Help identifying flowering plant

Return to the Perennials Forum | Post a Follow-Up

clip this post email this post what is this?
see most clipped and recent clippings

Posted by gillian00 IL6 (My Page) on

Thu, Jul 28, 05 at 13:10

I think that I received this by mistake when ordering tall garden phlox. Until recently I thought it was a different type of phlox, but I can't find any pictures of phlox that look like this. The stems and leaves look similar to butterfly bush, but it isn't "bushy" like butterfly bush. It started blooming in spring and is still blooming, the flowering starts lower on the stem and continues to grow up. There is no scent. I am going to try to attach a picture of the entire plant and some closeups of the flowers and stems. I love this plant and would like to order more, if I only knew what it is. My neighbor wants one too!
Instead of uploading the picture, I am including the URL for the photobucket file.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v390/gillian00/unknown plant/garden005.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v390/gillian00/unknown plant/garden003.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v390/gillian00/unknown plant/garden004.jpg

Thanks to anyone who can help!

Follow-Up Postings:

RE: Help identifying flowering plant

clip this post email this post what is this?
see most clipped and recent clippings

Posted by gillian00 IL6 (My Page) on
Thu, Jul 28, 05 at 15:35

In the Cottage Garden forum someone suggested that it is an invasive weed called purple loosestrife. I didn't want to hear that, but it does look very much have the same appearance. If anyone has any more positive ideas, I'd love to find out it's something better than that!

Post a Follow-Up

Please Note: Only registered members are able to post messages to this forum.

If you are a member, please log in.

If you aren't yet a member, join now!

Return to the Perennials Forum

Information about Posting

You must be logged in to post a message. Once you are logged in, a posting window will appear at the bottom of the messages. If you are not a member, please register for an account.
Posting is a two-step process. Once you have composed your message, you will be taken to the preview page. You will then have a chance to review your post, make changes and upload photos.
After posting your message, you may need to refresh the forum page in order to see it.
Before posting copyrighted material, please read about Copyright and Fair Use.
We have a strict no-advertising policy!
If you would like to practice posting or uploading photos, please visit our Test forum.
If you need assistance, please Contact Us and we will be happy to help.