Nice looking!
Karen

I only got one or two seedlings so I planted the whole container in a single clump. They haven't grown much. The cosmos and zinnias in this bed are way taller than the HB's. I hope they get larger with heat. ;)

I think that's all I might have...IF that...I don't remember if they are still no-shows. I didn't dump them this weekend with all the others in case they were slow to germinate.
What a pretty flower they have. Almost squash-like, huh?

It's very pretty. Much showier than I thought it would be. The bees are hovering so I hope to get seeds this year.

are you sure that's what that is? my plants (which are tiny compared to yours!) have completely different leaves.

AHHH - Just today, I was looking in the area where I may have planted mine, if I have any, and was thinking, would someone show me their hairy balls?

THANKS TOKEN!!

They do not look at all like what I expected.

You MUST save seeds from these as well...PLEASE.

All right....what is it really? It truly couldn't be named "hairy balls"!! I'm afraid to google "hairy balls"; no telling what would show up. Reminds me of a very interesting excuse note I received as part of my exciting job as Asst. Principal in a Jr.High school. Mom wrote that her son was unable to attend school because he was having pain in his "lower left nut". We all had to wonder how many he had in total....upper and lower on both sides? Upper, middle and lower? What a guy!! I excused his absence, no further questions asked.

Debby

"family jewels" is another name...and googleable...

I actually have googled hairy balls...

token: Plantfiles has 18 pictures, and they don't look like your plant.

Karen

Here is a link that might be useful: hairy balls

Debby, that post about the "lower left nut" made me laugh out loud. Thanks, because I really needed that today!

Deb

Oh come on! I got these seeds in a trade. They were labeled Gomphocarpus physocarpus - Hairy Balls.

Are you telling me I got shafted again? Whatever it is, it's pretty. Anyone identify it?

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They sure are pretty flowers though. The indside kind of reminds me of an orchid. (I know they are much different though)

I would save the seeds no matter what it is...

Karen

Hairy balls plant has very insignificant white tiny flowers. Whatever it is - it is not hairy balls. Leaves are lanceolate as well.
What you have is looking like some malvacea to me.

Oh well. Maybe next year. *sigh*

it's very pretty; i'd love to have it in my garden. maybe someone on the name that plant forum can ID it for you (in case you want to save & trade the seeds--hint hint).

Oh, I'll be saving the seeds for sure. They're large seeds from what I remember.

Hey token. I'm thinkin' it looks like my poor mans orchids. google that. I'll go look in the am and take a pic. Sorry but it's raining and late so have to wait to make sure.
Pattie

The flower is gorgeous Tom! It does look like an orchid flower. :)

Is it Lavatera?

It's not schizanthus/poor man's orchid. Schizanthus seeds are very, very tiny.

What ever it is, it's beautiful and I would love some seeds as well.

Why don't you post on the name that plant forum. They are really excellent on identifying plants and flowers.

Fran

Schizanthus/poor man's orchid
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Gloxinia perennis looks really close

I hope I have some seeds to trade with you... they are nice big flowers...

Sorry you got stiffed in the trade. This has happened to me too with the few seed trades I have done. (I had a lot of coneflower and daylily seeds last year)

Karen

Sorry to disappoint you, token, but I believe that what you have there is proboscidea louisianica - aka devil's claw, or unicorn plant. Besides having a gorgeous flower, this plant has a great seed pod that can be used in dried arrangements. It's worth keeping, even if it wasn't what you wanted.

Drippy, Remy said over in the cottage garden forum that it's Devil's claw too. I did wintersow them, so I must have mixed up the labels, again. Now wonder what I did with those hairy balls...cause I know they germinated and I planted them out.

Ok, so I think I found them. The plant labels for these two were very close together in the same bed. I planted them out the same day. I direct sowed lots of cosmos, zinnias, and marigolds. I also planted wintersown butterfly bushes here. This is my pollinator bed for the potager.

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Wow, those are pretty whatever they are. My hairy balls didn't even sprout. :(

OOOH - Those look like the leaves on the photos that had the balls in them:))

Save seeds from both please:))

I definitely have ALL of your current want list...Update it mister and I'll be sure to have/get some of your wants...

"...Now wonder what I did with those hairy balls..."

Trust me, you'll know them when you see them!

:)
Dee

I just hope I do a better job of labeling the seeds than I did the plants. ;)

Dee...behave. Don't make me show you my peter peppers too!

/no. I'm not growing those.

Only on GW, can a man like Token, lose his hairy balls!! Good luck with that, hun!

LOL Nancy!

too funny.... :0)

Hairy balls gone north. It happens.

Gone south.......or way east:
Tropical Hairy Balls ------yummy

lol

mmmm...lychees. Excellent fruit.

Rambutan :-D

I was close. Anyone for horseshoes and hand grenades?