Can you identify these plants in my yard?
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Janet Pizaro on Sep 12, 2016The first photo appears to be Penstomen and the second is tropical Hibiscus.Helpful Reply
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Susan Dunn on Sep 12, 2016I have something very similar to the light purple flower in my yard. My Aunt gave me 2 or 3 of these out of her yard years ago. They have taken over every flower bed I have and have ruined the ground with millions of roots!! Do not let them get out of a planter !!!!Helpful Reply
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Susan Dunn on Sep 12, 2016The second plant could be Rose of Sharon or Althea. Do not let them get out of hand either!!! They will cover your yard in a few years. They actually make a tree size shrub.Helpful Reply
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Judy Hornsby on Sep 12, 2016The second one looks like a Hibiscus.Helpful Reply
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Black Hills Rosie on Sep 12, 2016First flower doesn't look like penstemons in catalogs or the wild ones that grow here that we call beard tongue. Maybe your county extension office can tell you. Alas, our county no longer has that source.Helpful Reply
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Ann Davis on Sep 12, 2016First looks like some type of Foxglove or Penstomen (can be pest). Keep it thinned. The second is definitely Rose of Sharon (Althea) and you need to pull out any you do not want when small. They are pretty but need to be watched so as not to take over.Helpful Reply
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Dawn on Sep 12, 2016First one looks like obedient plant. If so can be invasive. Hummingbirds love it and it smells faintly like lilacs.Helpful Reply
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Sue Maone on Sep 13, 2016This looks like rose of sharon to me.Helpful Reply
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Loraine Montferret on Sep 13, 2016Yes, Obedient plants (Physostegia), very prolific, you can hedge-clip them into shape, rip some up and stick them somewhere else, refreshing alternate color for your fall garden. They're "obedient" because the individual flowers will stay in the position you bend them for a bit. Second one is Hibiscus, reseeds, comes up every year. My granddaughter called them "Hot Biscuits".Helpful Reply
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Nan5449037 on Sep 13, 2016Obedient plant, I love them! Such a great color, blooms late, spreads. What's not to love? If the second one had larger blooms, like 6 inches across I'd say a hibiscus? Birds planted them all over my garden, I think. Also, free beautiful flowers! Lucky you!Helpful Reply
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Clarissa Thompson Norton on Sep 13, 2016the bottom one looks just like my hollyhocks that i planted....they're beautiful and come in diff. colors and hummingbirds like them too.Helpful Reply
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Burnie Ott on Sep 13, 2016First one IS Obedient Plant. Beautiful but quick spreader. However, easy to pull up. Second one IS Rose of Sharon, also called Althea plant. Pollinators love it. A member of the Hibiscus family, blooms ALL summer. They multiply readily once established with new bushes coming up every spring. I started with four cuttings and now have them as a screen all along our fence line. We love them.Helpful Reply
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Amy11310053 on Sep 13, 2016second one is rose of sharonHelpful Reply
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Carey on Sep 13, 2016I had obedient plant in my flower bed for a long time. Renters managed to kill them, I liked them a lot and they did spread quickly. The second is the rose of Sharon and I have tried multiple times to get them to grow. Lucky you!! It is a plant that I love! Soon will be trying one again!!!Helpful Reply
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