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What is This Garden Plant?

August 1, 2015

What Is This Garden Plant?My friend just moved into a new home and we have been trying to figure out what kind of plant this is. It's grown very rapidly since she has moved in. It has flowers that only open at night and these spiky balls that just started growing on it.

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August 2, 20151 found this helpful
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Hello !
The plant is a Datura. Although the strenght of the toxins it contains depends on its age and condition of growth, consider all parts as extremely toxic, the seeds and the flowers being the most poisonous parts of the plant. It is an annual plant or a short live plant at the best. As it seems from the picture you have posted that the plant is reachable from the public space, I think that it should be cut back to its foot to do not run any risk.
Hope this helps.

 
August 3, 20150 found this helpful
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This appears to be a datura plant.. The plant has very pretty flowers but unfortunately is quite poisonous.

 
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May 13, 2020

This plant just showed up on my fence about 6 years ago growing incredibly fast. One year it flowered and had tiny bluish, purple blooms all over it. After some research I've decided it must be some type of morning glory.

I clipped a few pieces and put them in water. Will they root? And does anyone know what this is?

Identifying a Vine and Growing It from Cuttings - closeup of vine cutting
 
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May 15, 20201 found this helpful
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www.fnps.org/.../passiflora-suberosa

I think this is a corkystem passion flower. The leaves do not look heart shaped enough to be morning glory, but it could just be I am not seeing the leaves full on.

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May 18, 20200 found this helpful
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I'm not sure this plant has been identified yet.....
I have several (Florida) Passion Flower vines and none of mine look like this - leaves are similar but not the same.
Of course, there are several variety so I may be wrong but when I enlarge the picture I know none of my vines have a 'bloom' like this one.

If you have found your plant - please let us know.
You do not say where you live or how you came to have the cutting but if you contact your county extension office they may help you as they know what type of vines grow in your area.

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March 8, 2021

The woman who used the plant with the purple buds in this Ikebana arrangement doesn't remember the plant's name, and we'd like to know what it is! Can you identify it? (I blocked out another plant up higher in the photo to avoid confusion).

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March 8, 20210 found this helpful
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I think this is marsh pea (Lathyrus vernus).

 

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This is Lathyrus, but it is difficult to identify the variety.
I think it looks like this: www.gardenworldimages.com/Details.aspx?ID=20900&TypeID=1&searchtype...

 

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This looks like a lovely plant but it is a mystery to me.
It looks like it could be in the 'sweet pea' family as other members have noted but since there are many varieties it is difficult to tell for sure.

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You could send your picture/question to your state's extension service as they should know what this is for sure.
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Please Let us know if you find out for sure.

 
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May 11, 2021

I received this plant for Mother's Day and it did not have a tag on it. We do not know what it is.

A plant with yellow flowers.
 
A close up of a yellow bloom on a plant.
 
A plant with yellow flowers.
 

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May 11, 20211 found this helpful
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I'm pretty sure that is a Double Petunia. There are many varieties, so I don't know it's exact variety name. You could search Double Petunias to see if you can match up your particular plant, or just call it a "Mother's Day Double Petunia" !!!!!

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Enjoy it. If you hang it outside, you may get Hummingbirds checking it out even though their favorite color is red.

 

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May 15, 20210 found this helpful
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I found the identification. It was stuck deep in the plant. It is a MiniFamous Neo Double Deep Yellow Petunia. Says it is self cleaning-less work for me. Height 8-12 inches. Spread 12-15 inches. This sounds like fun.

 
 
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November 19, 2008

Large thorny, leafy green plant with green and lighter green balls.What is this plant? I found it in the woods by my house. Dose anyone have an idea?

Aliesha

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November 4, 20150 found this helpful
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I believe it is solanum virus, also known as tropical soda apple. It is part of the nightshade family and is considered an invasive species.

www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/.../tropicalsoda.shtml

 
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May 19, 2009

Green leaves with white edges.What kind of plant is this? I know it's not a mint because the stem is round, not square but it does run. I know it's not a Charlie, but the leaves are about the same size. It has a distinct odor that is not very pleasant.

It has very small stocks of white flowers in the fall. The leaves are soft and velvety and some have a pink tint on the edges. It is drought tolerant and frost resistant. I thought it was Mexican oregano but when I Google it the pictures are not the same.

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Hardiness Zone: 10a

By Babette from Lemon Grove, CA

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June 9, 2017

Does anyone know the variety of this dogwood? It was said to be a western dogwood. It is not. The closest I have come while researching is the Ivory Halo dogwood, but its leaf margins are almost pure white, not a very deep cream as the picture shows.

Maybe someone has this tree?

Unknown leaves with green and yellow.
 
An unknown leaf with green and yellow.
 
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January 31, 2017

The picture shows just a few of my gardening folders. For the most part, I know the name and variety of everything I grow. Sometimes, one will escape me. What Is This Garden Plant?

 

I don't know how I came by this flower.

I have searched the Internet repeatedly and cannot find a picture or name. It is a garden perennial and I'm sure it is fairly common. What is the name of this flower?

What Is This Garden Plant?
 
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July 3, 2008

Coral bell plant.I received this plant as a gift and I am not sure on what it is. Could anyone tell me? Thanks.

Lisa from Toronto, Ontario

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July 21, 2020

We planted kale seeds in our garden, and the only thing that came up was this. We are not sure what this is.

It doesn't look like normal kale, but it could be some special type of kale. What is this plant?

A plant with large leaves growing in a garden.
 

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July 22, 20201 found this helpful
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Hmmm. Those are really big leaves! So now I'm thinking rhubarb. Soil pH determines whether the stalks are red or green. It's perennial, if that helps. Good luck! I hope someone can answer definitively!

 
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September 13, 2010

Closeup of pinkish flower on vine.Can anyone identify this plant for me? It just started blooming and will bloom until frost. It will then be killed to the ground and will remain dormant until late spring. At that time it will put up long shoots from the ground and grow into a vine.

Hardiness Zone: 8b

By Deanna D. Dison from North LA

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June 26, 2017

What is this flower? It is very pretty.

What Is This Garden Flower? - shite daffodil
 

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June 1, 2017

This is a plant at work and I was wondering what it is. It has purple stems at the base.

What Is This Houseplant? - Medium green foliage plant
 
What Is This Houseplant?
 

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August 17, 2004

My in law has a plant that has pretty much became a bush. It is beautiful. It only blooms at night with these beautiful white flowers. On the very bottom of the plants are growing these round balls with stickies on them. Inside of these are tons of seeds. This plant gives of a lovely scent. The only thing is that we do not know the name of it. If anybody can help with the name we would greatly be appreciated.



B Helmick

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August 17, 20040 found this helpful

Could it be night blooming jasmine? Click on the link below to see some pictures and a description.

www.gardenguides.com/.../jasmine.htm

- Susan

 
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May 29, 2018

What is it? Is it poisonous? Should I be worried?

What Is This Garden Plant? - plant with small light purple flowers with yellow centers
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May 31, 20180 found this helpful
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It is a Nightshade, aka Solanum Dulcamara, Snakeberry, and Blue Bindweed. I'd be careful.

 
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July 18, 2017

I would appreciate any help with identifying this plant in a friend's garden. Its flower is a beautiful surprise, she did not plant it, Mother Nature did. What Is This Garden Plant? - red crocosmia flowers

 

I only have the photo, I don't know how tall it is or anything like that. My friend sent the photo to me, hoping I can help. She loves her flower garden, she is very curious about her lovely addition. Her flower garden is beautiful, picture-perfect! And this new addition fit in perfectly!

She is having surgery today to remove a tumor on a kidney. It would be a nice surprise for her to know the name of this flower. If this helps, she lives in the Pocono area of Pennsylvania.

Thank for your help and information. A prayer for her would be appreciated, too.

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July 18, 20170 found this helpful
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This is a really nice hummingbird plant here in Florida and we call it the lucifer plant. But I guess the real name is crocosmia lucifer - maybe the bright fiery red is the reason. I do not know how it would have just appeared in her garden (since it is corm) unless it was in some other plant she planted.
It generally only grows year round in zones through 9 but I think it will return after after a freeze if it has mulch to protect it.

Here is a link to instructions on care.

www.gardenia.net/.../crocosmia-lucifer

 
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August 30, 2012

purple flowerI recently bought a small bush tree and it produced this lovely purple flower with a small yellow center. Can anyone recognize it and tell me what it's called?

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September 3, 20120 found this helpful
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Try Solanum rantonnetii. Not a vine and it has the same leaves as your plant.

 
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July 14, 2010

Small mallow or hollyhock.Does anyone know what kind of flower this is? I was told it is an annual, but more grew this year without me planting any seeds. Thanks for any help I can get.

By Carol Hanna from Ontario, Canada

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June 10, 2008

Flower pot with small plants.I planted some parsley in this pot, but what is growing doesn't look like parsley to me. Most of it looks like grass, with maybe a few tomato plants? And most likely weeds. Anyone know what these plants are? I'd hate to pull them up only to find out that they are plants and not weeds! I did have tomatoes in this pot last year.



Hardiness Zone: 6a


Misty from Wooster, OH

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August 3, 2007

Loquat tree.What kind of fruit tree is this? Or if it isn't a fruit tree, then what is it?

Hardiness Zone: 10b

Sherri from Orlando Florida

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September 23, 2007

Tall leafy stem with pink flowers.Is this a butterfly bush? Thanks, really trying to identify what I have at my new house.

Hardiness Zone: 5a

Linda from Bellevue, NE

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