I don't think it's what I planted. in the Plant ID forum

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terrafirma

Oct 1, 2013 1:55 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Tara
NE. FL. (Zone 9a)

I put some seeds of Echinacea in one pot, and Passiflora foetida in the other…I don't believe I got either one!

Any ideas?

And the other one...

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CindiKS

Oct 1, 2013 2:50 PM CST

Name: Cindi
Wichita, Kansas (Zone 7a)

That first one drives me nuts. It's polygonum, aka Smartweed. It breaks off at the ground when you go to pull it. It spreads like crazy here!
The second one is what we call Swamp Mallow, not sure if you have it down there. Both those weeds like pond banks, did you get your soil from a swampy place?

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terrafirma

Oct 1, 2013 3:08 PM CST

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Name: Tara
NE. FL. (Zone 9a)

Very interesting Cindi, Thanks…Believe it or not, I used Miracle Gro Seed starting mix.

No idea where these could have come from! But they are outta here right now!

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Danita

Oct 1, 2013 8:16 PM CST

Name: Danita
GA (Zone 7b)

The first one looks more like a Ludwigia of some sort....the little yellow flower is wrong for Polygonum.
Definitely not what you planted, regardless!

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Xeramtheum

Oct 1, 2013 8:26 PM CST

Name: Anne
Summerville, SC (Zone 8a)
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ACK!!!! The 2nd one is Passiflora foetida! Hope you have pulled it out! I grow the cousin, Passiflora foetida var. gossypifolia. I recognize the structures on the stem!

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CindiKS

Oct 2, 2013 11:12 AM CST

Name: Cindi
Wichita, Kansas (Zone 7a)

Danita, good catch! I didn't even see the little yellow flowers!
Anne, the 2nd one is what she planted, then! What's the issue with that passiflora?

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terrafirma

Oct 2, 2013 12:10 PM CST

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Name: Tara
NE. FL. (Zone 9a)

I'm wondering the issue as well…My best guess would be that like a lot of Passi's, it could become weedy/invasive? I have a P. incarnata that I believe could also be called 'invasive'. Comes up everywhere! Is that the case?

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Xeramtheum

Oct 2, 2013 12:13 PM CST

Name: Anne
Summerville, SC (Zone 8a)
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In your zone yes and even in my zone. That's why I only grow passies in containers - in fact I never put any potentially invasive plants in the ground unless I'm more than 100% sure I can contain it.

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CindiKS

Oct 2, 2013 1:27 PM CST

Name: Cindi
Wichita, Kansas (Zone 7a)

Last year, I bought passiflora that were not supposed to be hardy in my zone 6 garden. I planted them next to climbing roses up next to our house. They didn't grow much because we had the summer with heat from hell, so I forgot I had them. This year, they were back! They are now covering the roses and spreading all through the whole flower bed. The blooms are lovely, but I'm a little concerned that by planting them next to the warm brick house i have provided them with zone 8 protection. Even if we do get a cold winter, I may be stuck with these! Had I known about this microclimate, I would have corralled them in pots! yikes!
BTW--I would never have guessed that the leaves in that second picture are passiflora. They don't look anything like the ones I have seen. I'll be on the lookout for those!

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terrafirma

Oct 2, 2013 9:18 PM CST

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Name: Tara
NE. FL. (Zone 9a)

Yes! I didn't think that they were Passi's either! I was expecting the 'lobed' leaves. I'd never seen these before either!
I appreciate your incite! I may plant some more of these seeds, and contain them, as you said! See what happens, and pray that they can be 'maintained'! We'll see!

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plantladylin

Oct 3, 2013 9:07 AM CST

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

Tara: The first two look like some sort of Ludwigia to me too, possibly Ludwigia alternifolia:

http://uswildflowers.com/detai...

https://gobotany.newenglandwil...

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terrafirma

Oct 3, 2013 9:47 AM CST

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Name: Tara
NE. FL. (Zone 9a)

Yes, thank you all!

I believe it is the Ludwigia…And that is definitely not the one I planted!

Appreciate your help!

| @terrafirma | Post #492570 (12)

Xeramtheum

Oct 3, 2013 10:29 AM CST

Name: Anne
Summerville, SC (Zone 8a)
Only dead fish go with the flow!

Passiflora leaves vary in color and shape considerably. Here are pictures of the leaf and flower of the P. foetida var. gossypifolia.

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terrafirma

Oct 3, 2013 10:44 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Tara
NE. FL. (Zone 9a)