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Fri, Apr 20, 12 at 4:46
What is this leafy green with a puffy flower ball growing to the right of the astilbe? I've never seen this in my yard before. Is it a weed or what?
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Fri, Apr 20, 12 at 8:43
| i would have said a bleeding heart.. but i cant focus what the white dryer lint is ... lol .. or if its the bloom of the stuff under???? i probably should not have knocked down your post for this useless answer.. ken |
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- Posted by sandyslopes zone 5 (My Page) on Fri, Apr 20, 12 at 16:23
| Ken, it's funny you compared the flower to dryer lint because the vent for the dryer is close by (are you that intuitive?), but it's definitely a flower from this group of leaves. I'm going to dig it up when I weed the area because it's too close to the astilbe, but I'd like to know if I should lovingly transplant this or just yank it. Anyone else have an idea? |
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| You could try posting this in the Name That Plant forum. You may get a faster response if you don't get one here. I have no clue what it is either. Karen |
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| Virginia Waterleaf a/k/a Eastern Waterleaf, Hydrophyllum virginianum. A native wildflower, generally grows in open woodlands in rich, moist soil. Makes a nice groundcover in semi-shade, but tends to go dormant early, like July/August, especially if the soil gets dry. |
Here is a link that might be useful: PLANTS profile for this species
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- Posted by sandyslopes zone 5 (My Page) on Sun, Apr 22, 12 at 1:20
| Karen, that was a good idea to try that forum. carol23 identified it as a Hydrophyllum. denninmi, thanks for that ID! On my side of the country, I think it's capitatum instead of virginianum, but everything else matches up. It's a native perennial to the western US and Canada. It sounds like a nice wildflower so I'm going to let it be. |
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