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Encino,CA  amateurplanter Aug 11, 2018 4:28 PM CST |
I have been looking for this plant. It has long leaves and I found picture online: This plant makes a great hedge, I have it in my backyard. I was wondering what the name was. I believe it grows small white flowers once a year with tiny blue berries. This is the photo:  |
Name: Lin Vosbury Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)              plantladylin Aug 11, 2018 5:33 PM CST |
| Hi amateurplanter, Welcome! I'm not certain but #1 reminds me of Phormium tenax 'Rainbow Maiden' #2 looks vaguely familiar but the name isn't coming to mind right now. ~ 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: Tofi Sumatera, Indonesia            tofitropic Aug 11, 2018 11:16 PM CST |
| Agree the firs is a Phormium. Not sure of your second plant, it reminds me of common myrtle a little. |
Salt Spring Island, BC (Zone 8b)       islander Aug 12, 2018 4:32 PM CST |
| I agree - first looks like Phormium, maybe 'Pink Stripe' The second looks like Luma apiculata. He who plants a garden plants happiness. |
Encino,CA amateurplanter Aug 13, 2018 12:57 PM CST |
Thank you @plantladylin, @tofitropic, @islander for your blazing fast responses. The first is definitely a phormium plant and I do believe the second one is the common myrtle @tofitropic. The reason I was curious to know the name of the second plant was I found three baby plants of this kind growing in random locations in the backyard and I was thinking of transferring them to 5 gallon buckets, letting them grow bigger and then adding them to my currently existing hedge. I will post picks of the random baby plants that have sprouted up. Once again,  for your responses. |
Name: Renate Dublin, Ireland  urbanplantswoman Aug 13, 2018 1:05 PM CST |
| If the second one is myrtle/luma, then the crushed leaves will have a pleasantly sweet aromatic smell. |
Encino,CA amateurplanter Aug 13, 2018 1:10 PM CST |
| @urbanplantswoman, very interesting I will try this. Thank you |
Encino,CA amateurplanter Aug 13, 2018 1:19 PM CST |
Do you think it would be alright to transport these plants. These are the 3 baby common myrtle plants I found that have sprouted:   |
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