3 feet tall, green leaves, black seed pods, yellow blooms

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  1. toni

    toni Mistress of Garden Junque Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    First I thought it the leaves resembled a Hollyhock but I had not put out Hollyhock seeds in that pot. I don't know if I purposely planted it or a birdy thought it should be growing in that pot for me.

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    Leaves of unknown ( photo / image / picture from toni's Garden )

    Seed pods reminded me of Hollyhock..
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    Seed pods of unknown ( photo / image / picture from toni's Garden )

    But the flower is not Hollyhock...
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    Flower of unknown ( photo / image / picture from toni's Garden )
     
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    Netty Chaotic Gardener Plants Contributor

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    Velvet Leaf Toni :)
     
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    toni Mistress of Garden Junque Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Thanks Netty. I never would have guessed that. I did a search for Hollyhock, never thought about searching for Mallow instead.
    Well, isn't that a strange thing. I don't recognize any of the common names for Abutilon theophrasti so I know I didn't buy seeds on purpose. I had an assortment of wildflower seeds that I planted in one or two of the pots this spring just to see what came up and now I can not find the package...I wonder if it was included in the mix. There is a second one coming up I just noticed when I was looking at the photos. One of the common names is Indian Mallow that would explain the Hollyhock like leaves.

    I have plenty of seeds to try some again next year possibly.

    Another possibility is that I am reading the seeds can stay dormant for up to 60 years before germinating :eek: I wonder if it was in the potting soil I bought in the Spring to renew the pots with. :rolleyes:
     
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    MAN, PULL THAT FAST. It will invade entire fields up here. As a child we had a neighbor whose field was nothing but this stuff....EVERY YEAR! I never could understand why they didn't till it under and plant a different crop or nothing at all until they had it under control. I usually have a bunch sown in the corn patch, but this year it isn't as bad a normal.
     
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    toni Mistress of Garden Junque Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    This is one plant, maybe two, in a pot right now and as long as I pull off the seed pods I should be able to keep up with it.
    I have Jewels of Opar, Peanut plants and Passionflower vines that are much more trouble than a couple of Indian Mallow plants are right now.
     

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