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Oct 6, 2011 6:04 PM CST
Name: Jay
Nederland, Texas (Zone 9a)
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soilsandup said:That was quick ! Thanks Dave and Jay.

It looks like either of the above - H. salicifolius or H. augustifolius. As a former botany major, I should know what the prefix in front of the folius means, but I don't. Hilarious!


I'm incline to say H. angustifolius.
I have never seen H. salicifolius in person and can't find a good description for it. But looking around at pics on the internet H. salicifolius seems to have a uniformly drooping and maybe soft leaf. H. angustifolius has stiff course leaf like sandpaper. If you notice in your pic the leaves stick more straight out from the plant sometimes curling or twisting this is how the H. angustifolius does in my garden.
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