I have some plants that I would like info on, please if anyone knows
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Debbie
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The first is a plant I was given, the second I just found growing in my yard, I like it so I left it be. The third is my willow tree, I was given it as a cutting and it grew great! But I would like to prune it down for winter. Any advice on that? Thank you and please!
a plant I was given
a plant growing in my tard
my willow tree I grew from a cutting.
9 answers
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The first looks like an elephant ear.
Barbara
on Sep 22, 2014
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I know the plant in the pot is a elephant ear! If you leave them in the pot and it freezes during the winter it will not come back. If you take the bulb out of the pot and let it dry out, you can hang it in pantyhose and put it up for the winter and replanted next spring very easy maintenance. If you planted in the ground it will make lots of new bulbs!
Blue eyes
on Sep 22, 2014
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@Debbie not sure about the other plants, but as for trimming the willow I wouldn't have any worries on when you do it or how much. We have one in the back yard and shape it into a ball every year, but needs more trimming in the fall. So it gets done at least twice a year. We are in a pretty cold climate and I don't think you can kill these things. So I would say have your way with it :)
Gail Salminen
on Sep 22, 2014
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I believe the first pic is a houseplant-Philodendron which may need to be repotted to pot about 2" bigger. Can you get pics of the whole plant in number 2? and trimming up the willow can be done anytime now to shape the tree. I would be careful because this looks like a corkscrew willow and they do not really like to be pruned too heavy. I would just trim it off the ground if anything but I think the tree looks cool and I am a fan of leaving things natural if possible. hope this helps.
The Garden Frog with C Renee
on Sep 22, 2014
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The willow is probably unkillable, no matter what you do to it. When I worked for a willow grower who sold the cuttings and long rods for building tunnels and things we cut them right to the ground every spring, which is called coppicing. Eventually, the 'stools' get huge, with lots and lots of tall whippy new shoots. You can use the twigs for lots of crafts, yours looks like it would be perfect for wreath bases. Having said that, I like things left to their own devices too - and as @The Garden Frog with C Renee has pointed out, it's a corkscrew willow, and one of the most attractive features of these kinds of contorted plants is their winter silhouette.
Drought Smart Plants
on Sep 22, 2014
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Thanks everyone! I like my willow, I didn't know if I needed to prune it for it's health, so if I don't I'll probably leave it.
Debbie
on Sep 22, 2014
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The first plant is definitely a type of elephant ear and needs to come in for the winter. I was on a mission to find a chartreuse-leafed one with an upright habit like yours and could never find one, so it may be that your plant is getting too much sun, or needs some fertilizer (next year). The second plant looks something like porterweed, but it would not be hardy where you are so I don't know how it could have just come up in your yard.
Douglas Hunt
on Sep 23, 2014
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up right elephant ear.
Mattiel
on Sep 23, 2014
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It is an elephant ear. My Mom has one she has had for over 40 years, she Kees it in a large pot with wheels on the bottom. Brings it outside in summer and back to the basement when it gets cold. The also come in a black version which are beautiful (closer in color to a deep purple). Either one if they are in the ground you have to dig up or the bulbs will rot and it won't come back next year. Unless you live in a climate where it stays warm all year long.
Netters
on May 08, 2015
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