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Sunday, June 17, 2012
Botanical inquiry
Does anybody know what this thing is? It sprouted in the front garden and it has interesting leaves, but I'm thinking of moving it (or throwing it away).
It looks to be a swamp hibiscus. It's native all the way up to the Chesapeake Bay and doesn't actually need a swamp. See the pics at Dave's Garden : http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1872/
I have a bunch of those things sprouting up as well. When I don't know what something is I take a sample to Betty's Azalea Ranch in Fairfax (near Rte. 29 and the FFX County Parkway).
Anon: Actually, though, I checked on the swamp hibiscus, and that's something also know as a Texas star. I have a bunch of those growing in another section of the yard, and the leaves are similar but definitely different. Thanks anyway.
Deborah Leigh said....Paco, has Willie Nelson been in your neighborhood? Looks suspiciously like a new species of....I've only seen pictures, mind you. Always gotta do it bigger and different in TX!
I'm with Deborah Leigh. My first thought was a subspecies of a particular plant that usually grows in the middle of deserted cornfields and woodlands, usually guarded by attack dogs and booby traps.
It's definitely a plant, probably the Green one.
ReplyDeleteCheers
It's what the Hekawe indians used to call a "weed"...
ReplyDeleteIt's probably an endangered species, so expect the EPA and Fish & Wildlife Service to show up any day.
ReplyDeleteThe EPA may fly a drone over your house to see if your in compliance with the Clean Water Act.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a young Mexican plant, and Obeyme says they're welcome here, so give it a job and a roof over it's head.
ReplyDeleteAnd some fertilizer.
Oh, and be sure to take it to the polling place in November!
ReplyDeleteIt looks to be a swamp hibiscus. It's native all the way up to the Chesapeake Bay and doesn't actually need a swamp. See the pics at Dave's Garden :
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I have a bunch of those things sprouting up as well. When I don't know what something is I take a sample to Betty's Azalea Ranch in Fairfax (near Rte. 29 and the FFX County Parkway).
ReplyDeleteFinally! Somebody with some plant knowledge. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteAnon: Actually, though, I checked on the swamp hibiscus, and that's something also know as a Texas star. I have a bunch of those growing in another section of the yard, and the leaves are similar but definitely different. Thanks anyway.
ReplyDeleteDeborah Leigh said....Paco, has Willie Nelson been in your neighborhood? Looks suspiciously like a new species of....I've only seen pictures, mind you. Always gotta do it bigger and different in TX!
ReplyDeletehttp://toptropicals.com/pics/garden/m1/Podarki3/Hibiscus_coccineus077_016OlgaB.jpg
ReplyDeleteHard to compare your photo with Paco's, mojo (different scales), but I'd say not -- the leaf(?) pattern is different.
ReplyDeleteThen again, I'm notorious for my black thumb. I can barely keep my lawn alive.
I'm with Deborah Leigh. My first thought was a subspecies of a particular plant that usually grows in the middle of deserted cornfields and woodlands, usually guarded by attack dogs and booby traps.
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