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pepsidrinker
La Salle, MI
(Zone 5b)
May 6, 2008
8:46 AM Post #4913530
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I received seeds threw a swap and this was called variegated Lavender, I have done a search but can't find anything that comes close to this. Does someone know what it is???
Thanks Connie
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plantladylin
Daytona Beach, FL
(Zone 9a)
May 6, 2008
9:28 AM Post #4913658
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Definitely not lavender. Looks familiar but my brain just isn't functioning right now, and I can't figure it out. I'm sure it's an easy ID and someone will recognize it right away!
Did you receive seeds of herbs and flowers and veggies in the trade, or just flower seed? |
pepsidrinker
La Salle, MI
(Zone 5b)
May 6, 2008
9:32 AM Post #4913671
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I have done quite a few seed swaps and not sure which this one came from, but I have received seeds of all kinds of things :o) |
plantladylin
Daytona Beach, FL
(Zone 9a)
May 6, 2008
9:40 AM Post #4913697
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I'm still thinking on it! It's driving me crazy cause I KNOW that I KNOW what this plant is! I just have brain freeze for some reason this morning!
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tcs1366
Itasca, IL
(Zone 5a)
May 6, 2008
9:48 AM Post #4913732
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the leaf shape reminds of of HollyHock. |
plantladylin
Daytona Beach, FL
(Zone 9a)
May 6, 2008
10:01 AM Post #4913780
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I think tcs1366 got it! Check out these seedlings: [HYPERLINK@davesgarden.com]
Your leaves look deeper and shinier green but you may have Hollyhock seedlings in that pot! |
pepsidrinker
La Salle, MI
(Zone 5b)
May 6, 2008
10:36 AM Post #4913942
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nope not a hh |
ecrane3
Dublin, CA
(Zone 9a)
May 6, 2008
10:46 AM Post #4913977
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Maybe a Malva of some sort? This seedling pic looks similar [HYPERLINK@davesgarden.com] It's definitely something in the Malvaceae family, so if you don't think it's this one hopefully that gives you a place to start. I did a really quick skim through the Malvaceae in Plant Files, and in my opinion Malva genus was the best match out of what I saw...here are some others to look through [HYPERLINK@davesgarden.com] |
pepsidrinker
La Salle, MI
(Zone 5b)
May 6, 2008
10:53 AM Post #4914003
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The seeds were tiny, and I have malva growing in pots in the house 4 different kind and the leaves don't match this... I hope it lives long enough to bloom so I can see what it is. I am going to plant it where it gets morning sun and afternoon and evening shade. maybe after it grows more, it will be more revealing  |
tcs1366
Itasca, IL
(Zone 5a)
May 6, 2008
10:57 AM Post #4914017
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Connie -- isn't that the most frustrating... it's like its in the tip of your tongue -- but ya just can't grasp it.
I grew some "Sunset Hyssop" on my window sill this winter ... 4 seeds and they all came up looking different.
1 died -- it looked more like a grass [no biggie]
2 were actually hyssop
and the 4th -- i was like "Holly Cow" Ice Plant.
If i had not grown it before --- i would have had no idea what it was. |
pepsidrinker
La Salle, MI
(Zone 5b)
May 6, 2008
11:54 AM Post #4914253
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Yes it is frustrating, but what can you do, just wait it out and see lol...
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Nedhudson1
Thorne Bay, AK
(Zone 6b)
May 6, 2008
12:01 PM Post #4914274
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Sure looks like one of the Geums.
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pepsidrinker
La Salle, MI
(Zone 5b)
May 6, 2008
1:02 PM Post #4914525
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nope the leaves are all wrong :( |
htop
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b)
 May 6, 2008
1:13 PM Post #4914568
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How about a type of begonia? |
jordankittyjo
Bessemer, AL
May 6, 2008
1:17 PM Post #4914582
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they look just like my hibiscus seedlings |
htop
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b)
May 6, 2008
1:21 PM Post #4914597
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jordankittyjo, they do look like hibiscus seedlings too. I was trying to think of plants that have small seeds when I thought of begonia; however, the stems on begonia seedlings may not be that long.
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jordankittyjo
Bessemer, AL
May 6, 2008
1:23 PM Post #4914608
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a pic. of mine 
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pepsidrinker
La Salle, MI
(Zone 5b)
May 6, 2008
3:15 PM Post #4915071
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I give up, nothing I have looked at comes close :( I guess I will have to just wait and see, hope it don't take years lol |
plantladylin
Daytona Beach, FL
(Zone 9a)
May 6, 2008
3:51 PM Post #4915213
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I still can't for the life of me figure this one out either! I keep looking at your picture and I know it looks so familiar! I know when someone finally ID's it a big light bulb is going to come on and I will be saying ... DUH? |
imzadi
Jackson, SC
(Zone 8a)
May 6, 2008
3:54 PM Post #4915227
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this is driving me nuts. i keep looking at it and know it but cant get it off my tounge. |
imzadi
Jackson, SC
(Zone 8a)
May 6, 2008
4:04 PM Post #4915262
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for some funny reason i ve got like trailing violet in my mind or something similar to it. |
pepsidrinker
La Salle, MI
(Zone 5b)
May 6, 2008
6:24 PM Post #4915837
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My cousin just left and she is leaning toward a type of geranium... lol I have a couple different geraniums and both have different leaves and this doesn't look like either of them. So I am very curious why someone would send me seeds and call it a variegated lavender when it isn't. I have no clue who sent the seeds either or I could ask them :( |
ecrane3
Dublin, CA
(Zone 9a)
May 6, 2008
6:28 PM Post #4915845
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If this was something you got in a seed swap of some sort, my guess is that's what the person who had them was told they were, maybe they had never grown them and wouldn't know any better, or maybe they don't know lavender at all and didn't know what lavender was supposed to look like, and figured the name they'd been given was correct. I'm sure it was unintentional, either that or a simple mixup where they meant to send you one sort of seed and sent another. |
tcs1366
Itasca, IL
(Zone 5a)
May 6, 2008
6:38 PM Post #4915880
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pepsi -- i too was thinking geranium -- but your leaves look a bit thicker.
must be a very common leaf shape... though obviously not lavender. LOL. |
plantladylin
Daytona Beach, FL
(Zone 9a)
May 6, 2008
6:38 PM Post #4915883
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hmm ... still no Id, huh? Maybe whatever it is has a variegated lavender color bloom? |
plantladylin
Daytona Beach, FL
(Zone 9a)
May 6, 2008
6:43 PM Post #4915910
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I have an ivy leaf geranium with lavender colored flowers but those just don't look like geranium to me.
edited to correct spelling.
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pepsidrinker
La Salle, MI
(Zone 5b)
May 6, 2008
6:52 PM Post #4915940
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Oh do I ever have zone ENVY, that is gorgeous. |
drumlin
Prospect, CT
(Zone 6a)
May 6, 2008
7:07 PM Post #4915992
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Could it be a type of cucumber or squash? It looks something like cucumber to me. |
jlp222
Hammond, LA
(Zone 8b)
May 6, 2008
7:10 PM Post #4915996
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Kind of looks like gourd seedlings. |
pepsidrinker
La Salle, MI
(Zone 5b)
May 6, 2008
7:24 PM Post #4916103
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The seeds I planted were tiny, gourd & cuke seeds are totally to big. |
drumlin
Prospect, CT
(Zone 6a)
May 6, 2008
7:33 PM Post #4916193
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Man, this is a three pipe puzzle! |
htop
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b)
May 7, 2008
10:01 AM Post #4918666
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I too was considering that they might be a regal geranium. The leaves look fuzzy on top. Or the leaves soft to the touch because of hairs or are they smooth? Are the leaves pliable or are they stiff?
How about a type of pavonia? My rock rosemallow seedlings kinda look like that if I remember correctly. |
plantmum
Napa, CA
(Zone 9b)
May 7, 2008
1:02 PM Post #4919526
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Cineraria is the first plant that I thought of...Senecio cruentus? |
foxyphloxy
Cortlandt Manor, NY
(Zone 6a)
May 7, 2008
1:27 PM Post #4919631
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I'm thinking 'Mallow'...it looks very similar to mine. If it is...your in for a treat! |
UrbanBonsai
Sacramento, CA
May 7, 2008
4:05 PM Post #4920321
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looks kinda like a young grape, you'll know soon if it starts vining.
the leaves also remind me of bittersweet.
VERY common leaf shape. You won't know for sure until it's a bit older. Those geraniums people are suggesting it might be are actually pelargoniums, not real geraniums. It could be one of those.
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hcmcdole
Powder Springs, GA
(Zone 7b)
May 7, 2008
4:11 PM Post #4920348
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Maybe it was variegated lavatera (in the mallow family).
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ecrane3
Dublin, CA
(Zone 9a)
May 7, 2008
4:25 PM Post #4920412
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That would make sense, seems like an easy confusion Lavatera vs lavender. The leaves really do look like something from Malvaceae so that fits as well. And seeds from a variegated plant often won't be variegated. So I bet that's it! |
pepsidrinker
La Salle, MI
(Zone 5b)
May 7, 2008
4:37 PM Post #4920460
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The leaves are smooth, there is nothing variegated about these leaves. |
ecrane3
Dublin, CA
(Zone 9a)
May 7, 2008
4:38 PM Post #4920463
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Variegated plants often won't come true from seed, I wouldn't judge it based on that. |
pepsidrinker
La Salle, MI
(Zone 5b)
May 7, 2008
4:45 PM Post #4920481
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k thanks |
Metrosideros
Keaau, HI
May 7, 2008
6:03 PM Post #4920885
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pepsidrinker, checkout Hydrocotyle bowlesioides, or maple-leaved marsh pennywort. Flowers & Fruit will help ID |
htop
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b)
May 7, 2008
6:53 PM Post #4921088
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Pepsidrinker, it is not a pavonia if the leaves are smooth. The regal geranium (Pelargonium×domesticum) ‘Maiden Deep Lavender’ has variegated lavender blooms; however, I too think your plants are in the Malvaceae family. |
Debnettlenote
Livingston, MT
May 7, 2008
8:11 PM Post #4921385
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THIS LOOKS LIKE A CUCUMBER OR PUMPKIN OR SOMETHING MAYBE EVEN A GOURD IT LOOKS A LITTLE LIKE LEPARDS BANE BUT NO I THINK THIS LOOKS LIKE A VEGTABLE IN THE PUMPKIN OR CUCUMBER FAMILY. |
Metrosideros
Keaau, HI
May 7, 2008
8:29 PM Post #4921448
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To be in the Cucurbitaceae you would see tendrils. |
pepsidrinker
La Salle, MI
(Zone 5b)
May 7, 2008
8:37 PM Post #4921482
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THE SEEDS ARE TINY, NOT CUCUMBER OR PUMPKIN, OR SQUASH OR ANY THING LIKE A VEGGIE SEED, THEY WERE TINY SEEDS THAT YOU JUST SOW ON TOP OF THE DIRT AND BARELY COVER, IF AT ALL. I KNOW WHAT VEGGIE SEEDS LOOK LIKE!!! |
htop
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b)
May 7, 2008
11:10 PM Post #4922303
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Debnettlenote may not have known that you know what vegetable seeds look like and was just trying to be helpful, I am sure. The fact that the seeds had to be top-sown sure changes the types of plants that I had been researching for you. |
pepsidrinker
La Salle, MI
(Zone 5b)
May 8, 2008
7:04 AM Post #4922906
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htop, I wasn't yelling at Debnettlenote, I use to type with the caps on all the time cause I couldn't see the print, and ppl thought I was yelling, I didn't know that, thats what it meant. I just thought maybe she was like I use to be, then I got new glasses. |
htop
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b)
May 8, 2008
10:39 AM Post #4923651
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Maybe a type of Heuchera? |
tcs1366
Itasca, IL
(Zone 5a)
May 8, 2008
11:13 AM Post #4923809
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I have a feeling it wont be ID'd til it blooms... hope that is this year and not next. ;-) |
JoanJ
Belfield, ND
(Zone 4a)
May 8, 2008
1:03 PM Post #4924311
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Because of the leaf shape and plant form, my guess is leaning towards it maybe being a Pelargonium of some sort, but I'm not sure.
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iamakylady53
Louisville, KY
(Zone 6a)
May 8, 2008
4:54 PM Post #4925188
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Sheesh, I was replying to this, hit something and poof my reply was gone.
I have these all over my back yard. I do everything I can to get rid of em, but to no avail. Its a Malva and it will root to the other side of the world.
These things send out flowers which are gorgeous and everyone of em produces a zillion seeds. Just try digging up a rooted one. These seeds need no help reproducing. I planted one lone little plant 3 years ago and have been fighting it ever since. If you really want em to grow, give em a good ole drink of Roundup. LOL I've even put weed killer on em that is supposed to kill woody plants. They just giggle and keep on growing. They sure do produce pretty blooms though. They just won't stay where ya put em. They started out in the back yard, now I am finding baby ones in the front yard...sheesh
Kathy |
JoanJ
Belfield, ND
(Zone 4a)
May 8, 2008
5:23 PM Post #4925289
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I agree. Malva is a definite possibility. |
Strever
Hiouchi, CA
(Zone 9a)
May 8, 2008
5:28 PM Post #4925300
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young seedling of Malva alcea ‘Fastigiata' ???
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Bally
Cork
(Ireland)
May 9, 2008
6:48 AM Post #4927673
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Looking at your at your photo - I rushed out into the garden as I have a similar plant growing which I believe is a pink hollyhock type plant - name eludes me at the moment, but looking closer at the leaf shape on yours it reminds me of cucumber/ vine of some sort.
I'm very new to this identification game but thought I might give my thoughts on the subject. |
dylancgc
Mount Vernon, MO
(Zone 6b)
May 9, 2008
9:53 AM Post #4928223
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Looks like a weed that grows around here. Very hard to get rid of. One persons weed is another persons flower. The person who sent it may have liked the bloom so considered it a flower. |
tcs1366
Itasca, IL
(Zone 5a)
May 9, 2008
9:58 AM Post #4928243
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>>One persons weed is another persons flower. The person who sent it may have liked the bloom so considered it a flower.
Would you believe my mother actually did that with Garlic Mustard!! She thought the flower was pretty, so she dug it up from the Nature Center and brought it home... needless to say, when i bought the home from her ... they were everywhere on the northside of the house... Ugggggggggggg, what was she thinking!! well i've since moved - so now it's someone elses problem.
sorry to get OT here a bit. |
