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rebajeanshanklin
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Posted: Fri Apr 4th, 2008 05:26 pm |
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found this flower out in the woods next to an abandoned house
only about 3-4 inches tall
help, what is it?
Attachment: ebay april08 008.jpg (Downloaded 29 times) Last edited on Fri Apr 4th, 2008 05:28 pm by rebajeanshanklin
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Newt
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Posted: Fri Apr 4th, 2008 06:34 pm |
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Hi Rebajeanshanklin,
Your flower is Thalictrum thalictroides aka Rue Anemone. Aren't they lovely? I'd love to know what state were these found in.
http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/thalictrumthal.html
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rebajeanshanklin
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Posted: Fri Apr 4th, 2008 06:42 pm |
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| they were found in adair county, in central southern ky close to the tenn border
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Newt
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Posted: Fri Apr 4th, 2008 06:45 pm |
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Thanks so much for letting me know. I didn't know they grew that far south. That's just wonderful to know.
Newt
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rebajeanshanklin
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Posted: Fri Apr 4th, 2008 06:57 pm |
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will it come back again next year, like a perennial or do wildflowers not do that?
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Newt
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Posted: Fri Apr 4th, 2008 08:02 pm |
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Yes, it should return next year if no one digs it up to take to their garden. Unfortunately many people dig plants out of the woods. This plant is a native perennial and is a wildflower. It should never be dug up that way. Many people don't realize that there are plant nurseries that propagate these native wildflowers and they can be purchased without endangering them.
A perennial is a plant that returns year after year. A wildflower is a plant that naturalizes in the environment and may or may not be a perennial. There are many annuals that have escaped cultivation and reseed in the environment and become wildfiowers too. Not all wildflowers are native plants but are often thought of as such.
From Botany.com dictionary.
"PERENNIAL: Living for at least three seasons; commonly used of herbaceous plants and woody perennials, i.e. trees and shrubs."
Newt
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rebajeanshanklin
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Posted: Sat May 3rd, 2008 06:31 pm |
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newt i know you say that taking wildflowers from the wild is a no-no although i'm not sure why yet, the rue anemone pictuered above is in a pot in my house, i have had it inside in a pot for a little over a month now and it is still growing and very healthy looking and was still flowering although there are none on it at the moment.
honestly i thought it might die cause i took it from the woods, but it's actually thriving
if i can keep them healthy why can't i transplant them to around my house like around the edge of the woods or something?
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Newt
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Posted: Sun May 4th, 2008 01:27 pm |
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Since you've already dug them up, go ahead and plant them. For anyone else following this thread, here's why you shouldn't dig plants from the wild.
http://www.learn2grow.com/gardeningguides/wildflowersnatives/basics/CanYouDigIt.aspx
Newt
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