can anyone identify what this tall tree of a plant is? it has not flowered and i want to know if it ever will flower. i feel like i am in a jungle when we are sitting in the already small backyard and would like to pull it if it's nothing special. our neighbour already has a large rose bush which creates privacy...
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yes this way it's more "real" fun if you can take a joke or two or three LOL. Which I know you can for sure,,,,now if you had said "real" gardener it would be considered a joke right??
Hence who says it. LOL. :)
i tried looking it up..the name is kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate. it is a tall plant but it's leaves are not like the ones on mine. thanks for the suggestion :) i am determined now more than ever to find out what it is...
if she knew what it's called (she has one). She was told by the staff at the nursery that it's called "kiss me over the gate/fence". She has tried to find out it's botanical name, but has had no luck. I think I'll run a search and see if I have any better luck!
If anyone were "real" anything on this forum it would be sooooooo boring. I find it's the little stumbling blocks and lessons we learn from our mistakes that are the most helpful and informative!!!
I can't stand the suspense! I hope it is delphinium.. wouldn't that be beautiful!
There is a great resource that you might want to use to identify your plant or for other questions. The University of Alberta's Devonian Garden has a website:
http://www.discoveredmonton.com/devonian/askexpert.html
When you go to the homepage, click on "Green Zone" and you will see a link to the "Ask an Expert" page. You can e-mail an expert (Botanists working at the University) with your question. Within a few days you will get a reply by e-mail.
thanks for the info...i am still waiting for it to bloom. i am really curious to see what it'll produce. maybe that will be the identifying feature. just wait and see....... :)
Or at least it looks a heck of a lot like it. A neighbour gave it to us after we moved in. She called it "False Sunflower" although I'm not sure if that is its real name. When it blooms (usually around now but it has been a slow spring) it is a mass of yellow flowers until frost and it is really nice. People are always comenting on it. When she gave it to us 3 years ago, it was a very small clump. Now it is quite large so it spreads at a decent rate. I hope this helps.....
The leaves certainly look like delphinium and I read that the Pacific Giants have deep lobed leaves like a maple leaf. Yes they can grow to 6 feet. The giants have flowers I think mostly in blues.
Could your plants be delphiniums? The pacific giants grow to about 6ft and they don't bloom till late July early August.
this one's got us all stumped... thanks for all your ideas!
will let you know once i find out more, if y'all are interested :)
I don't think it's castor bean -- see this website for a good pic of the castor leaves:
http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/castorbean.html
Also, not rudbeckia because the leaf descirpiton for those is "lance-shaped", these leaves are so-called "palmate" (I think, if I remember my botany correctly). They look a bit like they might be aconitum, or monkshood, sepecially with the size of the plant. But i think you will ahve to wait until they flower to be sure.
dramatic. I think comedic is the more usual attribution. Alas, not everyone finds me as amusing as I hope to be.
Foxxy, I did not delete a word! Keep looking.
By the way, what did your botanist friend say it was?
My botanist friend looked at the pic and with his professional eye said no way it's weed. But the drama of your posts and pics was fun,
It is also similar to castor bean, which is toxic to animals and kids.
rudbeckia..i think i recall the previous home owner mentioning there was rudbeckia in the garden. thought this may be it. i tried looking it up...now, the leaves look kind of similar however there are no flowers yet and i cannot see them about to bloom...hhmmmm.. i am really stumped here :(
If I were a "real" gardener, my children would starve!
I still think that we all get an "A" for effort. After all, isn't this all about a bunch of amateurs, hoping to be helpful to one another?
The "real" gardeners knew it was not weed. Now after it blooms (if it does) we may have an easier time finding out what it is.
oops...here it is:
for comparison purposes, here is a closeup pic: others have already confirmed for me that it's not what we all think/thought it to be....
In case you are too shy to seek professional help to identify your mystery plant, I have attached a picture of Cannabis Sativa, aka "Weed", "Pot", "Mary Jane", etc... for you to use for comparison purposes.
This cleome grows about 3 feet tall, annual but will reseed itself. I put more pics on the album site.
I think it is Cleome or Spider flower. Some varieties re-seed and become quite invasive. Some also grow to 6 feet tall.
I think it is a great background filler in a garden too. It likes sun.
I have a sneaking suspicion, despite your protests, that that plant might be marijuana! We know you didn't plant it! Take a cutting to a botanist at your local university or botanic garden and enquire. If our guess turns out to be correct, I have a funny feeling that: (a) You will want to remove the plant from your lovely yard, and: (b) The police may want to meet the prior owners of your home!
i can assure you it's not....i am sure the police would be knocking down our doors it that were the case LOL. wonder if it could be smoked though (just KIDDING!)...
I also thought it looked like pot ...............
That is exactly what I thought it was too. I was afraid that if I posted that then everybody would think I had personal knowledge of this plant so I chickened out!!:D
I looked it up on a website and it does look exactly the same!
HA! HA! Schatzi I thought the same thing!
you sure its not pot??? LOL
teh item you are referring to is a tin-framed mirror. i bought it at winner's the other day and thought it would go well in the garden to give it something special...glad you like it :)
it sure looks healthy, lol. What are you considering to put in that spot later? Something with red foliage might be a nice contrast to go against that greenery nearby.
By the way, what is the item on the fence by the dayliles? It looks like a picture. You should give us a shot of that closer-looks like something I/we need to admire in your garden. (nice touch, in other words)