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 shrub and has it come back from the dead?
We had this deciduous shrub in our lawn for many years. Its height was about 1.5m - 2m. This photo is from a couple of years ago.
Strange thing is that this spring it seemed to have died. We ...
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What is the best way to identify a Saintpaulia (African violet)?
Several times, I have had Saintpaulias (African violets) in unlabeled pots. I tried finding the variety name through several sites and they all looked different. How can I identify them?
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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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What is the name of this apricot and yellow rose?
I am looking to id this rose:
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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 ...
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Could someone help identify these two shrubs?
I am doing an ecology project for biology and we have to identify these plants (genus and species). We're having a bit of trouble, so any help is greatly appreciated!
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What are these little plants with round leaves, growing in my potting soil?
I have plants growing in my seedling pots that I didn't put there. The potting soil says it's weed-free. What are these plants?
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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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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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Identify a plant with a thick trunk, leaves have dark green line down the center
I am in need of identifying this plant that is growing in my flower garden, as i have dogs and children and want to make sure it is safe for them to be around. It is tall with a thick trunk and leaves ...
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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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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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Help identifying plum tree
Location: Maine
Fruit: blue/purple, small, oblong (long)
Blooms: small, white
Leaves: small
Tree:
more bush like - no single trunk, 4-5 main branches split off at base
at ground
10' tall/wide
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