Identification please?

Discussion in 'Plants: Identification' started by HandyMac, Jun 17, 2008.

  1. HandyMac

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    Hi, the wife and I just bought a foreclosure house with a previously landscaped yard. Unfortunately, the previous occupant ignored the flower beds and landscaping---we had to cut out about 150 hedge plants that were over 15 feet tall.

    Coupled to that situation is the fact I have a greasy or sawdust thumb(former mechanic and presently a woodworker) thumb and have never had much in the way of any experience in gardening or flowers, save buying yearly and planting in a small bed.

    So, I have a lot of space in the new yard that was once professionally landscaped and then let go with no attention(about six years) and the wish to save as much of the former plantings as possible.

    I have three plants I would like to know about.

    This is a low traveling vine type plantm The fruit/flower(?) looks like a ripe strawberry but is only about 1/2" long.
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    This is a plant with several(6 or so) woody stems less than 3 feet tall, topped the leaves/flowers.
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    This is a shrub type plant, about five feet tall and very spindly.
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  2. Lila Pereszke

    Lila Pereszke Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    1. Duchesnea indica
    2. Viburnum opulus
    3. Buddleia davidii
     
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    alex66 Rising Contributor Maple Society 10 Years

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    2 hydrangea quercifolia..
     
  4. HandyMac

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    Very nice.

    I did a comparison on a USDA plant data base and confirmed #1 is Indian Strawberry(Duchesnea indicia and #2 is Oakleaf hydrangea(Hydrangea quercifolia).

    #3 does not show up by that name.

    Thank you both!
     
  5. Michael F

    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Try Buddleja davidii. The spelling Buddleia is mostly found in older books; a recent ruling of the ICBN has formally conserved the spelling Buddleja, making that the official one.
     
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    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Spelling Buddleia is widespread and not limited to older books.
     
  7. HandyMac

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    Bingo! The leaves are identical, the flower color is darker on my plant than in the example on the web site, which I think is a non issue.

    Thank you very much!
     
  8. Lila Pereszke

    Lila Pereszke Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    Hm... OK, if this is the "official one":
    1. BuddleJa davidii
    2. BuddleJa davidii
    3. BuddleJa davidii
    ....
    100. BuddleJJJJJa davidii! Huh... :)))

    (Pfff... and 2. is really a nice Hydrangea quercifolia!!! :(
     
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    alex66 Rising Contributor Maple Society 10 Years

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    Lila your rating is good don't worry....
     
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    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    I did say mostly ;-)

    But more to the point, as HandyMac discovered, the USDA PLANTS Profile doesn't even mention that spelling, only with a 'j': http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=BUDA2
     
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