What is this flower? Please and Thank you :)It didn't have a tag?
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Sow and Dipity on Jul 09, 2013Heliotrope... just keep pinching off the spent blossoms and it will continue to bloom all summer. Enjoy it's vanilla like fragrance!Helpful Reply
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Amy cain on Jul 09, 2013This looks like a hydrangea to me- Beautiful colorHelpful Reply
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LInda on Jul 09, 2013I googled it Shelley and that is what it is Sad it's annual :( I love it and it smells wonderful!! thanks!Helpful Reply
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Sensible Gardening and Living on Jul 09, 2013That is heliotrope, and it smells just like baby powder to me. I love it.Helpful Reply
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Gretchen on Jul 11, 2013Yes, it is heliotrope - I have them on my deck in pots every summer. They stay until late fall. The butterflies love them! I think they smell like cherry-vanilla!Helpful Reply
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Frankie Laney on Jul 11, 2013I have them too. In Southern Cali I cut them back and so far they keep blooming. The fragrance is so nice.Helpful Reply
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Donnell Houx on Jul 11, 2013Heliotrope. Caution with petsHelpful Reply
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LInda on Jul 11, 2013Thanks Donnell I just googled it and it is !!! I dug it up and put in a pot and relocated it to the front step where my dogs can't get to it My Husky likes to "deadhead" sometimes and it smells very tempting to her I would think Thanks !!!!!Helpful Reply
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Carol on Jul 16, 2013Yes, it smells wonderful but very toxic so take caution!Helpful Reply
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