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| I thought this plant was absolutely charming and tidy! It's growing in partial sun, zone 3, in Calgary Alberta, near the top of a bluff, so it endures very cold winters, drought, and wind. It's on the grounds of a community centre, so they must have had professionals designing the space. It is a perfect pincushion shape, about a foot high and 2 feet wide. It has lacy light green foliage and it seems to have multiple stems coming from the ground. This picture was taken in September, so I don't know if it flowers or not. I definitely want to buy this for my yard! Do you know what it is? |
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- Posted by ians_gardener (My Page) on Sun, Sep 8, 13 at 23:01
| Wild guess....but it reminds me of Iberis sempervirens... |
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- Posted by ians_gardener (My Page) on Sun, Sep 8, 13 at 23:06
| Wild guess....but it reminds me of Iberis sempervirens... |
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| Leaf shape looks like galium odoratum to me, though when I grew it it did not form a neat round shape. It spread aggressively once it became established. Cheryl |
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| Galium would form large patches, Iberis has pretty woody/ wiry stems and very dark green leaves, sitting on the branch like a bottle brush. Any chance of a close up? The branching underneath the foliage would be helpful. Iberis would prefer full sun, so that could explain the light green foliage. Bye, Lin |
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| Perhaps a mounding perennial Geranium. Are the leaves fleshy or not in texture? And as Lin said, a closeup from the side showing branching would help. In the community center someone may be able to tell you something about the flowers such as color or season. |
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| The angle and the light make it really hard to see but it doesn't seem to have Geranium leaves as far as I can tell. Nor do we have any idea of the scale. How about a Euphorbia? E polychroma or E cyparissias depending on the true size of the foliage. |
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