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Hemophobic

Jun 2, 2014 5:37 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Angie
Concord, NC (zone 7)

Can anyone ID this deciduous shrub? Stems are green and leaves have some red veining. Judging from
stalks left from last year, it gets to be about 4-5 feet high.

Thanks for your help!

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Metrosideros

Jun 2, 2014 7:23 PM CST

Name: Dave Paul
Puna, HI (Zone 10b)
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Any flowers to show?

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Hemophobic

Jun 2, 2014 7:25 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Angie
Concord, NC (zone 7)

Not yet. I first thought of amaranthus, but it doesn't fit the photos. Then I checked aralias, to no avail.
I'm stumped! Here is my zone 7 garden, it's just begun its growth and I suspect flowering will be mid- to
late summer.

Thanks.

I think that if ever a mortal heard the voice of God it would be in a garden at the cool of the day. ~F. Frankfort Moore, A Garden of Peace

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jmorth

Jun 2, 2014 8:52 PM CST

central Illinois

Maybe a ragweed? (Ambrosia)

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Hemophobic

Jun 3, 2014 5:18 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Angie
Concord, NC (zone 7)

I'll take a twig to the local extension office and see if they can ID it for me. Thanks for your suggestions.

I think that if ever a mortal heard the voice of God it would be in a garden at the cool of the day. ~F. Frankfort Moore, A Garden of Peace

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greene

Jun 3, 2014 5:30 AM CST

Name: greene
Savannah, GA (Sunset 28) (Zone 8b)
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Check out goldenrod.

Edit: After reading the post by Danita I had a close look at the older leaves and am retracting my suggestion of goldenrod.

Sunset Zone 28, AHS Heat Zone 9, USDA zone 8b~"Leaf of Faith"

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Danita

Jun 3, 2014 7:40 AM CST

Name: Danita
GA (Zone 7b)

The older, larger leaves and dead stalks resemble a perennial Hibiscus. I'm having trouble thinking of which species might have that exact leaf shape, though...perhaps one of the interspecific hybrids. When it blooms it will be easy to tell if it's a Hibiscus or not.

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stone

Jun 3, 2014 11:22 AM CST

Name: stone
near Macon Georgia (USA) (Zone 8a)

Danita said:The older, larger leaves and dead stalks resemble a perennial Hibiscus.

Ditto.
Probably Hibiscus coccineus or closely related....

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plantladylin

Jun 3, 2014 12:31 PM CST

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

For leaf comparison:

Texas Star (Hibiscus coccineus)
Uploaded by beckygardener

Common Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia)
Uploaded by SongofJoy

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growitall

Jun 3, 2014 12:36 PM CST

Name: Lori
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

This will give more of an idea of the variability of leaf form on Ambrosia artemisiifolia:
https://www.google.ca/search?q...

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greene

Jun 3, 2014 3:50 PM CST

Name: greene
Savannah, GA (Sunset 28) (Zone 8b)
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@Hemophobic, are you able to post photos of several of the individual leaves so we can get a better look? That might help.

Sunset Zone 28, AHS Heat Zone 9, USDA zone 8b~"Leaf of Faith"

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Danita

Jun 3, 2014 5:57 PM CST

Name: Danita
GA (Zone 7b)

I was at a garden center today and made sure to look at the different Hibiscus leaves. The leaves of the hybrid 'Fireball' looked very similar so I'm thinking your plant is an interspecific hybrid with Hibiscus coccineus in the bloodline. Hopefully it will show some buds soon.