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| Hello again.
1. If this is a rose, I shall surely die of shame.
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5a. What the heck is this?
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| Riotcat...if you put where you are located in your profile, you won't have to remind us whenever you post here. Location really helps with some ID's. #1--why do you think it might not be a rose? #2--lilac #3--I was hoping you were asking about the iris...I could answer that one! #4--pink lady slipper? I've always wanted to see one. #5--And I thought I had some strange growing plants! Do you see anything else like that growing nearby? What kind of foundation do you have? I ask because it looks like a shoot growing from a root under your house. In our area we have alders, willows, and aspen that would do that. If that's not possible, a seed must have germinated right up against the wall. What it is, I don't know. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Pink lady slipper pics
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| 3. is a Clematis |
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| I'm in upstate NY. Zone 5A. I will have to remember to fill that in. Thank you everyone. mytime: Because if it is a rose, I'm not only completely clueless about gardening, and oblivious to everything, I am also blind. This does not bode well. The bush is three feet high, four feet wide, next to a gate, and in direct view of my deck. This will be our third summer in this house, and the first time I've seen it for what it is. And if that isn't bad enough, I *looked* for roses before planting two. There is no hope for me. At all. ;) The pink lady slippers are in that area also, though they seem to be trying to pop up in the middle of the yard as well. noinwi, I think you're right. Looking at pictures, (I think) there are a lot along the snowmobile trail out back. Seems I also have one that size growing in a far more sensible place out front. |
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| Riotcat, don't feel bad. You are not alone...many people would not recognize any rose except a hybrid tea, and many others would not even recognize that! I wanted to say that #3 was a clematis, but I couldn't be sure. Flora, if one doesn't know the specific clematis (they come in so many flavors!), how does one know it's a clematis? This comes from the person who just can't get a clematis to grow, except C. tangutica, which is threatening to take over my small world! |
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- Posted by Donna.in.Sask 2b (My Page) on Thu, May 31, 12 at 1:36
| Flora correctly identified the clematis. If you've grown one, you would recognize the foliage and the way the buds form. You might want to yank that tree out of that spot, can't be good for the foundation of the building. |
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| Donna, I wasn't questioning Flora's ID...did you think my question was sarcastic? I'm trying to learn something. I do grow a clematis, but the foliage looks nothing like the OP's. And since I live in an area where very few perennial vines will survive, I can't speak to the fact that there may or may not be other genera with the same bud formation and growth pattern. |
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| mytime - it never occurred to me you were doubting, so don't give it a second thought. I am afraid I can't really say how I id plants. I just know them, like you recognise friends from long acquaintance. This is not a species like C tangutica but one of the larger flowered ones. Further than that I can't say. |
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- Posted by fatamorgana Zone 5/6 (My Page) on Fri, Jun 1, 12 at 7:14
| Riotcat- If your rose is a once a year bloomer, you may never have seen the blooms before. Older rose types and varieties generally bloomed once a year, June'ish here in NY State. Easy to miss if weather or life keeps you out of the backyard for a while. If your lady slipper is happy in its location be sure to leave it there. They are a wonderful native plant that many would love to have in their gardens. They can be particular about their location so best to leave it be if it is happy. FataMorgana |
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