Gardeners, can you identify this plant, please?
9 years ago
A friend in Maine would like to know what this flower is. Butterflies love it! Can you help?
PS: Maire_Cate, your instructions worked--thanks!
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Can you identify this plant growing in my mom's garden?
Comments (4)Wow! Great job! Thanks so much. I'll let her know she should destroy it before it destroys her garden....See MoreCan you please identify this plant
Comments (4)Hi Chris, Boy that was quick I looked it up. And you're right that's what it is. Now that I know it's an annual I'll have to save some seeds for next year. Thanks Mary-Jane...See MorePlease help me identify this plant I planted in my garden!
Comments (1)Looks like a papaya .......See MoreCan you identify a strange plant in my garden
Comments (8)The next morning not much has changed with the alien worm but it's got friends now. Here are some pictures of the others. One is growing horizontally under the ground. I guess that answers the question of what I'd find if I dug one up… nothing. Lots of flies over in this area now....See More- 9 years ago
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