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#52349 May 27th, 2007 at 10:32 AM
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With all this rain these two plants? have grown tall I thought the first one was Pigmy torch The leaves are the right shape BUT not the right color??

1st one......pigmy torch or weed.......or something else?

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2nd one?? What is it??........,

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Thanks for any input!!



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angelblossom #52736 May 28th, 2007 at 06:08 AM
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why


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There are actually several different types of amaranthus (pygmy torch) so it could still be one. It also looks similar to perennial lobelia. It will be easier to identify when/if it blooms.

The second one looks very familiar but....I just can't think...


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Thanks Alan!! I'm glad to hear the first still may be pigmy torch! I've done a search on the second one but still haven't came up with anything!! It just keeps taller and taller with no sign of a bloom bud as with the first picture?


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maybe it's one of the other celosia varieties?

cockscomb or amaranthus?


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It's not cockscomb Joclyn Thanks Tho it may be a amaramthus?? Still don't know!! Maybe I just have to wait and see if it blooms I wonder how tall I should let it get before I decide it's a weed HAHAHAHHA


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angelblossom #56242 Jun 1st, 2007 at 05:32 PM
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ZuZu petals Do have any idea what this might be??


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ideaGosh, I'm totally drawing a blank on the 2nd photo,
are the stems woody?

I agree that the first might well be an Amaranthus of some type,
do you remember if anyone sent you seeds of "Love Lies Bleeding"?
Amaranthus caudatus has foliage that is sort of chartreuse.
why Just a wild guess.

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ZuZU I have love lies bleeding comingback from last year, and neither one of these are love lies bleeding tho the first one May be pigmy torch a family of it>> The stems are not woody
Thanks for trying!!


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. . . neither one of these are love lies bleeding . . .
Yeah, that was a kind of a stab in the dark. *LOL*

:wink: I wish I could have been more help.
As they come into bloom they might be recognized. thumbup


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Well Now my question is How long do I wait for a bloom they are getting taller and taller!! HAHAHAHAHAHA


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angelblossom #103809 Aug 5th, 2007 at 01:34 PM
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At the beginning of this thread I didn't know what the top picture was

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It now has blooms....... about 3 ft tall and 'Still don't know what it is....

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