Cute so I dug it up & potted it, but what is it
alexavd
6 years ago
I have a feeling somebody out there knows exactly what this is. It's not a briar, is it? Wasn't sure the venation was right for that. The leaves are also slightly thick & fleshy. The root looked like the root of a woody rather than an herbaceous plant.
Thanks!
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floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoalexavd
6 years agoSure floral_uk, leaves are about 3/4" long. I found it growing in one of my beds in mostly afternoon sun but shaded by some perennials, I am in zone 7a in a Northern Virginia suburb. It just self-sowed there but I don't recognizing it as any plant I ever had.
Here are two (slightly blurry) side shots and a perspective shot with my finger. I noticed it's already discolored a little, it is superbly hot and humid out today, and it soil was dried out. So I put it in some shade. The plant is in a 4 1/2" pot.
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carol23_gw
6 years agoalexavd
6 years agoPostscript, I just googled barberry seeding and this picture came up which mentions that they have yellow stems:
alexavd
6 years agofloral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
6 years agoalexavd
6 years agofloral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoalexavd
6 years agocarol23_gw
6 years agoWe have some sense of things with the side view of plants.
Regarding Cyclamen, I would say in the eastern US one would never find a seedling unless the gardener was already growing tubers or had planted seed. It's just not something that appears. They are tricky to grow here and need the right spot.
Cyclamen purpurascens is basically evergreen while other species go dormant.
C. purpurascens with a seedling next to it today.
C. hederifolium in flower now
another blurry shot of C. hederifolium , you can see the coil where it has begun setting seed. a copied quote ..". spent stems spiral earthward, thus earning its Greek derivation from cyclo or circle."
C . purpurascens, very fragrant flowers.
floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
6 years agocarol23_gw
6 years ago
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