topic Re: Help With Plant ID in Garden

Help With Plant ID

BornToShop — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 16:30:34 GMT

I got these years ago from QVC. They are a bulb low shade plant. Recently a raccoon decided to befriend me who also uprooted both of them completely out of their pots. I have the bulbs in damp paper towels in a large baggie. I cannot find/remember the name so I can replant them according to their care needs. I believe “Dragon” was part of their name. TIA!

Re: Help With Plant ID

LTT1 — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 16:33:49 GMT

@JustJazzmom

requesting your botanical genius!

Re: Help With Plant ID

Eileen in Virginia — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 16:48:33 GMT

Is it a bleeding heart? If someone else is sure of the name, go with them.

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JustJazzmom — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 16:51:50 GMT

I’m going to say begonia because of the leaves, but the flower doesn’t match with begonia flowers.

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JustJazzmom — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 16:55:31 GMT

@Eileen in Virginia wrote:
Is it a bleeding heart? If someone else is sure of the name, go with them.

Leaves are different on bleeding hearts or dicentra spectrablis or exima types.

And the bleeding heart flower though heart shaped has a lower lobe below the heart.

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BirkiLady — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 16:57:22 GMT

Not a bleeding heart. Very pretty plant! I don't have it and cannot ID it off the top of my head. If I have time and energy, I'll research it today.

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Barntoast — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 17:08:23 GMT

Dragon wing begonia?

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PINKdogWOOD — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 17:26:56 GMT

@BornToShop I'm pretty sure this is a variety of a dracena as there are many however I couldn't land on a pic that showed the flowers like these in your photo. I'm assuming these are the ones you purchased?

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BornToShop — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 21:47:42 GMT

@PINKdogWOOD wrote:
@BornToShop I'm pretty sure this is a variety of a dracena as there are many however I couldn't land on a pic that showed the flowers like these in your photo. I'm assuming these are the ones you purchased?

@PINKdogWOOD, I couldn’t find any pics either. Somewhere in a box I have the information flyer it came with from Cottage Farms Again, the plants in the pic are mine. They go dormant & then bloom beautifully. I don’t want to replant the bulbs yet in case my raccoon friend pays me another visit. I am now going to go thru some boxes. I’ll report back when I can find the info or if I remember the name.

Thanks to all all for your responses!

Re: Help With Plant ID

JustJazzmom — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 21:54:33 GMT

I always appreciate the plant ID questions, I learn a lot & get to use my detective skills.

Re: Help With Plant ID

Sweetbay magnolia — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 22:04:18 GMT

Well, it's a tropical or sub-tropical of some sort. It looks like the pots are in a little grove of podocarpus, which tells me, whatever it is, I am too far North to grow it as a hardy plant, outdoors.

I don't know.

Re: Help With Plant ID

GingerPeach — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 22:40:30 GMT

@BornToShop

You may have already done this and are waiting for their response, but if you haven't, consider contacting Cottage Farms with the picture and ask them the plant name and for care information.

www.cottagefarmsdirect DOT com/CustomerService/default.aspx

Re: Help With Plant ID

BornToShop — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 21:05:58 GMT

@GingerPeach wrote:
@BornToShop
You may have already done this and are waiting for their response, but if you haven't, consider contacting Cottage Farms with the picture and ask them the plant name and for care information.
www.cottagefarmsdirect DOT com/CustomerService/default.aspx

@GingerPeach, this precisely the reason I seek help on these forums, thank you so much for the suggestion! I will reach out to them if I cannot find my care info that came with the plants. Again, much appreciated!