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01-01-2009, 01:41 PM posted to rec.gardens
Pat Kiewicz[_2_]
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can you identify this plant?
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Hello from Massachusetts. This plant was blooming in the mid summer.
It was a volunteer, but we have no recollection of planting it in the
garden before. The nearby gardens have many herbs. The flowers and
foliage have no notable fragrance or flavor. The plant was growing
out from under a container of mixed herby plants, basically in the
cracks of the pavement. The height
was in the range of 12" to 18". The inflorescense was about 1 inch
across.
hopefully these links work to show you three photos:
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...04573528WekfqF
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...04573528XrzcaZ
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...04573528hDJFAv
It reminds me a lot of Berteroa incana (hoary alyssum), but the leaves
don't look to have the right texture (though it is hard to tell exactly from
your pictures).
Leaf texture is somewhat variable, though, especially when the plant is growing
in an area with a steady supply of moisture. (Compare, for instance, the
bottom right-hand photo to the other pictures found he
http://www.umassgreeninfo.org/fact_s...ges/befin.html
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