pm on May 9th

furballs writes: If you go to the following URL, you will find some pics of Bee Balm. The one on the right closely resembles your picture, so I think I might have been correct that it is a Bee Balm plant. http://altnature.com/gallery/beebalm.htm Posted: 3:12 pm on May 9th

furballs writes: Well, I've seen this before, but sadly, I don't know what it is. The blossoms remind me strongly of monarda, or Bee Balm, but I can't be sure that's it.

But I do know, it is absolutely NOT any kind of Kalanchoe. Kalanchoe are succulents, which this plant clearly is not. Kalanchoe's leaves are very fleshy, often very thick, usually quite long and strongly 'arrowhead' shaped and their flowers are very different, usually a cluster of downward facing 'bells' that close up to a tiny mouth at the bottom.

If there is any chance you could get a clear closeup of the blooms it might help. Are those flowers fragrant, by any chance ? Posted: 3:07 pm on May 9th

Kate_Frank writes: Ooh I bet you're right! Does that mean I need to cough up some money?! Posted: 9:45 am on May 4th

CoolGreenGardens writes: I'm betting my first FG paycheck it's Kalanchoe blossfeldiana...Did you get to see it with blooms open?

Link: http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/69/1869-004-F96CEE3C.jpg

Waddaythink? Posted: 1:12 am on May 4th

Kate_Frank writes: Ha... I was trying to be artsy. I don't have any other photos. But I will keep that in mind for the future. Posted: 10:49 am on April 30th

CoolGreenGardens writes: Can you post a pic zoomed out a little. Seeing the leaves helps a lot. Posted: 7:57 pm on April 29th

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