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mellielong

Aug 4, 2015 2:15 PM CST

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Name: Melanie
Lutz, Florida (Zone 9b)

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bamira

Aug 4, 2015 2:37 PM CST

There is a lot of similar plants, need some details

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wildflowers

Aug 4, 2015 3:04 PM CST

Name: Christine
North East Texas (Zone 7b)
Shine Your Light!

Bundleflower is one possibility.
http://www.wildflower.org/gall...
http://www.wildflower.org/plan...

May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day --Native American Proverb

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mellielong

Aug 4, 2015 3:07 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Melanie
Lutz, Florida (Zone 9b)

Christine, the one link says that Bundleflower only gets 1-3 feet and this is already taller than that.

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wildflowers

Aug 4, 2015 3:10 PM CST

Name: Christine
North East Texas (Zone 7b)
Shine Your Light!

Back to the drawing board.

May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day --Native American Proverb

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plantladylin

Aug 4, 2015 3:14 PM CST

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

I wonder if it could be Sesbania? There are a few that grow in Florida.

Scarlet Wisteria (Sesbania punicea)

Rattlebox (Sesbania drummondii)

edited to add:
Hummingbird Tree (Sesbania grandiflora)

http://florida.plantatlas.usf....

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mellielong

Aug 4, 2015 3:45 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Melanie
Lutz, Florida (Zone 9b)

Lin, I was thinking it looked like Rattlebox plants I've seen. It's just so hard to tell which is the native and which isn't. And one is invasive so I don't want that in the yard. I may have to wait until it flowers to tell, but I'm not sure when it's going to do that. I didn't see anything that looked like buds or where flowers might form.

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Horntoad

Aug 4, 2015 4:47 PM CST

Name: Jay
Nederland, Texas (Zone 9a)

mellielong said:Christine, the one link says that Bundleflower only gets 1-3 feet and this is already taller than that.

I have had Bundle Flowers that got around 4 to 5 ft.

wildflowersoftexas.com

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plantladylin

Aug 4, 2015 6:24 PM CST

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

Geesh, I didn't even look at the other posts before I made my guess. I wonder if it could it be the invasive Mimosa Tree (Albizia julibrissin)
http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/nod...
http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/par...

Also, the Desmanthus virgatus grows in your area:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
http://florida.plantatlas.usf....

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bonitin

Aug 5, 2015 6:57 AM CST

Name: Myriam Vandenberghe
Ghent, Belgium (Zone 8a)

It also looks like Albizia julibrissin to me..

Naturestudio

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greene

Aug 5, 2015 7:29 AM CST

Name: greene
Savannah, GA (Sunset 28) (Zone 8b)
I have no use for internet bullies!

Just popping quickly.Has anyone suggested Leucaena leucocephala?

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

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plantladylin

Aug 5, 2015 7:48 AM CST

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

greene said:Just popping quickly.Has anyone suggested Leucaena leucocephala?

I didn't even think about Lead Tree (Leucaena leucocephala) but that's another possibility and another non-native invasive here in Fla.

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mellielong

Aug 5, 2015 12:56 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Melanie
Lutz, Florida (Zone 9b)

I'm going to have to wait until this thing blooms, aren't I?

I'll keep a close eye on it for when it does. I need to know whether to yank it as fast as I can, or move it to a better spot in the yard!

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flaflwrgrl

Aug 5, 2015 1:28 PM CST

Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)

Melanie, one key will be to watch for color changes of the stems as it grows older. I noticed some of the possibilities had reddish or brownish stems.

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mellielong

Aug 5, 2015 1:29 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Melanie
Lutz, Florida (Zone 9b)