Name that plant
Details:
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Date Photo Taken
04 / 20 / 2014
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Season Photo Was Taken
Spring
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Region Photo Was Taken
Southeast
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City
Cobb County
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State
Georgia
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Posted by
Jim
Notes:
4-petals, tough-stemmed, about 15″ high. Solitary specimen in a cacophony of weeds. The flower looks a lot like some pictures of Ludwigia, but couldn’t find anything that matched color, leaf and cluster flower arrangement of the specimen.
Comments
parityanimal Master Identifier says:
Wallflower scent varies and doesn’t necessarily linger. Mine were gloriously scented earlier in the Spring but not so noticeable now.
April 29th, 2014 at 5:27am
martlaw Leaf Lover says:
Except . . . I can detect no fragrance from the flower, as described on the berry nurseries site. Also, seeing Erysimum is in the mustard family, I chewed a blossom, as every flower I can recall tasting in that family has had a hint of a mustard/radish/etc.-like taste. This one did not. The picture appears dead-on – although the leaves on my specimen appear less mature than the one on the site.
April 23rd, 2014 at 2:42pm
martlaw Leaf Lover says:
Parityanimal, the picture you sent precisely nails it. My apologies to you and Stone for the inadequate and fuzzy pictures taken with my laptop webcam, and thanks to you both. I’m saving the websites you both sent, in case I see either plant in the future.
April 23rd, 2014 at 2:54pm
parityanimal Master Identifier says:
http://www.berrynurseries.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=plants.plantDetail&plant_id=732
April 23rd, 2014 at 9:41am
stone Master Identifier says:
It might be lithospermum canescens… Hoary puccoon. I’m seeing blooms at my house. https://www.lakeforest.edu/academics/programs/environmental/courses/es203/lithospermum_canescens.php
April 23rd, 2014 at 9:19am
parityanimal Master Identifier says:
Looks a lot like a wallflower, but not enough of the plant to tell for sure.
April 23rd, 2014 at 8:41am