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#407755 Oct 27th, 2020 at 08:26 AM
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I am new to a gardeners form, I apologize if this was not the normal way to start a thread.
I am in zone 5, northwestern NY state. I have a perennial flower given to me by my
neighbor who has no knowledge of its name. It is root based and not a bulb.
It appears to be in the buttercup family and resembles a winter Aconite somewhat.
It is bright yellow and about 12-15 inches tall. Each stem has one bloom about the
size of a daffodil bloom. Leaves are small oval and smooth edged. It blooms in
late June or early July. The blooms last about a week to 10 days and it does not
bloom more than once a year. It spreads well and I have had these about 10
years now and would like to find out what it is. I have no pics of it unfortunately.

I will appreciate any ideas as to what it might be.
Thanks

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I am stumped...does it spread in clumps? I was thinking 'spurge'.


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Ranunculus maybe?



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Thank you. I will check it out. I could not get into the picture trail.
My password did not work

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I do not think it is a ranunculus. It blooms in warmer weather, is not a bulb base and the leaves
are oval and smaller with smooth edges. The leaves turn red in fall if that is any help.
Let me know of any other possibilities.

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I am thinking of hard of what grows in your zone...Helleborus comes to mind as well.


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I think it is oenothera fruticosa . Common name sundrops or suncups. Also called evening primrose.
I found a picture that looks like my memory of them in bloom. The leaves are spear shaped. I mis remembered
them as being oval. Sorry if that threw anyone off the track.

Thanks for your input

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My question having been solved, how do I end this thread - delete - mark solved - close etc?

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We just leave the post sit and it slowly gets archived with new posts taking its place. thumbup


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Fortunate for you. Very pretty flower.




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