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Old 12-29-2009, 01:40 PM
 
Location: Marion, IN
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Hoping someone can identify this plant. DH found a couple of them put out for the trash. Perfectly lovely looking and in very nice pots.

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Old 12-30-2009, 04:58 PM
 
Location: A Yankee in northeast TN
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Really, really hard to say from that photo, but looks a bit like the celosia my dad used to grow in Alabama. ??? http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1254/...70a340930a.jpg
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Old 12-30-2009, 10:07 PM
 
Location: Native Floridian, USA
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I think it is celosia. That stuff grows like weeds in my yard here in cent Fla.
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Old 12-30-2009, 11:13 PM
 
Location: Sloooowcala Florida
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I don't know what it is, but I think it's pretty whatever it is.
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Old 12-31-2009, 02:29 AM
 
Location: NE Florida
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I sent the picture to my plant person over at the extension office
It is a balsam impatiens
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Old 12-31-2009, 07:15 AM
 
Location: Marion, IN
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Thanks Karla, that is what it is! Actually a New Guinea variety.

It is about to flower, so I will post a pic when it does.

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