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Florida (Zone 9a)  BluezGirl Mar 13, 2018 4:50 PM CST |
I was given this bush when it was tiny and it grew pretty nicely. It has purple flowers that are about the size of a quarter. I just have no idea what it's called. Can anyone help me out with this? Thanks  |
Name: Lin Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)              plantladylin Mar 13, 2018 5:04 PM CST |
| Reminds me of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (Brunfelsia pauciflora) ~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt! ~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot! |
Perthshire. SCOTLAND. UK     Silversurfer Mar 13, 2018 5:04 PM CST |
| Looks like Brunfelsia sp. |
Perthshire. SCOTLAND. UK Silversurfer Mar 13, 2018 5:07 PM CST |
| Snap Lin...identical posting times |
Name: Frenchy Falls Church, VA (Zone 7b)            Frenchy21 Mar 13, 2018 10:40 PM CST |
Hi @BluezGirl. Welcome to NGA. That bush is very pretty.  As a new member I want to introduce you to the NARR - NOT A RAFFLE RAFFLE. Here is the link: https://garden.org/ideas/view/.... I'm sending you 20 acorns so you can get some tickets.  Enjoy! |
Florida (Zone 9a) BluezGirl Mar 14, 2018 8:38 AM CST |
| Yes, that's it ~ PlantLadyLin and SilverSurfer you found it! Thank you so much! I have Huskys so now i can see if their flowers are poisonous. They love eating my hibiscus which are not too far away from this beauty. Thanks again for your help, I really appreciate it. French21 ~ Thank you! That is so generous of you to do that. I am very happy that I found this forum, it has to be the best plant forum on the internet. (I did try asking a few other sites but received no results) Thank you again for the wonderful welcome. |
Name: Lin Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a) plantladylin Mar 14, 2018 10:25 AM CST |
| @BluezGirl, Brunsfelsia is indeed toxic to dogs so if they are plant chewers, be aware. Here's the ASPCA site listing clinical signs of poisoning from this plant: https://www.aspca.org/pet-care... I understand about dogs eating plants! We have 2 goofy Golden Retrievers who want to eat everything in sight! When we got our first Golden I dug up two Oleander trees because I was concerned that he would try to nibble on them. When we sold our last house and moved, the new place had rubber mulch around the entire perimeter of the house and we had to spend a lot of time removing it from all the beds in the backyard due to the fact that the dogs want to chew on it. We still find them gnawing on a piece once in awhile and it's scary because that stuff is known to be carcinogenic. Many schools and playgrounds are now removing it from their property due to that fact. There are so many plants that are toxic to both dogs and cats and although many animals are smart enough NOT to eat plants, we have to be vigilant with what we plant in our fenced backyard due to our crazy dogs who seem to want to eat anything and everything! I forgot to say welcome earlier so  to garden.org from me too! ~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt! ~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot! |
Florida (Zone 9a) BluezGirl Mar 16, 2018 7:59 AM CST |
| PlantLadyLin, thanks so much for the link. I had no idea about rubber mulch! You would think they would have had it tested prior to installing it in playgrounds. It must have been a huge job to get rid of all of it in your yard. Thanks for the welcome! =) |
Name: Lin Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a) plantladylin Mar 16, 2018 1:30 PM CST |
| BluezGirl, you are very welcome! So many plants are toxic to cats and dogs; some more so than others and that ASPCA site is great for looking up plants that we might have in our homes or garden if we have pets who tend to nibble. I had a cat once who never paid a bit of attention to my many house plants but she would eat my African Violets ... thankfully they aren't poisonous but it was difficult to enjoy blooms when the kitty would eat them! By the way ... love your Avatar photo, your Huskies are gorgeous!  We had an Alaskan Malamute many, many years ago and I've always love the Husky & Malamute. I think we have at least one other member here who has a Husky and another who has/had either Huskies or Malamutes. They are such handsome dogs.~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt! ~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot! |
Name: Frenchy Falls Church, VA (Zone 7b) Frenchy21 Mar 16, 2018 2:41 PM CST |
| Love your Huskies too @BluezGirl! |
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