Please name this plant
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Judy S
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This plant sheds its leaves in winter and in May bears new leaves then buds then these white flowers with yellow centers. It is a perennial and very hardy. This shrub is very old and does not need pruning.
18 answers
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It looks like "mock orange".
Daniece Odom
on May 19, 2013
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I believe this is the "fried egg" poppy. You can check it out here. I used TinyURL since it was a loooog link. http://tinyurl.com/ay4f4o5
Frankie Laney
on May 19, 2013
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It looks more like the mock orange (Philidelphus) than the fried egg poppy to me. Is the bloom fragrant?
360 Sod (Donna Dixson)
on May 19, 2013
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Kinda looks like this Camellia? My Mock Orange has little tiny flowers...
Dianne L
on May 19, 2013
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Donna Dixson may be correct, yours does look like this http://www.gurneys.com/product.asp?pn=08652
Frankie Laney
on May 20, 2013
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I agree with Donna Dixson, looks very much like my friend's Mock Orange bush. Smells like heaven, btw :)
Catherine Smith
on May 20, 2013
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I believe it is a trillium plant. Here they grow wild in the woods and forests. I believe they were at one time on the endangered list. Goggle plant identification and it will show you a photo identical to the one posted.
Sharon Levandowski
on May 20, 2013
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Thanks Hometalk lovers...my shrub is a mock orange. Mine doesn't have a fragrance (yet). I will take better care of it.
Judy S
on May 20, 2013
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Sharon - it definitely isn't trillium - tri - 3 is the number of petals for that plant btw Flowers look too big for mock orange that grows in Tucson - perhaps there are other varieties across the country also called mock orange - possibly Philadelphus lewisii - a native in the western states
Susie
on May 20, 2013
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Sharon, NOT Trillium! Trillium is not a shrub, it is a single flower which grows low to the ground & has a 3 petal blossom growing directly from a 3 leaf (actually bracts) formation. BTW ppl, never pick a Trillium. It seriously damages the plant, preventing it from taking nourishment. It can take years for the plant to recover enough to bloom again.
Judy
on May 20, 2013
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Looks like a Chinese Dogwood...I have one in my yard..
Suzanne Kennerly
on May 20, 2013
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Suzanne, thanks for your feedback. I might have to get the Chinese dogwood. Donna & Catherine are correct. I googled mock orange and it matched.
Judy S
on May 20, 2013
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clematis
Donna
on May 20, 2013
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It's a Mayapple.
Leona slone
on May 21, 2013
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It is called Trillium.
Linda King
on May 24, 2013
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It is NOT a Trillium. Trillium has three (tri) petals. Here is a picture of a trillium:
Judy
on May 25, 2013
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@Judy Love your mock orange plant, it reminded me of many other plants I have growing here also in Grants pass so I was lost! I learn a lot on here! Are you living in the city of GP or out in the county?
Tanya Peterson Felsheim
on Jul 02, 2013
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Tanya You're getting your Judy's confused. Not difficult as there are a lot of us. The original post came from Judy S & she's the one with the mock orange. It doesn't say where she lives. I'm Judy A, I live in the country (out near Turtle Lane) & I don't have a mock orange. A friend of mine off of New Hope does though & I just might ask her for a start.....lovely plant! Are you in town?
Judy
on Jul 08, 2013
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