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Question flower4 Found the way to send pics AnswerIts a white Double Confederate Rose or Cotton Rosemallow, a Hibiscus mutabilis. It grows as a shrub in mild areas and a perennial in somewhat cooler areas, but is

blue berry bush - not blueberries!?

Question P1000710.jpg We have several bushes on our property that have tiny blue berries that are now turning blue -- they used to be green. I dont think they are blueberries because they dont have a crown on the bo

are these edible fruit?

Question P1000860.jpg You did so well in helping us identify our dogwood bushes with tiny blue berries. Now we need help identifying a tree with fruit. The fruit look like small apples (crabapples?). Please see atta

what is this berry bush?

Question P1000862.jpg Please help us identify this berry bush. Wed like to know if the fruit is edible. We thought it was a blueberry because of the crown at the bottom. But the leaves dont look like blueberry leave

identifing a plant

QuestionQUESTION: I have a plant growing in my garden that i have no idea what it is. Its leaves are broad and flat and sticky on the back. When it started i thought it was some melon, but its not. It has a thick st

Godzilla sized berry plant in Michigan

Question Godzilla Attached is a photo of a large plant I refer to as Godzilla. Godzilla first appeared in the Fall last year, I thought, well this is a unique plant Im going to see what it turns into. It only grew t

Help with unidentified plant

Question unknown plant Greetings..I live in chico CA qnd almost over night this plqnt came up in my back yard next to the house. It is a single stalk that is redish purple in color and is growing from out of a rathe

mystery squash

QuestionI have a large squash plant that appeared in my topsoil/compost pile. It starts as a squash blossom, then a small, elongated, 3 yellowish, then a pale, pale green, oval shaped squash. The taste is perfect at

identifying a plant

QuestionI took over taking care of a raised bed at the school I work in. I dont have any idea what Im taking care of. The plants are about 3 ft high big soft heart shaped leaves, the leaves are about ev

Help identify (2) unknown plants.

QuestionSo I have two unidentified new plants growing pretty fast. They both look like they could be trees. They popped up around 4-6 months ago. They are growing where I dont normally cut the grass and Im wondering

similar looking plants

QuestionHow can I tell the difference between a Stromanthe, and calathea tricolor? AnswerI do not grow either of these, as I am far more focused on local wild plants, but from checking on line this is a question ev

Small Tree

QuestionHello! Not sure if you are the correct person to ask... I bought a small tree at a store...it has about 7 leaves to each stem...right now its about 15 inches high. It is labeled money tree but i

Identify a bush

QuestionBush I want identified QUESTION: This was planted 11 years ago, does not flower would grow to possibly 12 feet. If you trimmed it grows straight up. This past year I cut it down to about 3 feet,

is this a privet hedge?

Question is this a privet bush? if so, which kind, it has white flowers in the spring, followed by green rather oval shaped berries, that turn red in early fall. The leaves are opposite, oval and smooth edged. Ans

what are these strange little bulbous white things

Question unknown This plant came up in my strawberry bed. the white bulbous things on top of it dont look like flower buds, just rounded things. yet they are not berries. The leaves are opposite, toothed and a coupl

mystery green plant?

Question unknown tall green pla this plant came up in the woods, very shaded area. it is about 6 tall. I live in NE Alabama by the way. The stem is very green, and is the one in the foreground of the pic. In the sp

identifying bulbs

QuestionMy wife recently passed %26 I was working in her flower beds. I dug up some bulbs. I dont know what they are. The appear to look like onions, split in the middle, about 2s long%26 2s wide, %26 sort of flat.

Plant identity

QuestionMy aunt has a plant growing in her garden and we know nothing about it. It has flowers and is bushy. There are seed looking pods that are shaped like a seahorse. The plant is sticky l

totem (?) plant

QuestionSeveral years ago I purchased a plant that was called a Hawaiian totem plant . It was a stalk (or trunk) about 3 inches in diam. and had nubs coming out the stalk which became leaves. Not a very

Same question

Question Close Up of Leaves Here is the close up of the plants leaves to help identification. Answer Leggy Dracena Warnecki D. Warneckii after pru Hi Paul, This is a type of Dracena (warneckii