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These are a few plants from my in-laws. We do not know what they are.

Mystery plant 1


Mystery plant 2


Mystery plant 3


Mystery plant 4 (This one is going to have bright pink flowers)


Mystery plant 5


Thanks in advance!

1 rhodidendron

5 hydrangia ? I think

Hi Triss
plant #2 is a Bergenia
plant #3 is Daphne - they are very aromatic when blooming
plant #5 is Hydrangea
The other 2 look familiar, but I can't quite figure them out yet!

Maybe #4 is a rose Campion

Any idea on what kind of Hydraenga???

Same for the Rhododendron cuz that does not look like the other Rody's that they have.

Thanks for the help.

purple rhodies yep there are alot of different ones if you google purple rhod's

Good to know! Thanks!

Triss There are a ton of different hydrangeas .. could not find the one you have... I do know you can change the color though...coffee grounds will do the blue purple and I think acid will do the pink tones ... I just got a purple one so I am trying to keep it purple with coffee ..

1 looks like azalea to me.
2 could be a type of hydrangea (there are tons of them)
3 and 4 i've not a clue
5 is definitely hydrangea

check out this site about hydrangea

Holy that is the same site i was looking at to try to find the white one ... and I agree 2 could be a hydrangea...

2 is not hydrangea for sure is is way low to the ground and looks like the Bergenia that was mentioned before.

Almost looks like one of those Klanoche SP plants

#1 has azalea size leaf, there is a PJM rhododendron w/ purple flowers & small leaf, also

#2 Bergenia

#3 Daphne

#4 ?

#5 looks like a hydrangea; if that does not work for you looka at pics of viburnums

#4 Kinda' looks like Lamb's Ear or maybe sage??? Lamb's ear has pink coloured flowers, sage is more of a purple/blue.

triss did say #4 gets pink flowers...so that probably IS the lambs ear.

just did a search on bergenia...yup, that's what #2 is... bergenia pic

Lambs Ear. That is it for sure! She told me the name but I could not for the life of me remember. Thanks for that one!!!

Does anyone have pics of a Daphne or information? I have not found much.

Are azalea's and rody's in the same family?

Daphne is considered an evergreen shrub. They are sun loving and require moist, well drained soil.

I really don't think that #4 is lambs ear. The leaves look too long and slender and the leaves edges appear thinner and more jagged. Also, Lamb's ears don't have bright pink flowers. They have blooms that are kind of inconspicuous and lighter pink.

I checked with her tonight and she said it is Lambs Ear. Will have to see what the flowers end up like. The ones I got were babies but she has much bigger plants.

There is a plant called purple crown pink (lychnis coronaria astrosanguinia) that looks like lamb's ear and has pink flowers.

Here's a pic of it in my garden (pre bloom)

The leaves look mottled only because the photo's been enlarged, but they are VERY similar to lamb's ear leaves. fuzzy soft and silvery. A little more green in them.

Mine seem to have a bit more grey in them. Looks close though. Looking forward to when they bloom but right now they are still just wee things.

4. does look like Lamb's Ear

yes, azalea and rhododendron are in the same family.

Thanks.

I think #5 is a viburnum. I'd say #1 is an azalea. I'm lost completely on the others though. LOL

Here's my two cents, #1 is azalea, yes they are related to the rhodendrum or it could be a PJM rhody which has the smaller leaves and flowers like azalea, I THINK the difference is that the rhody is evergreen and the azalea leaves will fall and then come back in the spring.


I have no clue on #2-3, but #4 definitely looks like a mystery plant that was ID'd for me last fall, Lychnis

#5 is not hydrangea, but either some kind of viburnam or spirea, leaning towards the spirea.

Here's the link for

Mel, It does not quite look like the Lichnis but am keeping that on the list for when it flowers.

As for the pic, the flower looks the same, but not the leaves. The deer are eating it all up over there. WAH!

Yes, no. 4 is the lychnis. Mine's about to bloom. I'll try and remember to take some better pics and post them. VERY lamb's ear-looking leaves. The pic I posted just has bad resolution

The first one is an Azalea! I have those things growing all over my yard, but not that color. I LOVE that color. Mine are pink and White. The others, I don't know.

Ali

4. If it is soft & fuzzy it is lambs ear.

Im 99% sure that #5 is Viburnum.

Purple crown pink is soft and fuzzy too. Lychnis.

FINALLY got a pic of the lychnis blooming. Purple crown pink. yay!

number two is the Kalanchoe caladiva. I have the orange variety. It is a succulent and in order to get it to bloom it needs about 3 months of 14 hours of light and 10 hours of dark. You can look it up in the succulent section of the forum. There have been a couple of chats about it. I love mine which is still blooming although not as heavily as it was. I think I may have underwatered it during the bloom cycle. sometimes I forget. I use a bunch of gravel in the soil for this and my jade so I don't accidently overwater lol.

I think that is the lace cap hydranga(sp) isn't it?

hi all, just joined the forum and was going through some posts.

The daphne bush caught my eye and wanted to include a pic of mine for you...we have had it for 4 years now....after the third year I was told that they become quite hardy and can be pruned as needed, but they still DO Not like to be transplanted.

They have a nice strong scent when blooming...and they can grow to be 4x6ft, I wouldn't say ours is full size yet, but you can see by the pic how far it has come over 4 years time.

We have it planted in a part sun location, not sure if they should actually be in a full sun spot, but it seems to be doing ok.
I hope that the info helps you a bit.
Enjoy your Daphne bush!

hmm not sure how to post a picture yet...so here is a site that I have just started for my garden...those daphne pics are from this year...about 1 month ago through untill now.

My Garden Project Site

(please excuse the site, it is a work in progress - so are the gardens for that matter...but the gardens always are )
HAGD
MrsYeti

I agree that #4 might look like lamb's ear...but i can be sure if the leaves feel super soft and light fuzzy...sometimes as the leaves get a little bigger you can see the fuzziness stand out more white than the green leaf.

That daphne bush is pretty. I love the smell. How would I propagate the one my MIL has so I can have one too?

4 does not at all look like the lichness you have flycats. Much more compact and the leaves are fuzzy and growing more from the ground than a stem.

I sure cannot wait for blooms.

Actually, my husband wanted me to find that out as well....the daphne is one of his favorites.

When I first purchased it I could only find a few sites that had any info at all about them, and I have not seen another one in any of the garden centers around here since.
Hopefully there are more sites out there now, if I come across any 'how to' pages I will let you know.

Maybe there is another board on here we could post that question? I have been so interested in the Mystery board that I haven't even checked out the others yet :-)

Isn't #5 viburnum? i'd looove to have it in my garden ...but i know it will not survive our heat ... i think..
norhaini

Well Mrs. Yeti, I did not have far to go to find it. Bill has the information right here.

Daphne

It was just a matter of actually looking. I am going to try both softwood cuttings and seeds off my MIL's plants.

#2 is a Bergenia cordifolia called Pig Squeaks or Baby Dolls. I have one in my garden and the name Pig Squeaks is from the sound it makes when you rub your wet fingers over the leaves in a certain manner.