Use this tag for questions that ask "what is this thing?" Pictures are helpful, as are descriptive titles. When you get an answer, consider adding a further tag (for the flower, tree, beetle etc that has been identified) so that your question is cataloged correctly. If the question is about ...
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What is this late-summer red flower?
I saw this flower at the botanic gardens yesterday. What is it?
It's late summer here. It seems to have no leaves, so I guess it grows from a bulb or something similar. The total height was perhaps ...
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What plant did this root come from?
This may be a long shot, but I've got a very large (1.5 inch diameter) root running along the side of my house. There is ivy, bamboo and lilac growing above it. There is a 20 foot magnolia about 20 ...
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What is this parasitic vine on my trees?
I have moved to Mobile Alabama and bought a home. In the yard are three pecan trees and a pear tree. All three of the pecans and also the pear have some sort of vine growing on them. It looks like ...
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Plant coming up under creeping junipers and in other parts of perennial gardens
As I said above I just noticed shoots of plants coming up throughout my garden. They are a red color tip attached to very long bright green/yellow roots. Would like to know what this is and how to ...
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Need to identify this plant please?
This plant comes up every year growing through gravel in a part sunny, part shady position in garden. It comes up in August and flowers late August to late September ( its still in flower now). It ...
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How do I go about identifying all the plants in my backyard? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do you identify a plant?
I just moved to a new place but do not know what all plants are there in my small backyard.
How can I identify them all?
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Is eye-level coppicing of trees unique to Turkey, and what species are typically involved?
When travelling in Turkey some years ago, I noticed many trees (25-40cm diameter) that appeared to have been heavily pruned at a height of around 2m. Only just before leaving did I realise that this ...
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What is the name of this purple leaved hanging plant?
One of my hanging plant's name I don't know, can you identify it? here are its pictures:
Full Plant:
Leaves Front Side:
Leaves Back Side: (Purple side)
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Which species is this Eucalyptus?
I noticed this spectacularly blue Eucalyptus tree growing in Seattle (USDA zone 8). It is partially shaded by a large Douglas fir and a building.
Does anyone know Eucalyptus well enough to identify ...
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What is this hanging plant?
The leaves of this plant are bit thick & filled as of any succulent plant.
I have not seen any flower from 6 months, maybe it don't bloom.
It likes hanging.
Here are its picture:
Full View:
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What is the name of this fat-stemmed plant?
I got this plant few months back, but I forgot to ask its name from the vendor. Could anyone identify it? I have taken a few pics:
Full Plant:
Stem:
Flower:
Leaves:
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What's the name of this plant?
I just bought a new plant but I forgot to ask what's the name. Can you recognize it? Any suggestion about how to take care of it?
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What is this small plant with tiny white flowers and tiny saw-teethed leaves?
I got a small plant (from my mother-in-law... ) on which I would like to have an ID with your help. I cannot say much about its life-cycle as I only got it recently: she told me it was once in a pot ...
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Help on identifying a sharp leaved white-(another variety of it is red-)flowered perennial
In my garden I have a perennial (at least in a second year) in two varieties (one white-flowered, one red) of the scrub pictured below. I collected seed from it last year and I got seedlings from it ...
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Houseplant Identification
I'm not sure whether I can ask this question here or not. For, I am attaching an image to be identified and it's not easily searchable. I bought this lovely plant yesterday, but I don't know its name ...
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What is this plant with a “ball” like head of purple flowers?
I took the photo below in a country park so I don't know what it is called. Is there a term for the shape besides "ball" like? I tried searching for general descriptions online but I couldn't find ...
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Are these baobab or acacia trees?
I have some questions about some trees present in my study areas. I think there must be acacias trees and baobabs, but it's hard for me to distinguish them.
Maybe there are also some additional trees ...
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what is this plant which has leaves like flower?
I found this plant in a garden near my office. I was so amused I took a picture and thought I would ask you all.
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What are these orange insects under the leaves of my mandevilla?
First, I'll set the scene:
Location: South Florida
Temperature: 75°F - 85°F most days
Rain: Had been fairly dry until the last couple days
Affected plant: Mandevilla with yellow flowers
Story:
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identify this tall grass plant?
I bought this guy shortly before Hurricane Sandy, and then was stranded away from my apartment for a couple weeks while it died. It's managing to come back to life, but I'd love to know what kind of ...
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Can you identify this small, formerly flowering houseplant?
I received this plant as a gift. It had flowers, but they have long since vanished. The plant seems to be doing fine- it's been putting out new leaves, and it's been six months. I recently moved it ...
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What is this moth-like bug on my tree?
Check out what I found today on my 2 year old tree.
It's about 2 to 3 inches in length not including those massive wings.
glorious full size picture
full size #2
The tree is a Texas Mountain ...
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What plant is this and what do I do with it?
I now work at a new desk and inherited this plant.
Click to enlarge.
What is it and what can I do with it (to fix it or trim it)?
Indoors, no sunlight.
I am not a gardener :)
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What is this houseplant with variegated leaves that thrives growing in water?
A friend who was moving away left it with me; he had no idea what it is. It's currently growing in a glass mason jar of water - and has grown to an impressive size doing so - and I'm trying to figure ...
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What is this South Florida tree?
This tree is on the side of my South Florida house.
The trunk is really thin. The diameter can't be more than three inches.
I haven't measured the tree, but it's gotta be about 10-12 feet tall and ...
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Do I have a totem plant?
Several years ago I purchased a plant that looked like a tree trunk . Leaves sprouted out from the sides and the top had a wax covering that needed to be scraped off. The leaves are dark green and ...
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What is this small annual with white trumpet-formed flowers?
Moving into a house with a garden last year I collected black-pepper-like seeds from a dried out small shrub.
Putting two of them in a seeding pot resulted in having 2 small shrubs with relatively ...
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How to differentiate Tumeric from Lesser Galangal without digging it up?
I planted tumeric and lesser galangal in the same garden plot. I have a bunch of very similar-looking plants. Is there a reasonably easy way to tell them apart?
I suspect I have only one lesser ...
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What was this large yellow-green fruit I ate in Ethiopia?
This summer I was eating a strange type of fruit in Ethiopia and I'm still curious to know what it actually was.
The taste is similar to citrus fruits (little bit acid like a lemon and bitter like a ...
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I found a plant in my garden that I am unable to Identify [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is this plant with long sharp leaves? Is it a weed?
I found this plant in my garden that I can't identify. I've asked a few people and they don't know either.
It's ...
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What type of weeds are these?
I've tried looking but I can't seem to find the name of these weeds (in Australia):
The leaves don't grow any larger than in the photo. It is vine-type and can spread for metres. Vine-root stuff is ...
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Squash or gourd? Monster plant growing from mulch put on empty bed
Please help me identify this monster plant. It grew by itself late July. Yellow flower, somewhat a rounded star shape, indented leaves, some with whitish patches, yellow round smooth "fruit", small ...
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What kind of ivy plants are these?
My family and I recently moved into a new home, I noticed these ivies everywhere in our backyard and I'm having trouble figuring out exactly what they are.
I know little of ivies/vines and I am a ...
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What is this small woody plant?
This plant is in a pot on a balcony. It is a perennial that survives below freezing temps. It produces small white flowers terminally from time to time. The plant needs little care. I would like the ...
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Is it really an Orchid plant? If yes, then which variety of it?
I had asked my plant vendor for an Orchid plant and I got this one. I am not sure if it is really an Orchid. Since 4 months, it is of same size as I got it initially, it never bloomed.
I maintain its ...
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What is this houseplant with large waxy leaves and a reddish base?
I have a problem with my house plant that I want to research on the net about what may have caused it and how to prevent it. The problem is I have no idea of the name of the plant. It looks like ...
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What is this plant with green leaves and white marks?
This plant started popping up behind my garage and it's growing out of control. What is it, and what should I do about it?
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What is this buttercup “like” flower?
Can you tell me what this is please? I tried searching for general descriptions online but I couldn't find anything. The plant without any flowers looks to me to be the same type. I only read about ...
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What is this succulent plant with clumps of small yellow flowers above large leaves? [duplicate]
I just got this succulent plant as a gift. It has small four-petal yellow flowers in large clumps above the large leaves.
Can some one please tell me what it is?
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How can I rejuvenate a privet and hawthorn hedge?
I have a mixed hedge which is about 6 feet high. I think it is privet and hawthorn.
Currently, it is very top heavy in terms of the growth, and it has a lot of bare stems lower down. Please see the ...
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Help identify peach tree
I have a sadly neglected peach tree that with some spraying and pruning might continue to produce for a few more years. It has excellent peaches, and when the time comes, I'd like to replace it with ...
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Can someone help identify these two groundcover plants?
I am trying to identify the purple flowers (and the groundcover plant that they grow from.) The light green leaves on the left of the photo are NOT the same plant. Those leaves are the same as the ...
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Houseplant Help
Looking for help with this plant we recently got. Not much of a plant person, but struggling with this one in particular. Don't know what it is..but I think it's slowly going.
I think the soil is ...
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Identification of plant growing on Grange-over-Sands promenade, in organised flower bed
Plant growing adjacent to the sea, so salt tolerant. Dense, ground cover type plant. Longish, ovate leaves, central spine to leaf. Leaves green, central spine whiteish. Flowers on red stem stand above ...
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What might a UK seed packet labeled “crfincr” contain?
I have a packet of seeds labeled only: "crfincr". Any idea what they might be?
A clue in how this name is constructed is given in another packet labeled "baswlk" which means "basil (wilkinson's)".
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Received a plant; need help identifying it [duplicate]
I recently inherited this plant, and am not sure of what type of plant it is or what its needs are (as far as watering, light, temp, etc.). Any help in either respect would be greatly appreciated.
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What's making holes in the trunk/stem of my succulent?
Something is making holes in the stem/trunk of my succulent, and is now making holes in an offshoot. When I stick my fingers in the dark hole, it feels gritty.
I don't see any insects in the hole or ...
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What are these sphere-like things on my Camellia azalea tree?
There's about 3 of these sphere things on my Camellia azalea tree/shrub. Can anyone tell me what they are? Are they harmful? And also the leaves are browning at the tips and falling... Is that due to ...
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Help identifying this plant?
I honestly have no idea what this plant is. It seems to be some type of vine. I took a few pictures i will put below. As you can see there is some other plant growing in the same pot with the long ...
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What is the name of this apricot and yellow rose?
I am looking to id this rose:
Click photo for full size
I am no rose expert, and did a search for apricot yellow rose and there are a million of them. I could just root one, but I would like to ...
