Plant Identification Help

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nutkin

Hormonal...and Armed
Two of 'em, actually. I feel like a big huge DORK! :lol:

My husband is getting a royal kick out of this too, I might add. :D :sht:

I planted tons of stuff this spring & summer, most of it from seeds (some cuttings). Some from what I had saved (and have been saving over the years) some new plants bought from folks off the internet.

Well.....

They've grown well.

AND.....

For the life of me, I couldn't tell you what these two blasted plants are!! They're unusual...and they are thriving. Go figure. Anyway....I keep meticulous records, save packets, draw charts.....the whole nine yards. These two have slipped through the cracks. As I said, the hubby is really yucking this one up.

HELP!

I tried posting over on garden web (and they helped with a third one)....but, I can't get my pics to work over there.

HELP.......PLEASE! This is driving me nuts.
 

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nutkin

Hormonal...and Armed
On the first one...the one with the yellow & orange little gomphrena type flowers....that's all they do. Those tight, little balls ...that's it. The foliage is pretty....compact and very low to the ground. Max height I'd say is no more than 8 inches. Spreads.

The second one got huge! A good 3 or so feet tall, spreads...a very airy plant. Open foliage, splindly...but, the ends blossomed in those little clusters you see. The vibrant colors you see sprinkled in the background...isn't part of this plant. Those are my cock'scombs.

They've both grown on me (hehe).
 
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summerthyme

Administrator
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Spilanthes oleracea- "toothache plant" or "eyeball flower" is the first one. The second looks like Japanese Knotweed- a really nasty weed around here.
That's a polygonum species, and there *may* be decorative versions of it that I don't know about.

Summerthyme
 
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nutkin

Hormonal...and Armed
oh thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou!!!!!!!!!!

:D

Yes, yes! It is toothache plant! (Happy, happy dance!) I had bought a large batch of the seeds off the internet, and started them indoors. My tags didn't make it that I had marking the bed, after I transferred them....that's it!!!!!!!!! You knocked the cobwebs out of this very disorganized brain.

Big (((hugs))) to you!

ROFL on the other one! Looks like I pulled the good and lefted the bad.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Wonder what I pulled out?

hehe

Thanks so much, really appreciated!

(((Gingergirl))) Thankyou. :)
 
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Windy Ridge

Veteran Member
There is one species of Polygonum that is a source of indigo dye. The only other member of the Buckwheat family that you might want to plant is buckwheat. Its been so long since I've grown any that I can't remember exactly what it looks like.

Windy Ridge
 
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Pogonip

Membership Revoked
The Japanese Knotweed (grows to 6 feet around here) -is- a persistent spreader, but other plants in the family have medicinal uses--see below, and check the links....

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Your polygonum doesn't look like Japanese Knotweed to me-the stuff around here has -huge- heart-shaped leaves. Maybe it's just a very happy some -other- kind...
 
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Freeholdfarm

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Your second picture is definitely not Japanese knotweed. As another poster said, Japanese knotweed grows six feet or more high, and has large heart-shaped flowers. It is a terrible pest, but it is also edible and useful for forage if you have livestock. The plant in your second picture is a common weed whose name is escaping me at the moment. We've had it in every garden I've ever had, from Alaska to New Hampshire! If I can come up with the name I'll come back here and post.

Kathleen
 
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