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Posted: Aug/17/2006 12:18 AM PST
Remember the TV Quiz show about 1977 "Name That Tune"? Can you "Name This Plant"? I bought it this spring at one of the Mennonite Greenhouses. It didn't have an identification tag, and the man in charge did not know the name. I liked it, and bought it in spite of it being nameless. So far it has done great, even though I had to guess at how to care for it. It has been in full sun, and seems to tolerate heat and drought very well. Would appreciate a name if anyone knows. Attachments:   |
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Posted: Aug/17/2006 4:48 AM PST
I can't see it real well but could it be Mexican Heather? It gets little purple flowers on it.........at least mine did several years ago.....lovely plant. Good luck with finding the right name... Birdie |
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Posted: Aug/17/2006 9:32 AM PST
I was thinking the same when i saw it. Consider it an annual. |
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Posted: Aug/17/2006 1:07 PM PST
I agree on the heather- I don't agree on the annual. If you have a sheltered area up against the house South side , it may survive our winter. I have had shrubs, plants survive that are zone 7 , zone 8 hardiness. Now my house is brick, it is the South side exposure, it is very sheltered- always stays a good 10 degrees or more warmer than my backyard which is North exposure and no shelter from any winter weather. Muclh it good, you may even want to bubble wrap it - leave some air holes to let out sweat, you don't want to hold too much moisture inside of the wrap. You can also mulch it I guess up higher with straw. The biggest thing is for sure mulch the heck out of the base. You want to keep the soil as warm as possible to prevent freeze damage to the roots. With all my tender perennials in my front yard, just a good 3 inch layer of mulch does the trick. Good luck. |
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Posted: Aug/17/2006 5:55 PM PST
Well it does look a little like Mexican Heather in the picture. But it isn't. I have Mexican Heather outside, and this isn't Mexican heather. It has softer, finer texture ----also does not bloom, or at least it hasn't yet. I will probably bring it inside this winter. I live alone in a 4 bedroom house---empty nest syndrom here---and last winter I converted one large bedroom into a winter greenhouse of sorts. I made hangers from PVC pipe, and put lots of shop lights on them. Most of my plants made it through, and I think I will do even better with them this winter, as I have just a little experience under my belt now. Thanks for trying everyone, and still hope someone can give it a name. |
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Posted: Aug/18/2006 2:36 PM PST
Whatever it is, I don't think it is grown yet- mature enough to bloom. The stems are still green. I can't recall any shrubs I have seen that keep green stems at maturity. Not a heather? hmmmmmmmmm By all means bring it in- I will look a bit more and see what I can find. If we can identify it positively as a zone 7 hardy then yes it can make it outdoors for you easily. With my feeling that it is not mature, I am wondering if it can be pot grown into maturity- size and all issues. hmmmmm........interesting. I love a challenge 
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Posted: Aug/19/2006 1:42 AM PST
I kinda looks like a fern......a unique one! |
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Posted: Aug/19/2006 2:06 AM PST
Cotoneaster maybe? Has it gotten any berries or blooms of any sort on it? The way the stems are arching and the small leaves are what make me think of Cotoneaster. |
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Posted: Aug/20/2006 4:00 PM PST
Thanks all of you for responding. After finding that this plant now has about a million spores on it, I went back to searching the Fern family. I had thought it was a fern in the beginning. I did hours of searching , and I believe this is a Selaginella, an ally of the fern. There are over 750 species of Selaginella, but only about 20 are sold in Nurseries. I looked in the RHS Plant Finder, but still can not determine exactly which one it is. It is very similiar to a couple of them, and is perhaps a different cultivator than shown in photo. Still not completly satisfied with an answer, but think I am closer than a couple days ago. Your opinions or advice please. |
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Posted: Jan/11/2010 9:00 AM PST
Hello Im new here I was just looking at the plant you had gotten without a name it looks so fiamilarer to me I m from Buffalo NY and its buggin me because I know I have seen that plant somewhere (maybe in my own garden have lots of plants lol) But anyway when you bought this plant what other plants where by it that had names on them .The only reason I ask is because then garden centers or nurserys sell plants they group them into catigories shurbs trees annuals preannuls ect. Do you rememeber off hand what was with them ? If I were you personally I wouldnt take the chance to put it out just yet as long as you have a place to keep it in doors I dont know how cold it gets by you but it couldnt hurt not to take a chance , I have a very large libary on gardening books helpful hints ect and Im going to try and find this plant like I said I know Ive seen it before |
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