General information and discussion about cultivating fruit-bearing plants, trees, flowers and ornamental plants.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: In the snowy desert of SE Idaho
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This mysteriously showed up in one of my planters alongside nasturtiums and cucumber. I have been gardening for years but have no idea what this is. It had light purple flowers that were pretty but I didn't get a photo of them. this is the seed pod and stem.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: N.C.
Posts: 1,827
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Did it get any blooms?
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: In the snowy desert of SE Idaho
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yes the flowers were light purple/lavender and shaped somewhat like a morning glory or single flower hollyhock flower as I recall. It took a while before I realized the plant had flowers because the flowers did not last long, they quickly turned into these balloonish seed heads.
The plant was thin and spindly with many long thin stems. Last edited by gardenmermaid; January 30, 2018 at 06:47 PM. Reason: giving more info |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: ohio
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Yes, this is called "flower of an hour" "Venice Mallow"or Hibiscus trionum. weed weed weed, but lovely smelling none the less.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: In the snowy desert of SE Idaho
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YES! That's it! Thank you so much for replying. I have been searching for this for months. I wonder how it got in my planter...must have been from one of the composts I bought. Interesting...
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