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Name: Natalie North Central Idaho (Zone 7a)              Natalie Jun 5, 2013 2:51 PM CST |
I hope someone can ID this for me. Not sure if it's a weed or not. It's rather large, close to 3 feet tall. The leaves are shiny and dark green on the top, and slightly fuzzy and lighter in color underneath, and about 6 inches in length. The flower buds are fuzzy, and each bud is about the size of a small marble. The open flowers are a little over an inch across, with each flower head being about 3 inches or more across. There are many bugs on it, and I think they may be native bees. Any help on the name would be most appreciated!  Natalie |
Name: Carol Santa Ana, ca Sunset zone 22, USDA zone 10 A.      ctcarol Jun 5, 2013 4:41 PM CST |
| Maybe Asclepias incarnate ( swamp milk weed)? |
Name: Natalie North Central Idaho (Zone 7a) Natalie Jun 5, 2013 5:04 PM CST |
| Thanks for the suggestion Carol. That isn't it, but it's very pretty! Natalie |
Name: Julia Washington State (Zone 7a)            springcolor Jun 5, 2013 5:09 PM CST |
I have that in Chelan, WA. too. Not sure what it is but it does spread a bit.  Sempervivum for Sale |
Name: Jean Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a)    Moonhowl Jun 5, 2013 5:17 PM CST |
| I think it may be Asclepias speciosa, an Idaho native milkweed. http://www.idahonativeplants.o... |
Name: Julia Washington State (Zone 7a) springcolor Jun 5, 2013 5:18 PM CST |
| Darn you bet me to it just looked that up. Sempervivum for Sale |
Name: Jean Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a) Moonhowl Jun 5, 2013 5:24 PM CST |
I remembered seeing a picture of that plant a while back...just needed a picture to refresh the memory...  |
Name: Natalie North Central Idaho (Zone 7a) Natalie Jun 5, 2013 5:24 PM CST |
Moonhowl, that's it!! Thanks so much!!!  Now to get it to spread here! It's in a very small area, and I've seen almost no others around here. I will try to collect some seeds and spread them to other areas of the property. The native bees, if that is what they are, sure do love it. Thanks again! Natalie |
Name: Jean Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a) Moonhowl Jun 5, 2013 5:36 PM CST |
| You are most welcome. Here is some general info on care etc for you http://www.missouribotanicalga... Moon |
Name: Natalie North Central Idaho (Zone 7a) Natalie Jun 5, 2013 6:11 PM CST |
| You are awesome!! Thanks again!!! Natalie |
Name: Jean Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a) Moonhowl Jun 6, 2013 9:13 AM CST |
  Happy to help, Natalie |
Name: Tiffany purpleinopp Opp, AL 🌵🌷⚘🌹🌻 (Zone 8b)           purpleinopp Jun 6, 2013 3:27 PM CST |
| Does this one have a scent? Nice find!! 👀😁😂 - SMILE! -☺😎☻☮👌✌∞☯🐣🐦🐔🐝🍯🐾 The less I interfere, the more balance mother nature provides. 👒🎄👣🏡🍃🍂🌾🌿🍁❦❧ 🍃🍁🍂🌾🌻🌸🌼🌹🌽❀☀🌺 ☕👓 The only way to succeed is to try. |
Name: Natalie North Central Idaho (Zone 7a) Natalie Jun 6, 2013 3:38 PM CST |
| Opp, I didn't notice a scent, but didn't get too close because of all the bees on it. I figured my nose might get poked if I wasn't careful. I'll check the next time I'm near the plant. Natalie |
Name: Natalie North Central Idaho (Zone 7a) Natalie Jun 6, 2013 10:07 PM CST |
| Opp, I stopped on my way to the mailbox, and there is no scent at all to the plant. It would have been even better if it smelled pretty, but it just looks pretty! Natalie |
Name: Tiffany purpleinopp Opp, AL 🌵🌷⚘🌹🌻 (Zone 8b) purpleinopp Jun 7, 2013 4:36 PM CST |
| It sure does! Thanks for putting your sniffer in danger for science! :+) 👀😁😂 - SMILE! -☺😎☻☮👌✌∞☯🐣🐦🐔🐝🍯🐾 The less I interfere, the more balance mother nature provides. 👒🎄👣🏡🍃🍂🌾🌿🍁❦❧ 🍃🍁🍂🌾🌻🌸🌼🌹🌽❀☀🌺 ☕👓 The only way to succeed is to try. |
Name: Natalie North Central Idaho (Zone 7a) Natalie Jun 7, 2013 4:48 PM CST |
 You are most welcome!Natalie |
Name: Natalie North Central Idaho (Zone 7a) Natalie Jul 8, 2013 12:20 PM CST |
| I've been checking this plant every few days, hoping to find some seeds in the dried flower heads. Nothing. Imagine my surprise yesterday when I noticed these big seed pods! How on earth did I miss them? Looks like I'm going to get plenty of seeds! The problem is, I'm not sure when they are ready to harvest. From what I've found online, it says that they split open and the seeds blow away. The pictures show the pods as still being green, so I guess I'll have to keep a very close eye on them until they look like they are starting to split. Hopefully they don't just burst open! Natalie |
Name: Jean Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a) Moonhowl Jul 10, 2013 8:36 AM CST |
So glad your plant set seeds  even happier that you found them.  Sometimes when we are not very familiar with a plant, it is easy to miss things about it. I speak from personal experience...  My husband and i can be walking through the yard and I will say...YUCK! Please pull that hornworm of that tomato....and he will give me a blank look and say where? and even when i point to it, he doesn't see it.....Not that he can't see, or doesn't know what it is or how to recognize it......the problem lies with him not being familiar with that individual plant's morphology. The first thing I hear from folks when i say that is often, NAH...every gardener knows what a tomato plant looks like.... While this may or may not be correct (that is a different discussion ) in this case, he does know....but he doesn't know THIS particular plant. Why? I choose it, brought it home, planted it, fed it, tended it, and pretty much looked at it every day.So what difference does that make?  Quite a bit actually. I remember the shape of the leaves, stems and trunk from the time i put it in the ground....So? He was still not convinced....and i am sure neither are a lot of other folks, That being said....how? When i watered that plant this morning, all of its' branches were full and up upright and healthy looking creating a certain symmetry..... now this evening, that is gone. So why does that tell me there is a hornworm eating my plant? It doesn't what it does tell me is that something has damaged my tomato plant since morning and from there it is a matter of deductive reasoning and observation . 1) It has been damaged, 2) it is a tomato plant 3) we have seen hornworm damage before, and have them in our area , 4) the tender small new growth is gone, and finally 5) There is Hornworm frass on some of the lower leaves of the plant. Plant Morphology is basically knowing what a healthy Tomato plant looks like, and recognizing when it doesn't. ( This is a gross oversimplification of the science i am sure) But, think in terms of human morpholgy....we all know what humans look like given the norm for human body structure.....You do notice when a person you meet is missing an arm or leg....not an intentional recognition of what is missing, perhaps, but you see the difference, because your brain knows and carries an imprint. Nature is full of symmetry and for most living things that is bilateral or radial symmetry. We notice when the symmetry is missing. |
Name: Ginger Fountain, Florida (Zone 8b)      gingin Jul 10, 2013 1:12 PM CST |
| Natalie...you could put old pantyhose over the pods and secure them so when the pod opens you'll catch the seeds. Each cloud has a silver lineing if only you look for it. |
Name: Tiffany purpleinopp Opp, AL 🌵🌷⚘🌹🌻 (Zone 8b) purpleinopp Jul 10, 2013 1:17 PM CST |
| Great pods! They should get much bigger, maybe develop protective spiky things. They don't burst open, and turn brownish before cracking. Once you see a crack develop, cut the pods off. Once they get rained on, that can rot the seeds. Store seeds in a paper bag because they will be quite moist, so they don't rot. If you put them in pots (with drain holes) outside for winter, forget about them until spring, you should have good results. (Winter sowing.) You might want to leave one pod for the seeds to go naturally where they will, and so you can see the process. Each seed has a little cotton parachute so it can fly away. 👀😁😂 - SMILE! -☺😎☻☮👌✌∞☯🐣🐦🐔🐝🍯🐾 The less I interfere, the more balance mother nature provides. 👒🎄👣🏡🍃🍂🌾🌿🍁❦❧ 🍃🍁🍂🌾🌻🌸🌼🌹🌽❀☀🌺 ☕👓 The only way to succeed is to try. |
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