Odd looking plant.

walt456 · May 30, 2014

Out of my 300+ tomato plants I have one oddball. In fact as we were weeding today my son almost cut it off thinking it was a weed. It's one that lost it's label in the greenhouse collapse so I have no idea what it is. The leaves are clustered in threes and are oval shaped. They look nothing like any of my other potato leaved varieties. Do any of you recognize the odd foliage on this one?

Tracydr · May 30, 2014

Almost looks like a tomatillo but with a hairier stalk than mine have.

walt456 · May 30, 2014

I've never grown tomatillos so I can't say if it looks like one. I didn't order any tomatillo seeds so it would be interesting to have gotten one in the seeds I did order.

**carolyn137** · May 31, 2014

There used to be a great German site where 5 different types of potato leaves were shown and named. My link is no longer active and I justGoogled to see if I could find it again and no luck.

But what you do show are leaves with smooth edges but more elliptical, I would say than most PL's I'vegrown.

I've seen, the mitten shaped one and is not a rarity, and so I guess what I'm saying is that it could well be PL.

What is the name of the variety, that might help, and where did you get the seeds, that might also help, and how many plants of it are you growing?

Carolyn

heirloomtomaguy · May 31, 2014

I had a volunteer pop up in my backyard that looks exactly like your plant. I have no idea what it is because before this year i have never grown plants in the ground. It now has a tomato on it so the wait is on.

walt456 · May 31, 2014

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Originally Posted by carolyn137

There used to be a great German site where 5 different types of potato leaves were shown and named. My link is no longer active and I justGoogled to see if I could find it again and no luck.

But what you do show are leaves with smooth edges but more elliptical, I would say than most PL's I'vegrown.

I've seen, the mitten shaped one and is not a rarity, and so I guess what I'm saying is that it could well be PL.

What is the name of the variety, that might help, and where did you get the seeds, that might also help, and how many plants of it are you growing?

Carolyn

I wish I knew the variety. I made the mistake of buying a cheep greenhouse and it collapsed leaving my plants in a giant pile. I had to resow seeds of all of them in order to have identifiable plants. I ordered seeds from Wild Boar Farms, Remy, Secret Seed Cartel, and Blue Ribbon Tomatoes if memory serves me. This is the only plant that has these leaves out of all my tomato plants. It looks very odd in the garden with my others.

**carolyn137** · May 31, 2014

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Originally Posted by walt456

I wish I knew the variety. I made the mistake of buying a cheep greenhouse and it collapsed leaving my plants in a giant pile. I had to resow seeds of all of them in order to have identifiable plants. I ordered seeds from Wild Boar Farms, Remy, Secret Seed Cartel, and Blue Ribbon Tomatoes if memory serves me. This is the only plant that has these leaves out of all my tomato plants. It looks very odd in the garden with my others.

Let's call it, for now, Walt's mystery plant.

And it's always possible that it came from a low flying bird b'c they are notorious for spreading seeds around, all kinds of seeds.

Time will tell, as is oft said, what that one plant will grow up to be and then you can see what kind of fruits it has.

Carolyn

walt456 · May 31, 2014

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Originally Posted by carolyn137

Let's call it, for now, Walt's mystery plant.

And it's always possible that it came from a low flying bird b'c they are notorious for spreading seeds around, all kinds of seeds.

Time will tell, as is oft said, what that one plant will grow up to be and then you can see what kind of fruits it has.

Carolyn

I like Walt's mystery plant. I'll keep ya'll updated on what it turns out to be.

KarenO · June 1, 2014

I don't think it's a tomato

K

walt456 · June 1, 2014

I'm pretty sure it's a tomato or at least it looks and smells like one other than the leafs being odd. It's not a volunteer I started the seed and repotted it twice before planting it in the garden.

KarenO · June 1, 2014

Will be cool to see how it turns out Walt
Karen

walt456 · June 1, 2014

I agree Karen. I can't wait to see what this one turns out to be. I'll take pics as it grows and keep ya'll updated.

walt456 · July 10, 2014

Here's a new picture of the mystery plant. It is just starting to bloom.

Hunt-Grow-Cook · July 10, 2014

Do you recall what Wild Boar Farms varieties you had? I planted 15 or so different ones (multiples of each) from Brad and I do remember seeing a few seedlings show up like that. They too have since been transplanted and are doing just fine. I'll try to see if I can figure out which ones they were.

walt456 · July 10, 2014

I planted, Dark Galaxy, Kaleidoscopic Jewel, Dragon's Eye, Solar Flare, Sweet Carneros Pink, Berkely Tye Dye, Large Barred Boar, Black and Brown Boar and Cascade Lava. I also have some Beauty King plants but I got those seeds from Remy.

May 30, 2014	#1
walt456 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: VA Posts: 235	Odd looking plant. Out of my 300+ tomato plants I have one oddball. In fact as we were weeding today my son almost cut it off thinking it was a weed. It's one that lost it's label in the greenhouse collapse so I have no idea what it is. The leaves are clustered in threes and are oval shaped. They look nothing like any of my other potato leaved varieties. Do any of you recognize the odd foliage on this one?

May 31, 2014	#4
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	There used to be a great German site where 5 different types of potato leaves were shown and named. My link is no longer active and I justGoogled to see if I could find it again and no luck. But what you do show are leaves with smooth edges but more elliptical, I would say than most PL's I'vegrown. I've seen, the mitten shaped one and is not a rarity, and so I guess what I'm saying is that it could well be PL. What is the name of the variety, that might help, and where did you get the seeds, that might also help, and how many plants of it are you growing? Carolyn __________________ Carolyn

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Tracydr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7 Posts: 3,207	Almost looks like a tomatillo but with a hairier stalk than mine have.

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heirloomtomaguy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: glendora ca Posts: 2,560	I had a volunteer pop up in my backyard that looks exactly like your plant. I have no idea what it is because before this year i have never grown plants in the ground. It now has a tomato on it so the wait is on.

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KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,931	I don't think it's a tomato K

July 10, 2014	#13
walt456 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: VA Posts: 235	Here's a new picture of the mystery plant. It is just starting to bloom.

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Hunt-Grow-Cook Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 360	Do you recall what Wild Boar Farms varieties you had? I planted 15 or so different ones (multiples of each) from Brad and I do remember seeing a few seedlings show up like that. They too have since been transplanted and are doing just fine. I'll try to see if I can figure out which ones they were.