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Hoping someone can help with positive ID. The first photo was sold to me as a wild Lobelia Cardinalis named appropriately "Our Wild Ones". It doesn't seem to bear any resemblance to a lobelia, but hasn't bloomed yet. The plants are approximately 8-10" tall. Does anyone have any idea what this might really be? The second and third photos are of a blue corydalis apparently planted by a squirrel, not by me. The flowers are on stems approximately 18-24" tall and the base of the leaves have obvious dark red dots. Does anyone know what particular cultivar this is?

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Comarish59 writes: Spiderwort. The green/white variety usually has white blooms, but I have seen one with blue blooms. Posted: 5:23 am on June 15th

Cubkin writes: I just got home from work and wandered around the gardens as usual. When I looked at this mystery again, it now has buds on it that definitively identify it as some variety of Commelina, a plant I'd never heard of before. Finally, mystery solved and now I'll just wait for the flowers to open. I'll also be watching to see if it comes back next spring - don't really know what to expect from this. Posted: 7:27 pm on July 2nd

Cubkin writes: Fran,

I can see the similarity, but can't find any definitive pictures that convince me it's a commelina. I knew it wasn't a wandering jew. It hasn't blossomed yet, so if it does it may settle all the arguments. I keep waiting for something to happen.

Wendy Posted: 9:00 am on July 2nd

FranClark writes: The top plant is not a Wandering Jew, though it looks similar. It looks like a variety of Commelina.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commelina
In my zone 5 Pennsylvania area we have one that is an annual and is not invasive, it's easy to control. Others can be invasive. The only way to be sure is to keep an eye on the variety you have and if it starts to spread wildly ... stop it in it's tracks! Your variety has pretty variegated leaves. I hope it does well for you. Our variety does fairly well as an indoor plant also.
Another common name is Wandering Christian because of it's visual similarity to Wandering Jew. Posted: 10:23 pm on June 29th

rosarubrifolia writes: The first photo is wandering jew. It is normally sold as a houseplant but sometimes can be found as a filler plant for pots. In some areas it may be winter hardy. The other two photos are definitely a cultivar of Corydalis. and yes, the squirrels will help with transplanting. Posted: 8:35 pm on June 22nd

Cubkin writes: Further research shows that the blue corydalis appears to be Corydalis elata - good to know. Guess I'll just have to wait and see on the other plant - if and when it flowers it should give me a clue. Posted: 10:58 am on June 19th

Cubkin writes: Thanks for the guesses. I hope someone will know the cultivar of the blue corydalis - it came up by itself, and I haven't been able to find any varieties the same size with the dark red spots on the leaf joints. I can see the resemblance of the first photo to a Tricyrtis, but I have grown several varieties, and I don't think this one is really a toad lily. Any other ideas? Posted: 8:57 am on June 16th

hemophobic writes: The last two photos are definitely corydalis and I love it. Not sure the cultivar. Posted: 9:13 pm on June 15th

Foxglove1848 writes: I agree that the top may be a toad lily, but it also may be spiderwort. A toad lily would get a lily-like flower on it. Mine was red and swhite speckled. If it gets a blue tiny flower, it may be a spiderwort.
The second plant has leaves like a columbine, but he flowers are different, almost like lobelia. Posted: 6:47 pm on June 15th

patti_g writes: The flowers in the 2nd and 3rd pics look like a columbine. Great flower for the cutting garden. Posted: 12:47 pm on June 15th

Movingintostillness writes: The first photo looks like a Toad Lily. I love it! If it is, there will be a nice spotted flower that looks orchid-like. Posted: 1:29 am on June 15th

thesissinghurst writes: I dont know what this, but it has a blue flower and grows wild in my garden. I would love to give this weed a name. Posted: 9:12 pm on June 14th

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