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Please ID - Chicago

Posted by eclecticme (My Page) on
Sat, Apr 14, 12 at 17:20

Hi,
I am new to gardening and am not sure what these things are in my backyard. Can you tell me what these are?
TIA!

ID #1
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And here is a close up
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ID #2
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And here is a close up
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RE: Please ID - Chicago

#2 is bleeding hearts.
#1 I am not sure, some sort of Pachysandra?


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RE: Please ID - Chicago

#1 Looks like Podophyllum peltatum.


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Thanks! I did a google search and #1 does look very much like Podophyllum peltatum. Thanks to both of you!


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It looks like a variety of Bleeding Heart (maybe dicentra spectabilis?). It looks for sure to be one of the old-fashioned varieties. Hope this helps!


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RE: Please ID - Chicago

The flowering one is indeed, Lamprocapnos spectabilis (formerly Dicentra spectabilis; old-fashioned bleeding-heart!


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