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Small, white flowers on deep green leaves, groundcover?
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jvtownsend
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| Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 6:58 pm Post subject: Small, white flowers on deep green leaves, groundcover? |
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Hello!
My neighbor has this growing in one of her flowerbeds. And we are not able to identify it. It's small, almost groundcover-ish and has a slight scent to it. The flowers are small white with four petals (almost Dogwood-like) and the stamen is tall and almost honey-combish.
I apologize for the poor quality pictures.
Thanks for in advance for your help.
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Palustris
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| Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 8:31 pm Post subject: |
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Used to be called Cornus canadensis, so you were not far away with you Dogwood like flowers. Name now is Chamaepericlymenum but it may well have changed back.
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whalrob
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| Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 7:31 pm Post subject: Small white flowers on deep green leaves |
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Last poster is incorrect. This is chameleon plant, houttuynia cordata. Good ground cover, can be invasive (not good for garden beds).
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jvtownsend
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| Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 1:38 am Post subject: |
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whalrob . . . .that's it!!!! Thank you sooo much. I looked it up on wikipedia and the pic on there is the exact thing . . . the stamen being so unique.
Thanks again!
Jill
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