Plant Question?
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Erica Glasener on May 04, 2012Sandra, this plant looks like Persicara viriginiana var. filiformis grown for its attractive foliage. A member of the knotweed family many in this group can become aggressive spreaders in the garden. Here is a link with photo. Beautiful leaves. http://www.flickr.com/photos/peganum/3662472688/in/photostream/Helpful Reply
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Janis on May 04, 2012Persicaria virginiana 'Painter's Palette' , a happy little plant, sun/part shade, 18 -24". It can be prolific by seed, but I think not enough to become invasive. LOVE it, but don't have any. Maybe I'll be seeking some out soon! J Williams, Lawrenceville, GAHelpful Reply
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Sandra R on May 04, 2012Oh Janice, it is VERY prolific at my house. If it keeps going it might make it to you in GA by next month.I had put a few in my dry riverbed last year, from baby plants, and this spring I have to actually weed all the babies, from those two plants, out.If you need some e-mail me, glad to share.Helpful Reply
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Teresa D on May 04, 2012Reminds me of a hosta, but never seen one like that. Never heard ot Painter's Palette either. Something else for me to look up! Cool! Janis, let me know if you run across any in our area.Helpful Reply
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Melissa K on May 04, 2012Hosta. Unk on the name but it is a hosta and can be divided very sucessfully.Helpful Reply
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Alice Z on May 04, 2012Yes, that is a Hosta, but not sure about which variety. There are literally thousands of variations. VERY easy to grow in a shades area, they love water and are drought resistant. Will grow fast and in summer will start to send up a stalk which produces flowers in a tubular shape. I have found that the bigger the leaf (dinner plate sized) the bigger the flower - may just be one flower the size of a trumpet! The fragrance is wonderful in the large varieties. Do not cut well for vases. Great for filling in around trees.Helpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on May 05, 2012I believe Erica and Janis correctly identified the plant as Persicaria. Hostas are not known for their fall color.Helpful Reply
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Sandra R on May 05, 2012It is not a hosta, the bloom time is from end of Sept. to Nov. Does reproduce by seed more than root. I think this year from two small transplants I have 2,000 new baby plants (all over)Helpful Reply
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Erica Glasener on May 07, 2012Check above for the ID on this plant, by me and Janis. Happy gardening.Helpful Reply
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Sandra R on May 07, 2012Thank you Erica, you are correct. I knew it wasn't a hosta, I have almost all the different varieties of those.Helpful Reply
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Wendy E on May 09, 2012This is a beautiful plant! Will have try and find some for myself!Helpful Reply
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Greedith B on May 10, 2012Love it...I too am gonna see if I can find someHelpful Reply
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Sandra wilson on Jun 06, 2015asked your county ext. agent. Or horticulturalistHelpful Reply
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Sandy on Jun 23, 2015Looks like a type of hosta.Helpful Reply
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Linda on Oct 10, 2015This is a type of hosta. Grows like crazy anywhere you put it . likes a lot of water at first planting until it takes holdHelpful Reply
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LeeAnn Gerleman on Apr 16, 2016Its a hosta. There are billions of these in Iowa. People seem to like them. I don't. I put a box on my curb with about twenty of these plants and you would think I'd tossed fifty dollar bills in the box. They also attract mosquitoes, for some reason. There are many different colors in the hosta family, and they are easy to grow and difficult to dig up and get rid of. lolHelpful Reply
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Sue Kiene on Apr 23, 2016I agree with Painter's Pallette. Looks pretty cool to meHelpful Reply
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Chris mara on May 31, 2016No, that's not a hosta. Its actually a perennial that reseeds itself (which is why LeeAnn, you have billions :) of these in Iowa). Some people like to say it's invasive but I would not go that far. It reseeds itself in other areas (seeds prob. carried by birds?). It gets small flowers in fall. I myself had never seen this plant before until a friend shared some with me and I have been an avid gardener for years and years. It is called a "corporal" plant because the leaves have a "corporal uniform stripe!" It likes partial to full shade. The latin name is persicaria virginia or Virginia jumpseed or Lance Corporal. I guess in some areas it can become a nuisance, but here in Illinois, it's made a nice clump for me with a few plants popping up in unexpectedly here and there in other garden beds, but it's easy to cull them by just pulling them out or replanting elsewhere or giving them away.Helpful Reply
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Leslie on Nov 05, 2016This is a variety of persicaria -possibly Persicaria virginiana. Hope this helps. Looks great in shade and will probably not reseed as much in shade.Helpful Reply
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