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Sep 21, 2010 7:20 PM CST
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Name: Christine
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Hi horntoad,

I thought this was esperanza growing wild but I'm not so sure... the flowers might be a deeper trumpet and the leaves don't seem right from what I can tell.

Hoping you can help.
Thank you.

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Sep 21, 2010 7:54 PM CST
Name: Linda Williams
Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a)
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The leaves look really different. Not sure what that is...but I am doubting that it could be Tecoma stans.
I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White
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Sep 21, 2010 7:58 PM CST
Name: Jay
Nederland, Texas (Zone 9a)
Region: Texas Region: Gulf Coast Charter ATP Member I helped beta test the first seed swap I helped plan and beta test the plant database. I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
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Not sure what it is but it's not esperanza.
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Sep 21, 2010 7:58 PM CST
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Name: Christine
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Thank you Linda!!

Yes, your plant is so much prettier than this one!! Hilarious!
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Sep 21, 2010 8:00 PM CST
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Name: Christine
North East Texas (Zone 7b)
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Cross posted... back to work to see if I can figure out what it is!!

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

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Sep 21, 2010 8:23 PM CST
Name: Jay
Nederland, Texas (Zone 9a)
Region: Texas Region: Gulf Coast Charter ATP Member I helped beta test the first seed swap I helped plan and beta test the plant database. I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
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I think it may be False foxglove - Aureolaria grandiflora.

http://wisplants.uwsp.edu/scri...
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Sep 21, 2010 8:49 PM CST
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Name: Christine
North East Texas (Zone 7b)
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Oh that sure does look like it!!!

Very good!! Thank you so much!!

I just can't rest until I know what a plant is when I find something new growing!!! Hilarious!
May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day --Native American Proverb

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Sep 21, 2010 11:04 PM CST
Name: Linda Williams
Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a)
Organic Gardener Bookworm Enjoys or suffers hot summers Charter ATP Member Salvias Herbs
Bluebonnets Native Plants and Wildflowers Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge) Forum moderator Purslane Hummingbirder
You really found that fast, Jay! Never heard of that one!
I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White
Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad
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Sep 22, 2010 5:20 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Christine
North East Texas (Zone 7b)
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It is apparently native to Tx and other states, north. Although the usda site doesn't show Aureolaria grandiflora in Tx, the Ladybird wildflower site does:

http://www.wildflower.org/gall...
May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day --Native American Proverb

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Sep 22, 2010 5:38 PM CST
Name: Jay
Nederland, Texas (Zone 9a)
Region: Texas Region: Gulf Coast Charter ATP Member I helped beta test the first seed swap I helped plan and beta test the plant database. I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Plant Identifier Tip Photographer Garden Sages Garden Ideas: Master Level Hibiscus
USDA shows it in Texas.
http://plants.usda.gov/java/pr...
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Sep 22, 2010 6:19 PM CST
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Name: Christine
North East Texas (Zone 7b)
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Thumbs up thank you again horntoad!
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Sep 22, 2010 7:56 PM CST
Name: Jay
Nederland, Texas (Zone 9a)
Region: Texas Region: Gulf Coast Charter ATP Member I helped beta test the first seed swap I helped plan and beta test the plant database. I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Plant Identifier Tip Photographer Garden Sages Garden Ideas: Master Level Hibiscus
Your welcome!
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Jan 19, 2014 12:31 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Christine
North East Texas (Zone 7b)
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I'm rethinking on this one, because of the serrated type leaves of my plant. I have a couple of images to add to the database but want to verify again first.

It seems Aureolaria grandiflora has smooth leaves that lack teeth -
http://www.wildflower.org/plan...

Maybe mine is Combleaf false foxglove, A. pectinata http://plants.usda.gov/core/pr...
May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day --Native American Proverb

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