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Whatever you’re looking for out there in this big world, it must be on the internet. Even if you don’t even know the thing yourself, and in that case, the chances are you end up on Reddit.
It’s basically an online home of detectives who will use their joint effort to come up with a solid explanation for what is an object that you have no clue about. Known as r/Whatisthisthing, this community has 2M members and they help others with not necessarily the “why” but with the “what.” Read our previous posts about it here, here and here.
And then, there’s this similarly awesome corner of Reddit with a botanical twist of hard-to-identify objects. Welcome to r/Whatsthisplant, a community of people created to identify plants that visitors submit. And let me tell you, this is one hell of a floral encyclopedia you never knew you needed. Scroll down through the best posts of mysterious plants explained and be sure to hit upvote on your favorite ones!
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#1
What's This Curly Cactus?
Cereus forbesii cv Spiralis
BSteel13 3 years ago
Just an FYI for fellow Pandas! There is an app called "PictureThis", you can take a pic of any plant and your phone will identify it and give you tons of info on the plant/species. I love using it when we're camping ^_^
Who Panda 420 3 years ago
There's also one for identifying cat and dog species that works semi well
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Lovin' Life 3 years ago
These are beautiful! Where are these from? I would love to have some for my lawn garden.
To find out more about the incredible world of rare plants, we reached out to Marc Hachadourian, the Director Of Glasshouse Horticulture and Senior Curator Of Orchids at The New York Botanical Garden who shared some very interesting insights.
“Even after nearly 30 years of study and practice in horticulture I am always learning about new plants and encountering species or varieties I did not even know existed,” Hachadourian told us. “Whether in my travels abroad to see plants in their natural habitats or visiting other botanical gardens, there are always new plants that I have never seen before.”
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#2
What Are These Flowers?
They are salvia but the cat is wildly distracting
Brivid 3 years ago
Looks like somebody wrapped that cat up in a fur coat.
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William Stevenson 3 years ago
The gray plant in the middle is a Fluddicus Catticus. Sometimes known as the Babylonian Footstool.
Labellesouris 3 years ago
Who really cares at this point?? The bigger question is how did the cat get up on the stool??
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What Is This Whimsical Little Vine In Atlanta?
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata, “porcelain berry” or “Amur peppervine”
For Hachadourian, “one of the most wonderful aspects of working with plants is this thrill of discovering and learning something new or exciting. Even though I regularly help people identify plants there are still many plants out there I don’t know.” He added that sometimes it takes a significant amount of time researching, consulting with other experts, and digging through images and texts to get an identification for an unknown plant.
#4
What Is This Alien Looking Flower?
Puya bromeliad
Ana Ferreira 3 years ago
I should not be reading this list. I keep seeing things I want for my garden, and that I probably won't be able to get.
Madeleine Flowers 3 years ago
This one is only, like, $12 dollars (but I'm guessing it would be hard to take care of)
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Lori Everard 3 years ago
Were the flowers made of saffron and satin ribbon or do they just look that way?
#5
What Kind Of Tree Is This?
Wisteria
Shelli LotusFlower 3 years ago
Vines love to creep under houses..porches. Not practical if you have an ex buried in the garden. So I’ve heard.
Caro Caro 3 years ago
No ex buried in the garden but I do have a wisteria and it's trying to tip the roof tiles off my house so next week I'll be on a ladder giving it a "hair cut" :D
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hi it's Norma 3 years ago
Trees too closet the foundation of the house can do a really big damage to the house. Trees (the ones that grow wide spreaded roots at least) should be many many meters away from houses.
#6
What Flower Is This? Found On Facebook With No Context
Geum Reptans rose
Ana Ferreira 3 years ago
Creeping avens. This one's been on my wishlist for a while. The pink fluff is actually its seeds, the flowers are yellow and look a bit like large buttercups
Shaun Kuffel 2 years ago (edited)
Look up Prairie Smoke. Geum Triflorum. Very similar. The fronds aren't swirled around, but still bright pink and furry. They are perennials and will fill a garden. My very favorite flower. In Minnesota you can get them at most garden centers.
The Director Of Glasshouse Horticulture at The New York Botanical Garden said that when it comes to new varieties of plants for our homes and gardens, they are developed differently. “Some plants are chance mutations – one-of-a-kind changes that create a form, color, or type of growth never before seen. These plants can be dwarf or miniature forms, variegated plants with colored or patterned foliage, or leaf or flower shapes different from the norm.”
Meanwhile, other plants are created through hybridization, where breeders combine varieties of plants hoping to create something new and different. “These hybrids might be a color that doesn’t exist naturally or a form or type that would be considered an ideal standard for a particular plant, like a rose with a strong fragrance or an unusual color of orchid. With advances in science, new varieties can also be created in the laboratory by manipulating genes even between unrelated plant species to develop new types of plants that were once only imaginable,” Hachadourian explained.
#7
Found This Growing Voluntarily Over My Dog's Grave
Spring beauty (Claytonia virginica)
Yvonne Dauwalder Balsiger 3 years ago (edited)
That flower is a fitting symbol of the beautiful memories you no doubt have of your dog
Time2Roll86🇺🇦 3 years ago
This is just like what happened in Where the Red Fern Grows!! I loved that book
Betsy Novack 3 years ago
Those are for you from your dog. He missis greeting you at the door when you get home from work.
#8
Found In Ventura, Ca. Anyone Know What This Is?
Geraldton Carnationweed, Carnation Spurge (Euphorbia terracina)
Carp Fish 3 years ago
But its a really cool drought friendly plant! I have a few in my garden.
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#9
What’s This Trippy Fella Called?
Cercis canadensis The Rising Sun Eastern Redbud
Drea Benoit 3 years ago
There’s one in my neighborhood and it’s really cool. Looks just like this
Hachadourian told us that at the New York Botanical Garden, they cultivate many rare plants indoors and out in their collections. “There has been much talk in the media about ‘rare plants’ lately, especially plants currently selling for high prices between collectors worldwide. I do not like to assign dollar values to our plants because it is impossible to calculate the actual value of a historic scientific collection, a naturally rare species, or a 200-year-old oak tree when it comes to rare plants.”
According to him, “each plant has its own intrinsic value for science, education, history, beauty, or conservation, worth far more than any monetary amount calculated for a living thing. The term ‘rare’ is frequently overused and misapplied to increase the perceived monetary value of a plant.”
#10
What Is This Satisfying Succulent?
Ice plant (Corpuscularia lehmannii)
Enby.Minecraft.Bee. 3 years ago
It looks like its made out of that material of jewelry for babies to chew on.
T.Milly 3 years ago
Actually, I take that back. It's a corpuscularia Lehmannii for sure
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#11
Beautiful Picture My Friend Sent Me To Identify
Santa Rita prickly pear
Alexia 3 years ago
Now when you pick a pawpaw or a prickly pear / And you prick a raw paw - well, next time beware / Don't pick the prickly pear by the paw / When you pick a pear try to use the claw / But you don't need to use the claw / When you pick a pear of the big pawpaw :))
Angeline Nealy 3 years ago
Wow the purple cactus is very pretty with the yellow. I would sell my leg AND arm for the cactus
#12
What A Beautiful...?? What Is This
Caladium
Adibah Mohd Adnan 3 years ago
Plant is Caldium-there are many varieties-some rare ones sold in thousands of dollars
Carp Fish 3 years ago
They grow in zones 7+ though they can be brought in for the winter (they are bulbs) in colder climates. I love Caladiums!
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Lululoohoo 3 years ago
i have caladiums and they are so hard (for me) but their leaves are so silky and delicate
Elizabeth Butler 3 years ago
There are many color variations, and if there are any deer nearby these will disappear quickly--deer love them.
Moreover, Hachadourian said that when communicating about their collections, he has tried “to avoid using ‘rare’ unless the statement is defined (ex. rare in cultivation, rare in collections) or for wild plants, the words threatened or endangered are terms used to qualify a plant’s risk of extinction.”
Hachadourian continued: “We cultivate a wide range of plants that could be sold for high monetary values but are less ‘rare’ than endangered or threatened species in our collections. In our glasshouse collections, rare plants include the miniature water lily Nymphaea thermarum, which until recently was considered extinct in the wild, or Osa pulchra, a beautiful flowering tree only known from a couple of dozen plants in its native habitat. Our outdoor collections have ancient oaks over 250 years old or specimens of the pumpkin ash (Fraxinus profunda), a critically endangered species naturally found in our old-growth forest.”
He concluded that “as a botanical garden, part of our larger mission is to educate and communicate the true value of plant biodiversity beyond the financial value of buying or selling a ‘rare’ plant.”
#13
What Is This Beautiful Tree?
Rainbow Eucalyptus
DennyS (denzoren) 3 years ago
I remember the first time I saw this on campus I was so amazed. We were doing out dendrology unit and had to go around finding the trees listed. The picture, while awesome, doesn't do it justice, it is very vibrant in person.
Auntriarch 3 years ago
Really?! And I was thinking the photo was unfeasibly bright. I probably couldn't grow one here though.
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L Mullen 3 years ago
I wanted to plant a eucalyptus tree in my yard until I found out how flammable they are. Is the Rainbow Eucalyptus highly flammable too?
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
I'm pretty sure all eucalypts are highly flammable due to their sap- they really shouldn't have imported so many from Australia!
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Rannveig Ess 3 years ago
Beware of people selling the seeds of these who feature photos that are doctored or have the contract turned way up. They're real, but they aren't day-glo orange or screaming lime green.
#14
Found Online But I'm Curious To Know Which Plant Makes These Leaves
Jack's Giant or Thailand Giant
Robert T 3 years ago
Plot twist: It's an ordinary sized leaf and just a very very small bloke holding it.
#15
Would Like Know What Plant Makes These Flowers
Camellia japonica 'pink perfection'
Robert T 3 years ago
Gorgeous until we get a late frost. Just put one in the garden and is was flowering beautfully, then we get a little cold snap, and its looking a little sorry for itself. Cold has also had the magnolias at other places round town.
Who Panda 420 3 years ago
I remember in Florida having to put sheets over some of our citrus and weaker plants if it's cold snap or a freeze came.
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Jette Wang Wahnon 3 years ago
You can,lots of light but no direct sunlight,keep moist. If you live in a temperate climate they will benefit from being on a balcony some of the time.Light soil,not clay-ish
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Celtic Pirate Queen 3 years ago
They're pretty when in bloom, but look like crap when the flowers die. And they make a huge mess.
#16
Seen In Santa Monica, Ca. I Couldn’t Get Any Closer But It Looks Gorgeous!!
Bougainvillea
Kat Rob 3 years ago
HUGE thorns! When I would trim mine I looked like I tried to break up a 12 cat fight.
Load More Replies... DennyS (denzoren) 3 years ago
There are also different colors....in the Caribbean we mostly have the red, pink and orange variety.
Willem Lategan 3 years ago
The "flowers" are actually leaves surrounding the flower which is a tiny pale yellow flower. There also other colours, orange and red are two of the more common colours.
Nadya Raymond 3 years ago
In the Caribbean we have the fuchsia, orange, white and red...so beautiful they grow wild and I have a friend who makes a nice facial toner with it
Nadya Raymond 3 years ago
It grows wild too...I remember a book I had to read in High School 'Beca Lamb' when her dad told her she was growing like the bougainvillea in their backyard...never forgot that line
Shalini Pabreja 3 years ago
Writing from northwestern India. Entire countryside covered in gorgeous hues of bougainvillea right now. Looks amazing.
#17
Very General White Flowers. All Help Is Appreciated!
Saxifraga Arendsii
Panda-riffic 3 years ago
These are beautiful pictures! It would be helpful to know where these plants and flowers can be found.
#18
From The Japanese Garden In Singapore
Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)
Who Panda 420 3 years ago
It's to attract real Kingfishers which are then swallowed in that giant hollow Bell.
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#19
What's This Bush?
Cotinus, aka smoke bush
kkathleen517 3 years ago
I might have to go outside and smoke under the smoke bush and then stare at it in wonder for a while.
Who Panda 420 3 years ago
I know right? I have a bush that I smoke but it's a different name and all green
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My Friends Parents Have A Red Rose Bush Where On One Particular Branch It Blooms These Beauties
Chimera Rose
Jette Wang Wahnon 3 years ago
My bright red rose tree,3 m tall and ca 80 years old has one branch with pink flowers..every year.. IMG-7472-6...30ebd8.jpg 
#21
So I Found These Little Fluffballs. Not Sure What They're Called! Location: Somewhere In Nunavut
Cotton grass, aka tundra cotton
Nathaniel 3 years ago
True Fact, this is where sheep come from, they are actually a plant not an animal.
MarmotArchivist 3 years ago
Omg, this is my favourite plant, they are so fluffy, cute and they make a stunning subject in photography.
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 3 years ago
This makes me think of the Truffula trees from Dr.Suess' "The Lorax"
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
Damn, the last time I saw tundra cotton it was in an Elder Scrolls game.
#22
What's This Majestic Tree? (Must Be A Zillion Years Old?!)
Sterculia apetala
Marnie 3 years ago
That can't be the name people call it who live there. Why don't they give the common names?
Jessica Bertram 3 years ago
well, you can google that for cross-reference, right? 🤗
Load More Replies... Mermaid Elle-Jaye 3 years ago (edited)
Aka Morton bay fig ❤️ We had one in cedar creek that was as old as that captain cook guys days 😂
#23
Found In Holland, Mi. It's Adorable Whatever It Is!
Chinese lanterns
lenka 3 years ago
I have always called these Cape Gooseberries. Is it the same plant by a different name or are there different varieties in the family?
MizAdeleM 3 years ago
This is what they look like at the end of the year. The lantern crumbles away and what you see is the seed inside. In late summer, early fall they look like hanging orange paper lanterns, and spread by underground runners.
Paul Aasajärv 3 years ago
In fact, not the seeds, but the fruit that we can buy at the store for sweetening. :)
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Sue From Michigan 3 years ago
Do not plant these in your garden. I speak from experience, they are very invasive.
Leslie Crittenden 3 years ago
Chinese lanterns grow everywhere here in Western New York state (near Canada, not New York City) in fact they are invasive, once they get started they're very difficult to get rid of.
Sundew the Lesbian Dragon 3 years ago
Those look like ground cherries. If they are, you can eat them, but they don’t taste like cherries, much to the disappointment of my 5yr old self. They actually taste like tomatillos.
Paul Aasajärv 3 years ago
In fact, the mature physalis has a completely different taste. But determining the degree of maturity requires experience.
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Béatrice Gallet 3 years ago
Not this one. It's poisonous. There is a close relative with yellow-orange fruits Wich are edible.
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#24
Moved To A New House This Winter And This Beauty Is Welcoming The Spring. Portland, Oregon
Pink Flowering Dogwood, Cornus florida var. rubra
Aria Whitaker 3 years ago
My state tree! Love dogwoods :) There are a few varieties, but the white is my favorite. The legend around is that the cross that Jesus was crucified on was made of dogwood....and that the dark reddish marks on the outside are reminants of Jesus blood that still stains the tree. Silly, I know, but that is a bit of folk lore that they pass around out here. LOL.
Luther von Wolfen 3 years ago
All of these look like fantasy plants until this one which looks like home.
Jackie Turnquist 3 years ago
I love the pink. Once I had a neighbor who had a gorgeous pink dogwood in his front yard. Imagine my horror when one day he had it removed and replaced with a Bradford Pear. Ugh!
Catherine Spencer-Mills 3 years ago
Entire neighborhoods have dogwood trees lining the street - house after house after house...
#25
My Sister's Boyfriend Gave Her This Flower
Ornamental cabbage
Francesca Annoni 3 years ago
If i could marry again I'll change my bouquet..I'll do a bouquet with purple artichoke and ornamental cabbage..
Holy Moly 3 years ago
But it's it safe to eat? I had a dog that thought everything was edible
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#26
This Beautiful Two Toned Rose In My Garden. I Have Never Seen This Before
Rose Joseph's Coat
RoseTheMad 3 years ago
I have roses a bit like this, only they aren't half and half, they're like.. streaky red and white. I call them my "Alice's half painted roses" xP I have no idea what they're actually called though
#27
Found In Florida, Appears To Be From Whoville, What Is This Tree?
Ponytail palm, Beaucarnea recurvata
Panda-riffic 3 years ago
I was going to say the same thing. I've only seen these as potted plants usually set on a patio. This is an amazing tree!
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SirPatTheCat 3 years ago
important to note that it also appears to be flowering; normally doesn't have the antenna (although i do love how fun they look together!)
Tonya Wallace 3 years ago
They were killing me with my allergies. They were all along the streets in my neighborhood.
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Who Panda 420 3 years ago
Wow I had a very small one of these in Florida that was only a few feet high. I never knew they looked like that when they got so big
#28
Central Florida
Manihot grahamii (Hardy Tapioca)
#30
Translucent Blue And Green Succulent (That I Have Never Seen Before)
Haworthia cooperi, Cooper's Haworthia
Nathaniel 3 years ago
Looks like they are growing into pods. "Look, you fools. You're in danger. Can't you see? They're after you. They're after all of us. Our wives, our children, everyone. They're here already. YOU'RE NEXT!"
#31
Tree In India
Fishtail Palm
Mermaid Elle-Jaye 3 years ago
I love these ❤️ I used to pretend they were sequin beaded doors 😆 and flamboyantly come through ‘my stage curtains to the audience’
#32
Saw This Beauty Dropping My Kid Off On The First Day Is School. What Is This Tree Called. She’s Stunning
Golden dewdrop, Duranta erecta
#33
What Is This Fruit/Vegetable?
Perfume Wax Apple
Just saying 3 years ago
Sounds like a spell Hermione would say to get dogs to go in a circle.
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#34
Can Anyone Tell Me What Is The Name Of This Beautiful Birdlike Plant?
Cyanotis tuberosa, Greater Cat Ears or Dew Grass
Nathaniel 3 years ago
Have they evolved to look like birds for some reason? Or is it just pareidolia?
Auntriarch 3 years ago
Oh look at this plant, the flowers look exactly like little partridges, I know, we'll call it cats ears
Lovin' Life 3 years ago
Wow! Now that is something I've never seen before. Very interesting. I need to read more about these.
#35
Random Plant That Has Shown Up In My Garden For The First Time
Crocus
royal_antelope 3 years ago
in Germany as well. it's the only plant in this list that i recognized. 😇
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Grady'sRaider 3 years ago
These and grape hyacinths show up first in the spring even after a light snow.
Scagsy 3 years ago
UK here. The local garden centre had an end-of-spring sale on so I had a look. Crocuses were 50p a pot (containing up to six bulbs) so I bought £10 worth (20 pots) to plant for the following spring. So I have up to 120 bulbs which I lovingly plant in the borders and on the beds. It took me all afternoon but it was an honest days work and I expected to reap the rewards come spring. Spring arrives and I eagerly await the first signs of life. After a week or two, one (ONE!) miserable looking crocus appears. And now apparently, people can grow them w***y-nilly without any effort at all and in PEBBLES.
Myriam Ickx 3 years ago
Saffron is a variety of crocus, called crocus sativus. It grows in Afghanistan, Kashmir, Iran and some Mediterranean countries. Contrary to the crocus garden variety, saffron does not grow in the wild and needs special care.
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#36
Wildflower On A Countryside Trail In Daylesford, Australia
Forget me nots
Susie Elle 3 years ago
Don't pick them >:( (well, I guess it's not the end of the world, but still)
Laura Hazell 3 years ago
don't worry - not native to Australia so no harm done.
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Mimi La Souris 3 years ago
or Myosotis, got some on my garden, they announce spring with daffodils:)
Fraxinus excelsior 3 years ago
Myosotis do spread like wildfire but just thin the clumps out, just remember that pollinators love them, they also can be pink in colour. I love this plant as they are a great plant for ground cover.
s. vitkovitsky 3 years ago
Until they aren't. The leaves brown and dry out after the plant bloom.
Load More Replies... Hannah Edwards 3 years ago
I admired a beautiful swathe of them in my friend’s orchard, she gave me one plant, then it became thousands!
Dana Ondráčková 3 years ago
We call them Storm because its said when you Pick them a Storm Will roll arounf
#37
What Is This Plant? My Friend Ate One Of The Red Pods And I'm Concerned
Possibly cycad seed pod. I think your friend should go see a doctor.
Carol Emory 3 years ago (edited)
Rule of thumb..if it has a red seed, leave it alone. There is a reason red is the color of stop signs. It was often a sign that something was bad for you.
Ki Li 3 years ago
And then there's pomegranate. Throwing everyone off lol
Load More Replies... Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
I've seen plants just like this near the NSW coast, and as I recall being told the local Aborigines found you could eat the seeds but it's one of those situations where you gotta pound it into a pulp and soak it in water for five days and so on to get the toxins out first.
Mermaid Elle-Jaye 3 years ago (edited)
Yeah I remember this too, I like the orange ball shaped ones off normal palms better 😂
Load More Replies... Jake stenhouse 3 years ago
I think we call these Zamia palms in Western Australia, and the seed pods are very poisonous - although indigenous people had a way of processing the seeds by crushing them and filtering the powder in streams to remove the toxins
Mad Rabbit 3 years ago
Why would you eat a random plant? I'm pretty sure it is toxic. I hope he is fine.
Hannah Edwards 3 years ago
Oh dear, I eat hedgerow food all the time, but only in my own environment, where I know what’s safe.
#38
What Are These Beach Flowers? Ignore The Elephant Seal
Ice plant
crazy_cat_notAlady 3 years ago
u can't just tell us to ignore the elephant seal and expect us to comply "OMG IT"S HUGE AND SOOOOOOO CUTE...JUST LOOK AT ITS SMOOSHED FACE"
Viv Justviv 3 years ago
Ignore the Elephant Seal??? Ignore. The Elephant Seal. The massive and strangely adorable Elephant Seal...just ignore it?
Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago (edited)
This plant is also known as Pig Face. It's native to Australia and was eaten by the indigenous people and also used for burns, similar to aloe Vera.
I’m A Black Cat 3 years ago
Strangely the name Pig Face somehow is more suitable for another object in this picture, which we are supposed to ignore :)
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Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
I did not authorise the publication of this picture of me first thing in the morning.
#39
Apparently It's A Fern!
Cyrtomium falcatum rochefordianum
ChocolateCake 3 years ago
It kind of looks like the plant Siberian bugloss brunnera_j...c3f6da.jpg 
#40
What Is This Plant Object Found In Commercial Chickpea Can?
Cocklebur (Xanthium), which is toxic.
Kindlovinghumble 3 years ago (edited)
We have these on our ranch and they are beyond annoying! They stick to our doggos fur so easily! (No, they don't eat them) They are everywhere in a Colorado!
Holy Moly 3 years ago
Indiana too. My porch kitty comes home with these all the time :(
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Sundew the Lesbian Dragon 3 years ago
They are the absolute worst! They stick in everything and are a pain to comb out of horse or dog hair!
#41
Left On Our Balcony By Previous Tenants - I Love The Colours! Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Desert rose. Adenium obesum
#42
My So’s Mother Has This Magnificent Plant, But She Couldn’t Identify It. Can Anyone Help
Fiddle Leaf Fig
Johnny Ferrari 3 years ago
that fiddle leaf must be super old, they are super slow growers in my experience.
#43
I Guess I Don't Really Care What It Is Just Saw This On My Hike And Thought It Looked Cool!
Wild yam (Dioscorea villosa)
Frank Hassler 3 years ago
Doesn’t usually grow in a symmetrical star shape like that, cool one.
#44
What Plant Is This, Street In Jerez, Spain
Those are common grape vines, Vitis vinifera.
Lindsey Judd-Bruder 3 years ago
Imagine what those sunlight spots would look like, during a solar eclipse!! Thousands of little eclipsed suns!!
#45
Unusual Cacti
Crested Mexican Fencepost Cactus, Pachycereus marginatus f. cristata
#46
First Time Seeing This, Any Ideas?
Boophone haemanthoides, Namaqua Century Plant
#47
I’m Obsessed With The Color Of This Tree. Would Love To Know What It Is For When I Become A Homeowner!
Orange Azalea cultivar
#48
What Are These Small White Flowers?
Avalanche Lilies
Yoga Kitty 3 years ago
Interesting, "Schneeglöckchen" (snowbells) describe a different flower in Germany -> galanthus
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This Flower In South Australia?? Please And Thanks!
Gazania
Caro Caro 3 years ago
They are native to South Africa. I had some a few years back in my garden and they are lovely and come in all sorts of colours.
Yoga Kitty 3 years ago
Oh, then I assume they might find it a bit too cold here in Germany...
Load More Replies... Apoorva Anwariya 3 years ago
They close up like a triangular box at sunset and sunrise and open in sunlight... Fascinating 🙂
#50
This Is Robert, My Dad's Other Pride And Joy. He Was Grown From A Cutting My Dad Made When He Moved In About 3 Years Ago
Tropic Snow Dieffenbachia
Robert T 3 years ago
I wasn't aware that I had posted any of those kind of pics on the Internet! ;-)
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LynzCatastrophe 3 years ago (edited)
My mom has one of these! It may end up outliving her considering it's old. And somehow survived that time my sister fell down the stairs and crashed into it.
#51
These Guys Pop Up Once A Year Under My Garden Hose (Pnw)
Columbine
Hannah Edwards 3 years ago
They can put up with a lot of dry weather, due to having nice, deep roots!
#52
This Albino Plant In My Backyard. What Is It? And Have You Ever Seen An Albino Plant Before?
Nandina
Brandon Marlowe 3 years ago
Also known as "heavenly bamboo". I never saw a white one.
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Poultry Geist 3 years ago
I have a hosta that came up all white one year ! I called one of my plant friends and told him about he said “ if there’s no green it will probably die back “ and it did! It came up the next year with streaks of green 🤷🏻♀️
#53
Found In A Park In Qatar (Image From Google Street View)
Toborochi Tree
#54
Help
Spiral Aloe, Aloe polyphylla
#55
Had This Little Cactus Since He Was Just One Arm. He’s So Happy Now He Has The Most Beautiful Flower I’ve Ever Seen! What Is He?
Life Saver plant, Huernia zebrina
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
Looks like grape or blackcurrant flavour to me!
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Karl Leaning 3 years ago
kindly known as a dead rubbish bin plant, due to the alluring aroma the flowers produce :P
#56
Wild Flower Found In The Mountain Area Of Central Chile
Chilean nasturtium
Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago
That's very different to the nasturtium I know about. Just googled and this one is edible as well as the one used in salads.
#57
Who Is She???
Sedum Cherry Tart
#58
Twisty Trees In Golden Gate Park
Leptospermum laevigatum, the coastal tea tree
#59
Bright Purple Berries I Saw In Someone’s Front Yard. Se Pennsylvania 7a
Beautyberry, Callicarpa.
Hannah Edwards 3 years ago
I broke my good spade trying to dig mine out at the weekend. It looks kind of meh until its berries show. All the berries fell off mine…..again.I’d warned her it was her last chance. (Going to a friend)
Kat Rob 3 years ago
Yes but don't taste great (bland) on their own. Some people make wine and jam from them which is much better. Florida Native Americans used to use them to make a tincture/ointment repel bugs.
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#60
Seen At Huntington Botanical Gardens And I Was Sort Of Hypnotized By The Geometry
Colletia paradoxa, The Anchor Plant
Poultry Geist 3 years ago
I was looking to see if anyone else thought they looked like airplanes
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#61
A Flower I Took From My Great Grandpas House After He Died, Just Started Flowering Again
Gladiolus
#62
6’ + Gorgeous Mystery Flower!
Double hollyhock
#63
What's The Name Of This Unusual Cactus?
Crusted Mammilaria mystax
#64
No Idea What It Is, Vietnam
Ghost’s foot (Trevesia burckii)
Bacony Cakes 3 years ago
Like those vom-o-tron buckets at the National Trust parks.
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#65
Found In Rockville Md, Deep Orange Color
Cytisus 'Lena' (Broom)
#67
This Dude At A Calloway’s
Air plant, part of a group of plants called epiphytes
#68
My Aunt Sent Me This Picture, Any Clue What It Is?
Anelsonia eurycarpa, Daggerpod
#69
My School's Greenhouse Is A Goldmine
Tillandsia Duratii
#70
Found A Squash(?) Growing In Our Apartment Garden Area. Husband For Scale
It's known as various names such as Opo, Bottle Gourd and Calabash, Lagenaria siceraria.
DUN DUN (she/her) 3 years ago
😂😂🤣🤣Oh my stomach is hurting from laughing so much
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Its called 'Lauki' in India, excellent summer vegetable...kinda' bland in taste, most kids hate it, but our parents force this on us because its good for health😅
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
My Vietnamese neighbour grows these! They can get reaaaallly big.
#71
This Cactus I Have That Bloomed Last Year And Now This Year
Easter Lily Cactus - Echinopsis oxygona
Sian E 3 years ago
My mum had one of these that did absolutely nothing for 30 years, then went completely nuts by spawning little baby cacti and one beautiful flower before dying. We've still got some of the 'babies'.
#72
Brought This Cactus A Couple Of Months Ago… Is This Normal? The Flower Is Hairy And Is Killing It By Its Size
Stapelia grandiflora
Stella's mum 3 years ago
The flower wont kill the plant. It attracts flies to lay their eggs in the flower to feed the plant. Grows well in filtered sun outside.
Stella's mum 3 years ago
The flower wont kill the plant. The flower will attract flies to lay their eggs in the flower. then the plant will absorb the eggs and feeds the plant. They grow well in filtered sun and probably needs a bigger pot now.
#73
Purple And Blue, Six Petals
Crocus
Yvonne Dauwalder Balsiger 3 years ago (edited)
The second picture where I recognized the plant Ok, the other one was also crocus 😅 Thanks, crocus! You are always lovely to see after ❄️
Robert T 3 years ago
Always wondered about that - does saffron come from any crocus, or only one particular variety?
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Found This Beautifully Designed Plant In My University In Malaysia. Would Like To Know What Is It And What's The Process Used To Make It This Way
Ficus benjamima
Nilsen 3 years ago
Thin shoots have been braided/woven to this shape. Then side shoots and leaves have been removed for a few years until the stems are a bit thicker and the plant mainly shoots new leaves from the top. Ficuses and willows are the easiest to form like this but you can use all kinds of trees or bushes with smooth stems and few side branches.
Grady'sRaider 3 years ago
Trained a briar rose similarly to form a trunk with an umbrella canopy. My favorite pic is my little girl in the sun, playing in her sandbox, underneath it in bloom.
Load More Replies... Apoorva Anwariya 3 years ago
I know it as 'Chinadoll' because its leaves rustle even with the softest wind...
Francesa Miller 3 years ago
There are companies that grow chairs by bending saplings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ol3eUXoNvE
Mazer 3 years ago (edited)
Technically called Topiary, it is the horticultural practice of training perennial plants by clipping the foliage and twigs of trees, shrubs and subshrubs to develop and maintain clearly defined shapes, whether geometric or fanciful. The term also refers to plants which have been shaped in this way. There are a couple of places in California sporting this botanical work
#75
My Grandson Wants To Know What This Plant Is - Hope You Can Help, Thanks
Echium candicans, Pride of Maderia
#76
Can Someone Identify This Tree From The Biome At The Eden Project?? (Glasshouse UK)
African Corkwood Tree
not_at_school ;) 3 years ago
can anyone tell me anything about the Eden project? super interested!!!
#77
Didn’t Know My San Pedro Cactus Had Flowers
That’s a Cereus Peruvianus, Peruvian Apple cactus, not a San Pedro
#78
What Are These? The Devils Testicles? I Stepped On One With My Bare Heel And My Life Flashed Before My Eyes
Sweetgum, Liquidambar styraciflua seed pods.
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
Those trees grow around here and I can confirm the fallen seed pods are a pain in the neck. Not only are they spiky but they roll underneath you and are a recipe for falling on your a**e, if not breaking your ankle.
not_at_school ;) 3 years ago
sweetgum seed pods are ALL over SC! you can throw them as little missiles, tons of fun to play with
Rhon Young 3 years ago
Kids here call them "Bommy Knockers" and they are perfect for Bommy Knocker fights.
Louieeeeee 3 years ago
At my elementary school we had sweetgum trees growing in the front yard. They’d be everywhere all the time
Sundew the Lesbian Dragon 3 years ago
I used to make tiny medieval maces with those by pushing a twig through one of the divots
#79
Found In A Walk In Keystone Colorado
Sugar pine cone
#80
I Don't Know The Name Of This Plant But I Absolutely Love It
Monstera Standleyana
#81
Biggest Leaf I've Ever Seen! Lancaster, Pa, USA
Princess Tree - Paulownia tomentosa
Frank Hassler 3 years ago
… also invasive. I guess as far north as PA it would be “potentially invasive”.
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Red Hair Blue Soul 3 years ago
The app PlantNet is a great resource. Take a picture and it will tell you what the plant is!
Mimi La Souris 3 years ago
thank you Mother Nature for all this beauty. Evolution is such a bless
RoseTheMad 3 years ago
This was a really interesting post, some plants i knew, some I didn't, all are fascinating and beautiful!
Tamra Stiffler 3 years ago
I have quite a few of these in my yard, and it makes me appreciate my garden even more.
Red Hair Blue Soul 3 years ago
The app PlantNet is a great resource. Take a picture and it will tell you what the plant is!
Mimi La Souris 3 years ago
thank you Mother Nature for all this beauty. Evolution is such a bless
RoseTheMad 3 years ago
This was a really interesting post, some plants i knew, some I didn't, all are fascinating and beautiful!
Tamra Stiffler 3 years ago
I have quite a few of these in my yard, and it makes me appreciate my garden even more.
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