Re: Plant ID
- Subject: Re: Plant ID
- From: J* S*
- Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2002 14:31:39 -0700 (PDT)
Could it be Abutilon theophrasti, VELVET-LEAF?
It's a noxious weed in the upper midwest and I've seen
it in waste areas in California. Which is not to
imply that your garden is a waste area.
Joe
--- Doobieous <doobieous@yahoo.com> wrote:
> In my garden is what appears to be a few seedlings
> of
> a plant i've never seen before. At first i thought
> it
> might be a sunflower, but now, i'm sure it is not.
>
> The plant is about a foot high (right now), with a
> single stem. At the leaf axils it seems to be
> branching (or at least able to). The stem is very
> finely pubescent, almost velvety. The leaves are
> heart
> shaped, about 6 inches wide by 8 inches long, and
> irregularly toothed at the margins. The flowers are
> solitary, and apparently a mallow relative. They are
> also a bright yellow. The one that is opening isn't
> fully opened and full size, so i cant tell you that.
>
> Anyway, it's odd enough i'm going to keep it. Anyone
> have any idea what it could be? I've never seen this
> in anyone's yard, and suspect a bird must have
> carried
> it in.
>
> Barry Garcia
> USDA Zone 9
> Sunset Zone 17
> in Marina
> Northern Coastal Central California :)
>
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=====
Joe Seals
Santa Maria, California --
where the weather is always perfect
and my garden always has something blooming
and birds galore
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