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    Euonymus Emerald n Gold

    Hi there, I have an awful chain link fence I’d like to obscure, and thought Emerald n Gold could help. However when I look up their sizing info,...
    Thread by: robyn, Apr 8, 2021, 2 replies, in forum: Outdoor Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
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    Dodonaea viscosa purpurea

    Thanks Ron B! I will have to look for another plant that looks exactly the same and suits the same spot...
    Post by: robyn, Jun 22, 2014 in forum: Outdoor Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
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    Dodonaea viscosa purpurea

    Hi there, anyone have any success with growing this on in Vancouver or Victoria? I Had one for 2 or 3 years and then last winter it died. I'd...
    Thread by: robyn, Jun 22, 2014, 2 replies, in forum: Outdoor Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
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    Is this a species of Hawthorn berry?

    Could be Crataegus mollis. The leaves are quite similar, and they have quite long and thin spikes, if that is what I see in your picture.
    Post by: robyn, Jul 13, 2013 in forum: Plants: Identification
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    What is this weed?

    ack! Bindweed/Convovulus arvensis
    Post by: robyn, May 23, 2013 in forum: Plants: Identification
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    What weed is this?

    Looks like it could be an Ox eye Daisy. Will have Shasta daisy-type flowers in the summer, but much smaller.
    Post by: robyn, May 8, 2013 in forum: Plants: Identification
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    Leptospermum???

    Hi there, The foliage reminds me more of Chamelaucium. What do you think? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamelaucium
    Post by: robyn, Apr 12, 2013 in forum: Plants: Identification
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    Help with IDing shrub/g. cover in East Vancouver

    Looks to be Aubretia. This is the time of year when it looks it's best. It's actually a perennial ground cover.
    Post by: robyn, Apr 9, 2013 in forum: Plants: Identification
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    In the garden: please id this tree (currently 2-floor high)

    Japanese Snowbell? are there any clusters of immature flower buds on it?
    Post by: robyn, Apr 8, 2013 in forum: Plants: Identification
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    Costa Rica ravine plant, quite strange

    Zingiber zerumber looks like http://www.floridata.com/ref/z/zing_zer.cfm
    Post by: robyn, Apr 4, 2013 in forum: Plants: Identification
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    Medium shrub with showy pink flowers

    good point, Michael. But, look at the shape of the leaf in the pic that jaistar12 posted - where the petiole meets the leaf in that off centre...
    Post by: robyn, Mar 19, 2013 in forum: Plants: Identification
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    Medium shrub with showy pink flowers

    I'm not sure the Dodonea has such pointy leaves
    Post by: robyn, Mar 19, 2013 in forum: Plants: Identification
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    Medium shrub with showy pink flowers

    Looks a lot like a begonia. Are you sure it's a shrub? A begonia it will have snappy, fleshy branches, not woody.
    Post by: robyn, Mar 19, 2013 in forum: Plants: Identification