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TobyTrail
May 15, 2016 9:56 PM CST
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This pic was taken in the Sierra foothills in Northern California May 15, 2016.
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frostweed
May 16, 2016 6:52 AM CST
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Arlington, Texas (Zone 8a)
Hi Everybody!! Let us talk native.
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It is beautiful and it reminds me of Larkspur, but I really don't know what it is, I hope someone can tell us. Smiling Smiling
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Shadegardener
May 16, 2016 7:09 AM CST
Name: Cindy
Hobart, IN zone 5
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Ghost plant?
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TobyTrail
May 16, 2016 11:28 AM CST
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Every pic of ghost plants that I've been able to find doesn't have clusters of flowers on it. This plant is completely white from the ground up. The only other color is a yellow spot in the flower itself. Curious though.
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Shadegardener
May 16, 2016 12:39 PM CST
Name: Cindy
Hobart, IN zone 5
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Toby - you're right about the flowers being different. Looks like ghost plant or Indian pipe has a single flower on each stem and the flower shape sure is different.
Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize that we can't eat money. Cree proverb
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bhart90
May 16, 2016 1:15 PM CST
Name: Brenden Reinhart
Flushing Michigan (Zone 6b)
Wow, yea what is this please!
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bhart90
May 16, 2016 1:19 PM CST
Name: Brenden Reinhart
Flushing Michigan (Zone 6b)
Wow, yea what is this please!

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HamiltonSquare
May 17, 2016 8:15 PM CST
Name: Leslieray Hurlburt
Sacramento California (Zone 9b)
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It's an Orchid I think. Phantom Orchid (Cephalanthera austiniae)
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wildflowers
May 19, 2016 10:55 AM CST
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North East Texas (Zone 7b)
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So pretty! and what a nice name, Phantom Orchid. Looking at more pics, I think HamiltonSquare got it right! Hurray! Thumbs up
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TobyTrail
May 29, 2016 11:17 PM CST
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Yes! Thank you Hamilton Square! I might never see one again. It was a sight!
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jmorth
May 29, 2016 11:21 PM CST
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You could put your pic in the data base (Hamilton Square's link above). What a flower!
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wildflowers
Jun 7, 2016 7:14 AM CST
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I went ahead and proposed this image to the database. Smiling
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