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Sunday, March 21, 2010

Plant ID, anyone?

This tiny -- and very pretty -- little vetch appeared in a pot. Can anyone tell me what it is? Is it a wildflower? Is it a cultivar of some sort?
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12 comments:

  1. MeemsMarch 21, 2010 at 3:26 PM

    Sorry, Penny, I'm clueless on this one. I love the little flowers though and that cute little corkscrew thingie on the vine. One of your smart readers will be able to help you out I'm sure.

    I hope it is one you'll want to keep... love how that happens.
    Meems

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  2. SheilaMarch 21, 2010 at 4:41 PM

    No idea, but it is sweet.

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  3. AmiMarch 21, 2010 at 5:37 PM

    Sorry, I am not name person either. Very cute flowers.

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  4. debsgardenMarch 21, 2010 at 6:03 PM

    It is a sweet little flower. I expect it is a wildflower and not a cultivar.

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  5. Terra MirabilisMarch 21, 2010 at 9:13 PM

    Thanks, folks. Maybe someone else will chime in with an answer.

    Whatever it is, I plan to keep it. I think it will look lovely in a mixed pot with a trellis where it can climb or trail among marigolds and nasturtiums.

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  6. Deborah VerhoevenMarch 21, 2010 at 9:19 PM

    I don't know either, but it's definitely a keeper.

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  7. SusanMarch 22, 2010 at 9:18 PM

    It kinda looks like a sweet pea vine..although the flowers are quite small. Can't say for sure. Does it have any scent?

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  8. Terra MirabilisMarch 22, 2010 at 10:03 PM

    Hey, Susan. No scent -- or none that I can detect. True vetches, which are not New World plants, are in the same family as sweet peas -- Fabaceae -- hence the similarity.

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  9. James DavidMarch 23, 2010 at 12:37 AM

    Very interesting, It does look like a peaplant.
    Does it have pods?

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  10. Terra MirabilisMarch 23, 2010 at 12:56 AM

    Not yet!

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  11. AnonymousMarch 23, 2010 at 1:24 PM

    Whatever it is, it's a darling. :) I hope you can keep it.

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  12. AnonymousMarch 24, 2010 at 4:55 PM

    I am going to take a guess and say that it is a Lobelia, maybe Lobelia feayana.

    I think that is one of the common wildflowers in Florida.

    Matti

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