Mystery plant - Please help ID.
Sylvan (7B)
8 years ago
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annieinaustin
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Mystery plant description. please help me ID
Comments (1)Red hot poker? Here is a link that might be useful: Red hot poker...See MoreOne Sedum and one mystery plant. ID help please.
Comments (8)I agree with Nhbabs. The Verbena boniarensis will occasionally overwinter for me, but reseeds with abandon. A friend who lives close by me has the Verbena planted against her house and beside her cement drive and it returns reliably in that warm, protected spot. It is a great favorite of many nectaring insects and hummingbirds. Martha...See Moremystery plant --- ID help, please!
Comments (7)Yeah, Vera, I know, but my camera has disappeared. How I could have lost it is beyond me, but there we go. My DH said he would buy me a new camera for Christmas, but I don't think I can wait that long. It's driving me crazy not to be able to take pictures of my garden! It's definitely not a cosmos, but I don't know what it is. I'll start the camera negotiations this morning and see how that goes :) Deb...See MorePlease help ID this mystery plant
Comments (11)"The consensus appears to be that it’s a species of Wait and See." I agree. I can think of a half dozen or so different plants that bear a very similar appearance at that stage....See MoreSylvan (7B)
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