Is this a Cassia
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Sherrie Slaboda on Sep 30, 2014@Douglas Hunt this is a close up of the flower. Hope someone can ID.Helpful Reply
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Marge kleppel on Sep 30, 2014It almost looks like the perennial, Veronica. But really hard to tell for sure from the picture.Helpful Reply
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Sherrie S on Sep 30, 2014@marge kleppel this is either a big shrub or a tree. It is overr 5' high and at least as wide. Last year it was a little thing.Helpful Reply
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Loretta on Sep 30, 2014Is it a Mexican Heather plant? Looks like some we have here in TexasHelpful Reply
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Carole on Sep 30, 2014Whatever it is - it is very pretty!Helpful Reply
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Sharon Haughton on Oct 01, 2014Cassia has yellow blossoms.Helpful Reply
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Dorothy on Oct 01, 2014Don't immediately recognize it but close up of flower suggests it is a legume (related to peas, alfalfa, etc),. Possibly one of the indigo's?Helpful Reply
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Jeanne Carmichael on Oct 01, 2014The flower looks like a weigela.Helpful Reply
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Liliana Wells on Oct 01, 2014The cassia is yellow. See images of the weigela on Google.Helpful Reply
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Christine G on Oct 01, 2014The leaves remind me if the Lonicera familyHelpful Reply
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Ltfrazier1 on Oct 01, 2014Looks like a Heather to me.Helpful Reply
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Lillian Santana on Oct 01, 2014Definitely a NO on the mexican heather... never seen it more than 1 1/2 ft high, plus the structure and leaves are different.Helpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Oct 01, 2014Sherrie, that is not a cassia. There are pink ones, but they bloom in the spring. Are the stems square? The flower resembles some types of salvia or sage to me.Helpful Reply
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Ren on Oct 01, 2014HeatherHelpful Reply
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Mary Munsch on Oct 01, 2014Sage? This is what it reminds me of.Helpful Reply
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Debra Heins on Oct 01, 2014This is a lespedeza. I have one also. It was very small last year but this year its huge.Helpful Reply
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Jane Brogan on Oct 01, 2014Reminds me of Russian sage. Can be very aggressive, but very beautiful.Helpful Reply
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Trina Denaro on Oct 01, 2014Take a piece to your local garden center I'm certain they can identify it.Helpful Reply
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Paula on Oct 01, 2014LespedezaHelpful Reply
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Carole on Oct 01, 2014Looks like Russian sage.. Spreads like wild fire.Helpful Reply
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NancyLee on Oct 01, 2014Will you post a close-up of the leaves, stems and blossoms?Helpful Reply
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Marie Phillips Walters on Oct 01, 2014Russian sageHelpful Reply
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Rebecca Temari on Oct 01, 2014I think Paula and Debra are right, it's Lespedeza Thunbergii or (Bush Clover). It can grow from 5' to 8' tall and wide in zones 6-8. I've been thinking about getting this plant for my garden. It blooms in late summer to early fall and should be cut down to the ground each year I think cuz it dies back in the winter.Helpful Reply
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Marinda Boydstun on Oct 01, 2014It kind of looks like my bee balm, which I planted to attract bees(butterflies like it too).Helpful Reply
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Mary Bennett on Oct 01, 2014A lot of my neighbors have this plant, & I have been wondering what it is too! I love the colors!Helpful Reply
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Pate Garson on Oct 01, 2014It's a Wegelia. You can cut it back each year after it flowers to control the growth.Helpful Reply
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Sheilahjo on Oct 01, 2014Russian sageHelpful Reply
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Jill on Oct 01, 2014It's called a Beautyberry bush and they get large, you will need to keep it cut back every other year to keep it under control.Helpful Reply
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Mary on Oct 01, 2014I have a flowering bush that looks like this and the person that gave me the start said it was an alfalfa bush.Helpful Reply
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Evon H on Oct 01, 2014It looks like Mexican Heather to me.Helpful Reply
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Julie on Oct 01, 2014It's not the wegelia we have down south and it's not beautyberry. Wegelia blooms in the spring and beautyberry has berries and no flowers.Helpful Reply
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Rhonda on Oct 01, 2014Here in Texas we call it Mexican Heather.Helpful Reply
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Elaine S on Oct 01, 2014I agree with Evon H, it does look like Mexican Heather.Helpful Reply
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Fran Barrett on Oct 01, 2014Definitely Lespedeza Thunbergii, or 'Bush Clover.' Mexican Heather is similar from afar, but the flowers are very different. http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=d760Helpful Reply
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Sherrie S on Oct 01, 2014This is a close up of the leaves and flowers of what I thought was a cassia. I'm in zone 9 Florida. @Elaine S I don't think it is a Mexican Heather.Helpful Reply
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Karla Marr on Oct 01, 2014it looks like Mexican Heather ..I grow this as an annual in IowaHelpful Reply
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Sandra Parrill on Oct 01, 2014Lespedeza. I have a variety called Purple Fountains and love it.The one pictured is a beautiful plant.Helpful Reply
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Sherrie S on Oct 01, 2014You are 100% correct @Rebecca Temari. It is a Lespedeza thunbergii . Thank you.Helpful Reply
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Ruth76114 on Oct 01, 2014not mexican heather, cassia, beautyberry, or wegelia. I grow them all. The blooms are pea-like so it must be related to the legume family somehow. Have you tried the local garden center?Helpful Reply
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Wanda on Oct 01, 2014From this picture, the plant looks like my 3 fair size Rusian Sage plants. My weigela looks a bit differently so I don't believe that's what it is.Helpful Reply
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Donna on Oct 01, 2014looks like Mexican Heather to me as well.Helpful Reply
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Sherrie S on Oct 01, 2014@Ruth76114 The correct name of my plant is right above your post. @Rebecca Temari named it correctly as a Lespedeza thunbergii.Helpful Reply
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Terrie Neudorf on Oct 01, 2014In Canada we call this a bleeding heart . Not sure of it botanical name . I have heather and none of it looks like this .Helpful Reply
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Terrie Neudorf on Oct 01, 2014Not cassia , that grows more like a tree not on the ground .Helpful Reply
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Michelle De La Rosa on Oct 01, 2014Doesn't look like Mexican Heather...Looks like what I have...they call it a Duarte.Helpful Reply
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Sherrie S on Oct 01, 2014The correct name of my plant is right above your posts. Rebecca Temari named it correctly as a Lespedeza thunbergii. Thank you all for helping me. I love Hometalk.Helpful Reply
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Barbara Brand on Oct 01, 2014Lavender. Had one that got really large.Helpful Reply
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Sherrie S on Oct 01, 2014Many thanks to @Paula and @Debra Heins who also identified my plant. I do appreciate it.Helpful Reply
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Judith Horton-Holm on Oct 01, 2014Smell it---if it smells like lavender , maybe? but i would go with the heatherHelpful Reply
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Dia370611 on Oct 01, 2014I just bought a plant that looks like this and the common name is gilbratar clover bush.Helpful Reply
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Sherrie S on Oct 01, 2014Dian you, too, are correct with a name Clover Bush that is easier to remember then the fancy name Lespedeza thunbergii. You'll love the plant.Helpful Reply
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Bernice H on Oct 01, 2014Oh Sherrie..this is a beauty! Does it have a fragrance?Helpful Reply
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Sherrie S on Oct 01, 2014Yes it is pretty @Bernice H but I haven't even thought about smelling it yet. I just wanted to know what it is. I really doubt it will smell wonderful but that's OK. I'm happy to see it and know I will see it again even if we have a little frost here in Florida.Helpful Reply
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Renee Crosby Wicker on Oct 01, 2014LespadezaHelpful Reply
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Dottie Dorton Warren on Oct 01, 2014Mexican HeatherHelpful Reply
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Nicole on Oct 02, 2014Lespedeza thunbergii not sure on variety but this you plant it like sun and blooms late summer -fall a wonderful sub. For non native butterfly bush which I find invasive. Colder areas die back and you can cut back as well will grow a lot every season has a water fall habit and google search Lespedeza thunbergii you will find amazing photos and might even be able to find a variety for ur bush cloverHelpful Reply
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Sherrie Slaboda on Oct 02, 2014As I read these posts it seems that most people familiar with this plant live north of Florida. It just showed up in my yard a year ago and is in full sun. It is a lovely plant so I hope it survives here.Helpful Reply
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Bernice H on Oct 02, 2014I hope so too @Sherrie Slaboda If I had just 2 or 3 of those I could let everything else, except my hostas ...go. I thought I bought 2 burning bushes ,and they turned out to be barberry. Very disappointed!Helpful Reply
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Sherrie Slaboda on Oct 02, 2014@Bernice H I have 4 little Hostas that are 2 years old. Finally found one type that grows in Florida.Helpful Reply
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Carol on Oct 02, 2014will it grow in the cold and frigid northeast????Helpful Reply
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Sherrie S on Oct 02, 2014Carol from what I read about it. - it shouldn't be growing here but it is. I understand it grows in zones 4-8 so if I were you and you could find it You should try it. It is beautiful.Helpful Reply
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Lisa Shinn on Oct 03, 2014It looks like a Barberry bush. Does it have thorns?Helpful Reply
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Sherrie Slaboda on Oct 03, 2014No @Lisa Shinn It is a Lespedeza thunbergii and does not have thorns.Helpful Reply
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Sherrie Slaboda on Oct 03, 2014@Douglas Hunt it has been here about 2 years & just gets prettier. It is NOT invasive.Helpful Reply
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Christine G on Oct 04, 2014It looks beautiful! Does anyone know where I can buy a plant or seeds in Canada? I live in zone 5 and don't mind if it is invasive, as I've got a pretty big property. It is so beautiful and would love to have a flowering shrub in the fall. If I buy seed, do you know if I should plant it now or should I wait in the spring (April-May)?Helpful Reply
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Jo on Oct 04, 2014It is listed as a nonnative invasive plant for forests in the Southeastern United States and has even become widespread enough to require control measures. The Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council (EPPC) lists it as a category 3 problem in Georgia (www.gaeppc.org). The EPPC of Kentucky also lists it as an invasive plant (www.invasive.org). Read more:http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/878/#ixzz3FCOiDVHSHelpful Reply
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Sherrie S on Oct 04, 2014jo I read the following at Dave's garden: it self-sows easily so deadhead if you don't want seedlings. Many plants/trees here in Florida do the same thing so I still love this plant and don't consider it invasive.Helpful Reply
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Sherrie S on Oct 04, 2014@Christine G I don't know much about this plant but apparently it drops some type of seed. If I see some I'll be happy to mail them to you. It really is a beautiful but fast growing bush. I have a large yard so I'm very pleased.Helpful Reply
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Sherrie Slaboda on Oct 04, 2014@Sharon Haughton I found that cassia also had pink blossoms. Google it. I do have the yellow cassia and love it but I now know that my pink plant is NOT a cassia.Helpful Reply
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Rosanne on Oct 06, 2014cassia sienna is GA has yellow flowers AND attracts yellow caterpillarsHelpful Reply
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Sharon on Oct 06, 2014it's beautiful, would love to have it in my yard, seems to cover a lot of space, I'll have to try to find some in the spring, enjoy it!Helpful Reply
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Sherrie Slaboda on Oct 07, 2014@Sharon the plant is only a little over one year old and about 6 1/2 feet high and 8' wide. Does anyone know what the seeds look like. Some of my neighbors would like some of the seeds since nobody here had ever seen this plant.Helpful Reply
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Christine G on Oct 07, 2014@Sherrie Slaboda Tks fort the offer. I am back in FL in December. If you get any seeds by then I'll gladly accept your offer :-)Helpful Reply
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Sherrie S on Oct 07, 2014Christine I don't know what the seeds look like but I'll try to find them.Helpful Reply
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Sherrie Slaboda on Oct 08, 2014Thank you @Sharon. I found the seed pods will show up in late fall. I'll be watching for them.Helpful Reply
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Sherrie Slaboda on Oct 09, 2014@Sharon I found a tiny plant in my backyard and thought it was a pink cassia so I didn't kill it. I have a lot of wildlife here so maybe some animal/bird planted it for me.Helpful Reply
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Sherrie Slaboda on Oct 11, 2014@sharon I'll be watching for those seeds & mail some to you if I find them. Where are you visiting in Florida?Helpful Reply
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Sherrie S on Oct 13, 2014@Sharon by Thanksgiving there should be seeds (based on what I read). I never had this plant before so I will be watching for those seeds and save them. Have a very safe trip. Davenport is about 60 miles from my home - I looked it up. I hope there are seeds because a number of people have requested them.Helpful Reply
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Christine G on Dec 10, 2014@Sherrie Slaboda did you find seed on your beautiful plant? If your offer still stands and you found some, I would love it if you could mail me some! :-) Let me know! Thanks!!Helpful Reply
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Sherrie S on Dec 10, 2014@Christine G and @Sharon there are tons of plant droppings but nothing looks like seeds. Maybe there are seeds but I sure can't tell. I could send you an envelope of the droppings. I wonder if a cutting would work. I could send that in a bigger envelope. I sure love that plant and plan to cover it because I don't know how much cold it can take.Helpful Reply
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Sherrie S on Dec 10, 2014Thank you @Rebecca Temari. Now all I need to know is where are the seeds. I don't see anything but dead flowers/leaves.Helpful Reply
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Sharon Haughton on Dec 10, 2014Thanks, Sherrie. This blows me away. I never considered that cassia came in different colors. I'll have to find out more about them.Helpful Reply
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Sherrie S on Dec 10, 2014@Sharon Haughton oh my I am wrong, wrong, wrong. Everyone else knows it as a Lespedeza Thunbergii. Everyone else is right. It is a lovely thing.Helpful Reply
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Christine G on Dec 14, 2014Hi Sherrie from what I read on Wikipedia they say the fruit is a legume pod containing black seeds. " The small, black, bean-like, seeds are singly produced in pods which open when mature. Seed matures in late September or early October. Dark purplish-brown or mottled brown in color, the seed occurs singly in oval pods about 1/4 inch long. Some plants hold part of their seed into the winter, but most of it drops in autumn. Usually 80 to 90 percent of the seeds fall by the first of January" Hope this helps!! Let me know if you find any. Thanks!!Helpful Reply
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Sherrie S on Dec 14, 2014@Christine G I saw pods like you mentioned on my yellow cassia. So far all I see on the Lespedeza are little dead leaves / flowers on the ground. If you need/want yellow cassia seeds I do have the pods right now. Funny I never noticed them before. I will keep looking and let you know if/when I find them on the Lespedeza.Helpful Reply
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Sherrie S on Dec 15, 2014Christine G the Cassia grow here in zone 9b. They would loveLauderdale and right now they have seed pods - look like peapods to me. This Blue/Purple Lespedeza planted itself here and I know nothing aboutit. The YELLOW cassia I'm sure of. I will be happy to send you the seed pods if you want them. Just let me knowHelpful Reply
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Christine G on Jan 09, 2015Ok thanks @Sherrie Slaboda Would love some Lespedeza seeds...I want to plant them at my home in Canada. I live in Zone 5, so I think it would work. However not the Cassia...it is too cold up there. I have no place for them in my Florida home living in a condo. Too bad, but thanks for the offer!! xxxxHelpful Reply
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Sherrie S on Jan 09, 2015@Christine G the Lespedeza is only about 1 year old. Maybe it doesn't make seeds the first year?? I'll be watching it closely in 2015.Helpful Reply
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Christine G on Jan 09, 2015No problem Sherrie! Thanks!Helpful Reply
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Linda on Jan 15, 2015Looks like Mexican Heather. Had a plant come up this spring were I had removed the dead plant. Obviously they have seeds. Left and will watch in spring. Only care given was watering it. Beautiful. Live on Eastern Shore of MD.Helpful Reply
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Sherrie S on Jan 16, 2015@Linda it is a Lespedeza and I have not yet seen any seeds/pods of any kind. It is not a Mexican Heather.Helpful Reply
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Sherrie S on Sep 13, 2015@Christine G the plant hasn't bloomed yet. I'm watching for any kind of seed. I'll post a pic when it does bloom - which should be very soon.Helpful Reply
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Christine G on Sep 13, 2015Thanks @Sherrie S for thinking about me!! :-)Helpful Reply
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