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FlowerFreak22
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I agree with Toni, it does look like the Carolina Geranium. I've got scattered patches growing in the front yard. Very pretty yet tiny pink flowers.
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daisybeans
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| Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 2:40 am Post subject: |
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Thanks Jon.
The thing is, this plant's leaves grow in sets of 5, not so much in a rosette. It would probably top out at about 18 -24 inches high and grows very fast and branches up and out rather than creep. I have never seen it bloom or even get a bud.
Does the carolina geranium grow like that? When does the carolina geranium bloom?
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FlowerFreak22
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| Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 2:55 am Post subject: |
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No the Geranium is more a low growing creeper reaching only about 4 to 5 inches high, and the ones here are blooming now. I'm not sure about yours though, the leaves kind of remind me of some sort of mustard, but I could be wrong. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
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daisybeans
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Mustard... hmm. It's a mystery. Probably a mystery weed. I wonder if I can eat it? Maybe Biita will weigh in.
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toni
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| Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 3:33 am Post subject: |
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The Carolina Geranium can get up to 28 inches tall, mine was on it's way there when the squirrel got it.
And it's leaves are divided into 5-9 segments.
More info here....
Carolina Geranium
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bsewnsew
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| Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 1:13 pm Post subject: |
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| daisybeans wrote: | | Mustard... hmm. It's a mystery. Probably a mystery weed. I wonder if I can eat it? Maybe Biita will weigh in. |
And maybe Biita won't weigh in if she eats unknown. lol
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bubbleoffplumb
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| Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 1:26 pm Post subject: |
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reminds me of one of the wood anemones or maybe white avens- geum ???
their habit seems more anemone-like
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FlowerFreak22
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| Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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Huh, I guess mine just grow low because I've mowed over them so many times. 
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margie12u
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| Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 3:36 pm Post subject: I believe your flower is a verbeena plant |
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I believe your flower is a verbeena plant I have the same one in my garden I parted it the other day, and made 3 out of it. its really a nice flower. I think you will like it.
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daisybeans
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Thanks for more ideas Margie and BubbleOffPlum. When would I expect to see a bud or a bloom? I'm going to keep watching for now. I wandered through the nursery today and it does looke a little like one of the geum (?) they had. Also a little like a bleeding heart leaf, though I know that's not it.
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