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Please help save my love fern!!!

10 years ago

Hi all! A random plant has started to grow in a patio plant that me and my boyfriend recently purchased. The plant has been growing rapidly in the last two months.The 1st leaves that started to grow are now close to a foot wide.

I am trying to convince my boyfriend that it is our love fern because it started growing shortly after I moved in. He thinks its a weed and is prepared to toss it.

Can someone please help me Identify this plant so my boyfriend doesn't throw away a perfectly good plant. He says if I can prove its not a weed we can keep it :-) Thanks so much the help!

Lovefern13

Comments (9)

Carrie B
10 years ago
It would be helpful if you can post a photo of the entire plant - with an indication of habit and scale. Definitely not a fern.
Iris GW
10 years ago
Is this the plant the same as this one: http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/namegal/msg0801111723458.html?1

And yes, we need a bigger picture, something showing the plant itself.

Here is a link that might be useful: Link to other post
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gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
10 years ago
What is it with you two - do you have x-ray vision?? That photo is SO dark, I can't see anything. Or certainly nothing distinct enough to be a plant.

(and esh - isn't the other post from a different poster altogether? I'm confused :))
Iris GW
10 years ago
I figured the other poster was the boyfriend ....
carol23_gw
10 years ago
I thought it was the same plant as well.
lovefern13
Original Author
10 years ago
Lol no my boyfriend didn't post the question. Hopefully this a better picture. Sorry about that. Clearly I'm a plant rookie. Thanks again for the help!
lovefern13
Original Author
10 years ago
Lol I just looked at the other posting and IT IS MY BOYFRIEND! THIS is too funny because neither one of us knew the other one was posting the pics. Definitely our unofficial love fern :-) Thank you all!!!!!
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
10 years ago
Could it be Velvet Leaf?

Here is a link that might be useful: Velvet Leaf
rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
10 years ago
The leaves are reported to be a foot wide. If they are indeed velvety, I'm going to throw Paulownia into the list of possibilities. It is likely to lose the toothed edges as the tree grows.

If Paulownia tomentosa, it is listed as an invasive, noxious weed in much of the south and midwest. Your boyfriend's instincts are right.

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