You may have something in the weed guide that you love in your garden and similarly you may have something invasive or even with an RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit) which is annoying in your garden. I love thistles, especially milk thistle with those great flowers. Finance Services Register no.704348. I'm afraid I don't know which one specfically. What exactly does scabious and scabiosa mean? And of course if you do pull it up as a weed you'll miss the lanterns. A Guide to Britain's Rarest Plants (Pelagic Identification Guides) by Christopher Dixon | 1 Aug 2017. I happened to be there after it had flowered but before the berries were red. I saw this in January 2018. I previously thought this was a phlomis. To find out more about when to plant perennials, the right soil conditions and more, you can use this How to Grow Perennials guide, courtesy of Gardeners. Cerinthe is the large-leaved plant on the right. Newcombs Wildflower Guide by Lawrence Newcomb. We have just uploaded our British Tree Leaves guide to our website, just in time for the weekend to get out and see how many you can find! I don't recall the flowers. why are some plants called scabious and some scabiosa? I had spectacular results with them a few years ago. It's what I think of as a "Frankenstein" plant; they appear to be put together from different plants. Paperback £19.99 £ 19. You also find here images of berries, seeds, fruits and vegetables. Dire Straits' Tunnel of Love video then and now, Goji berry/wolfberry/Duke of Argyll's Tea Tree, Japanese Meadowsweet or Spirea / Korean Spirea, https://www.facebook.com/gardenwithoutdoors/, Rosettes - extremely large and extremely small, leaf comparison: foxglove, borage, comfrey, green alkanet. Chinese Lantern with orange "lanterns", I took this photo in October last year. Thank you to the RHS forum who helped me identify this as nemesia, a garden flower which I've never grown so wasn't that familiar with it. General Plant Identification Terminology: An Illustrated Glossary by James G. Harris and Melinda Woolf Harris. Decide what you like and don't like! Decide what you like and don't like! This trailing shrub is growing over the wall near the bus stop round the corner from me. PlantFiles: The Largest Plant Identification Reference Guide - Dave's Garden. I saw this in October, after the flowers were past their best, must look at them next spring/summer. I found one of my pots completely full of oenothera and wanted to dispose of them today and found the roots incredibly strong and dense. I've waited all autumn and winter for it to bloom and it's now identifiable. I saw this in the new plantings on the new St Alphage Highwalk in the City of London, May 2018. seedlings (and 1 lupin seedling on the left), think that's a forget-me-not to the left, then a foxglove seedling then small pots of foxglove seedlings with a taller seedling on the right which I'm not sure of, some young plants (on the left) 3 from the garden centre (front right), lesser knapweed (back left) March 2014, see the globe thistle seedlings above compared with the centaurea montana. Key Characteristics Leaves consisting of a narrow blade and a tubular sheath around the stem; small, inconspicuous flowers without obvious sepals and petals. between them they cover this shady flowerbed, I saw a white-flowered vinca yesterday (16-4-2018), this is the earliest viola seedling, a pair of leaves after the seed leaves, close-up  of a seedling from another sowing, Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia), November, when virginia creeper comes into its own, changing colour and producing berries, another virginia creeper in September before the autumn colour change. : A list of biennial plants with scientific and common names, courtesy of The Spruce. I saw this nearby. Thanks to Debbie (on FB) who identified this. Check out these useful resources for all you need to know more about biennial plants: Perennial plants are generally planted together to create herbaceous and mixed borders, piquing interest during the summertime and early autumn. They also can be considered hardy, which means they are equipped for colder temperatures and can be planted outdoors. 20th Feb 17 11:21 am | flowers with 3 inner white petals and 3 outer petals with green stripes, 8 stamens (some anthers have broken off), all the anthers on the left flower have broken off, the green seed is forming in the middle. just when I was trying to establish this Jeffrey went mad for it, this is the purple-flowered nepeta after the flowers have wilted but wanted to focus on the leaves (on the right some lesser knapweed flowers), also see the nepeta photos above under Mint, this pot has nepeta in the middle but masses of willowherb seedlings, one with a pink flower bud on the right, Oenothera (also see evening primrose on the Weed page), this self-seeded, I thought it was verbena bonariensis as the leaves looked like it to me but suddenly this flower appeared, later identified as oenothera, just from that one plant I have masses of oenothera plants self-seeding, it's taking over from snapdragons and nigella as the most prolific self-seeder, this photo was taken November 2015, another oenothera self-seeding with snapdragons and nigella in the cyclamen coum pots. Plant.id is a free plant identification service based on machine learning. As well as plant identification, this app also offers a “Digital Care Calendar” which will … Cyclamen coum have flowers or leaves, but not at the same time. Mexican Orange Blossom (Choisya x dewitteana). I'm fascinated (and annoyed) by plants that have differently shaped leaves on the same plant. It can make identification very difficult. 3. these two self-seeded, those small true leaves on the right seedling are the first indication of what plant it is, a close-up of that seedling a few days later, 4. the full-grown plants with those great flowers which bees love, another type of mint in the bottom pot (nepeta top pot and pot to the right), a month later, a type of mint with that distinctive smell, 2. couple weeks later, partly eaten by something, 3. looks like bindweed or morning glory, I did have morning glory in that position a couple years ago, maybe it self-seeded. I've seen this many times but I didn't know what it was - and I don't like not knowing what a plant is. I tried to research plants with this leaf shape, which is distinctive, but didn't get very far. To identify a plant enter the plant name, if you know it, in the text box below and then select any distinctive attributes about the plant from the drop-down boxes underneath. If you have no idea where your plant is native to, it can be really tricky to get a positive identification! Some find this plant invasive. I guess when not so much is in bloom they stand out. 1977. They grow from seed, bloom, produce seeds and wilt within one growing season. There are also fewer biennial plants than there are perennials or annual plants. Actually I think this one is the same as one above. I forgot what it was this year and almost pulled it out as a weed and I've had it in my garden for 10 years! Hawthorn tree with pink flowers in bloom May 2018. I saw this in the garden of a church near me. PlantFiles is the most complete plant database online, with information for new and expert gardeners alike. Mostly, vegetables that are biennial, such as spinach, lettuce, and fennel can be grown for just a year. 9. Peanut, not really a weed but it has appeared in my garden unexpectedly, since I started putting them out for the squirrels. I saw this in east London 17-6-2018 in a front garden. It's funny I can't remember know what hips it has. This is a few blocks from me locally. I've not seen one self-seeding - didn't know they spread like that. To find out more about when to plant perennials, the right soil conditions and more, you can use this. There are also fewer biennial plants than there are perennials or annual plants. I'm not sure what hawthorn this is specifically. Choose the one that corresponds to your region or area of interest from the list below. Replant them every Spring to interest to any garden. 2001. close-up of the flowers which seem to only have petals halfway round, very distinctive, all cornflower seedlings aside from that larger grass-like one on the right - something indeterminate from the bird seed, Milkflower Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster lacteus), This is in the front garden 2 doors down from me. Please consider one of the following to … By Katherine Jones, Horticulture Program Representative at UC Cooperative Extension in San Francisco and San Mateo Counties, October 2014. These self-seeding plants are turning out to be incredibly invasive. June 2018 I saw this in a village pond in a village I stopped at on the way back from the South Downs. The Virtual Herbarium utilizes an interactive key to identify the family for a plant. Will see how it develops. Common perennial plants include geraniums, phlox, helenium, dianthus, and tomatoes. Then post some images less than 4MB and a description of the plant into our 'Identify a plant' forum for our community of 100,000s to help you. This is looking like flax but I'm not sure and if it is flax, not sure which one specifically. ... September 19, 2017. Annual plants will have a life cycle of only a year. : A comprehensive identification guide to plants, courtesy of RHS. Compared to those bright red fruits sure they were not very noticeable. This part of the site shall help you to identify unknown plants, like cacti, ferns, hydrophytes, orchids, ornamentals, palms, succulents, herbs, shrubs, trees or wildflowers. Terms & Conditions Apply. Discover the newest plant photos, tips and reviews from our users. I also saw this white-flowered hawthorn in May but I can't remember where so can't go back and look. I know these seedlings so well. . to add: epimedium, spearwort, viburnm x 2, all about forcing bulbs to have a garden withindoors, my reference site aboutHyacinth Vasesfor bulb forcing indoors. this was in my unknown plants section but I popped into that walled car park yesterday (4-5-2018) and saw it was in bloom and with a bit of help from google I think this is kowhai, the previous September without any flowers, close-up of the leaves, and wider view of the kowhai tree (the red "berries" are rose hips from an unrelated rose growing through the tree), close-up of one of the racemes of flowers, very distinctive leaves making id easy, or at least once the set of leaves after the seed leaves appear, I don't know exactly what happened to the middle seedling on the top row below, looks like the leaves were bitten off, assume by a pigeon but no other damage evident, Lycium barbarum (goji berry/wolfberry/Duke of Argyll's Tea Tree). Indoor plants identification. There are lots of seedlings, including that large one that was there last year. I have the usual pink-flowered bergenia in my garden but I saw this white one yesterday (16-4-2018). Exceptions Some non-grasses have very narrow leaves but produce showy flowers. Philodendron "Congo" plant care guide. Until those textured leaves appear the first leaves can be mistaken for different things, esp annual mercury. Great mullein (Verbascum thapsis) is in the Weed Guide but, of course, there are lots of other varieties of verbascum people grow in their gardens for the flowers. forget-me-not ? We also saw it on the Chelsea Fringe Weed Walk (but I guess I was too tired to take a pic); it was in bloom then and it's still in bloom. Grasses, sedges, and other plants with long, narrow leaves. I didn't get back to see it in bloom but I must do that next year. Still cannot identify it? It was difficult getting decent close-up pics in that situation so I had to take some flowers off and bring them home to photograph. Magnificent Meadow Spotter Sheets. Until it had flowers, which I only noticed today (25-10-2018), I didn't realise it was a mahonia. Common perennial plants include geraniums, phlox, helenium, dianthus, and tomatoes. The mahonia (on the right next to the half-barrel) was here when I moved in so I don't know what variety but always yellow wonderfully scented flowers in the winter. Gardeners may not find all the necessary tips in gardening books, no matter how hard they try. mayweed? on the left below is a cerinthe seedling, they are quite identifiable from their earliest appearance, unlike the red-tinged seedlings on the right which I'm not sure if they are verbena bonariensis or wild basil (both grow nearby) but will update when they are more identifiable. I'll take new photos of the berries this year (2018), Pink Snowberry (Symphoricarpos microphyllus), similar to the white snowberry but the berries are pink instead of white, Japanese Meadowsweet or Spirea / Korean Spirea (Spirea japonica), South African Thistle (Berkheya purpurea). While field guides may seem technical and tedious at first, they are integral to building your plant identification knowledge. These buds are from beginning of November. I don't know what I did differently. this is an under-appreciated plant in my front garden, it's tough and has exquisitely scented flowers on and off over a long period, I took this photo in October 2018. Maybe it's rosa rubiginosa? I have these all over my garden as they self-seed like mad but they bloom early and die back so don't get in the way of other flowers which start later. (the large-leaved plants are bergenia), before the flowers appear, just wanted to capture the look of those upright textured leaves, comfrey plant (on the right) with buds before it bloomed, green alkanet on the left, also a bit on the right with blue flowers. below are some hollyhock seedlings from seed I collected - a better, if less controlled, result is from the hollyhocks self-seeding themselves, it was taking so long I threw in some free tomato seeds I got from Heinz so the other seedlings are tomatoes, far left verbascum thapsus which self-seeded and the very small symmetrical seedlings (also self-seeded) on the top row look like snapdragons, this is in November after the flowers are spent and the leaves are changing colour. Aquatic Plant Identification This is a group of plants not brought together by their scientific groupings but merely where they are found. Oct 2018, Ranunculus come as those claw-like tubers/corms (will check the exact term) which you can just see slightly above the soil - not that they should be visible but those have just ended up that way, I planted some last year or the year before but they were a total failure and they did not grow - maybe I planted them too deep? This backs up information given on foraging courses led by The Foraging Course Company. How to grow, identify, water, feed, and propagate a Philodendron Congo also called a Philodendron Tatei. I took this pic today (20-5-2017). willowherb, and just to compare the centaureas, this is lesser knapweed (centaurea nigra) from the Weed Guide, Cerastostigma / Leadwort / Plumbago (Ceratostigma larpentiae or plumbaginoides or willmottianum). At first I thought, maybe the hard winter killed it, but on closer examination of the photo, a sawn stump. Biennial flowers, such as foxgloves and canterbury bells, on the other hand, need to be grown for two years. A Guide to Identifying the Oaks of Mendocino County. this is the leaf stage, the bulb is that large brown pebble-like thing, also visible above but easier to see below, and a few weeks later still, have transplanted them into bigger pots but that little one in the foreground in a small pot - obviously the result of a very late germination, so much smaller than all the others but the seeds were sown at the same time, another seedling appeared in this pot, very furry/hairy leaves and stem, an unpdate of the plant above, a month or so later, now about 29 cm tall, sadly consumed by slugs after I planted it in a flowerbed, this is another batch of seedlings, extremely long time to get going, wanted to show how the third leaf, ie the first after the 2 seed leaves, has that distinctive shape seen on the young seedlings above, this self-seeded in a pot (the one with the suspected groundsel from the front wall), shown below with the unknowns, Marguerite Daisy (Argyranthemum frutescens), Mexican Fleabane (Erigeron karvinskianus). Credit is provided by Hitachi Personal Finance, a trading style of Hitachi Capital(UK) PLC, authorised and regulated by the Finance Conduct Authority. Recommended resources for plant identification in Illinois and surrounding regions. No scent that I can smell. The register can be accessed through http://www.fca.org.uk, One of the greatest challenges for gardening enthusiasts and Botany student is, Common annual plants, such as maize, peas, petunias, and marigolds make great summer plants which add colour to borders, beds and hanging baskets. It is looking more honeysuckle-ish. A wonderful flowering plant. a few weeks later into April, not much change, at some point I thought it must be erigeron and the lower leaves must be differently shaped, nothing else made sense, the buds are looking a bit like daisy-like. this was in July when the sea holly was in bloom, these were plants I purchased as I had difficulty both growing from seed and buying small plants from the garden centre but I did collect seed from these and managed to have sea holly flowers the following year, I've also had trouble with slugs which seem to adore sea holly, end of October small plant from last year, never flowered, not sure what the secret is to getting them to flower, in another pot, this is a small plant from this year which did not flower, shown in situ in the next pic, Oct 2015 the pot below has 3 sea holly plants, two flowered (the ones with the tall flower stems), one has not, April 2016 that pot above with the 2 sea holly that look like they will bloom again this year, wondering what will happen with the one at the bottom, Agave-leaved Sea Holly (Eryngium agavifolium), saw this in October  2018, must go see it in the spring / summer next year. From the smallest bulbs to the biggest tree, we're here to help. Perennial Plants. Definition of biennial plants with some examples, courtesy of Gardening Know How. I thought it must be a weed to grow and survive in those conditions but turns out is a garden escapee. (must go back now (Oct 2018) and see if there are berries). It is FREE to download and can be printed up to A3 in size - click here to be taken to the resources page to download. someone pulled this up before I saw flowers. I saw Turkish Sage (also a phlomis but with yellow flowers) on Gardeners World (8-7-2016) and those flowers around a stem looked so unique I thought it must be a phlomis, tuberosa was the closest I could find but after seeing this in the wildflower book and the distinctive way the leaves flow down from the flowers I knew it was wild basil. I'll have to look out for them in the spring and take a photo. Pink Gaura / White Gaura (Oenothera lindheimeri), pink gaura which I saw in a planter at Stratford, east London, maybe this is a dwarf version, wider view of white gaura which I saw Sept 2018 on the roof garden, Nomura 1 Angel Lane,  London Open House. Join Dave's Garden to … Reader Kate shared these photos of a shrub she is finding invasive. I'm afraid I'm a little late photographing it as the flowers have mostly turned into seed pods. annuals like zinnias and cosmos are more at risk from frost and need protection. This is in the garden next door, in flower May 2017. I saw this local to me. the usual nepeta (garden catmint) from the garden centre (Nepeta faassenii) has purple flowers and is sold as a garden plant but it's still attractive to cats - my cats love it, "catnip" (nepeta cataria) with white flowers which I grew from seed, some cats like it and some couldn't care less! Some pond plants may be beneficial to local or migratory... Read More → Kybotech Limited trading as www.gardenbuildingsdirect.co.uk is a credit broker and is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. But with so many resources available, it can be confusing. This foraging guide is designed to help identify edible plants and their poisonous lookalikes growing in the UK. NEW! I saw this at Spitalfields Farm in East London, August 2017. It's now clearly erigeron. The large mahonia is just beyond the evergreen. my pink-flowered bergenia (appears a bit too white, guess my photo is over-exposed), often confused with green alkanet which also has blue flowers (see them below in the Comfrey pic), this has self-seeded (from my garden) in the garden next door, borage leaves, buds just forming in the centre, November 2018 with a great display of berries, I have this in the weed guide as it self-seeds a bit like a weed, top and bottom of the cyclamen coum below are some seedlings, the bottom ones look like green alkanet, close-up of the top seedling from the pot above, the top two in the pic below are self-seeded centaurea montana, the bottom one is a globe thistle, both plants are extremely similar at this point, the prickly edge on the globe thistle is the determing characteristic, the terracotta pots below are the same as those above, bottom left pot: pansy/viola , bottom right pot:  teasel? This one has larger flowers and leaves. Although apps like PlantSnap make plant identification easy and quick, the best plant field guides help give more … It is organized in different thematic and geographical floras. Little, Brown and Company. taller seedling in the middle surrounded by violas and foxglove on the right, This grows quite tall and thin so difficult to show the entire plant with the flowers. This is in my front garden and I have been assuming this is rosa rugosa but I am going to note the hips (which I understand are distinctive) this year to confirm. I saw this white Japanese anemone at Christ Church Gardens, Spitalfields (14-9-2017). another spread of Jerusalem sage with spent brown flower heads. Field guides aren’t always very helpful for houseplants because they focus on local plants in a given area. Plus structural formulae of hundreds of plant compounds: dyes, herbs, poisons, smells, etc. 5.0 out of 5 stars 1. Plant Identification What goes in the Weed Guide and what is here in the Plant Guide is completely arbitrary. 4. full size Chinese Lantern plants, with white flowers, 5. Thanks to the RHS forum for suggesting the goji berry id. I saw it in St Pancras Old Church Churchyard.. entire shrub, it's the shorter one in the front. this is a flower from June, different from the pale flax I saw along the canal earlier this year (2017), mid-August this self-seeded between the paving slabs on the patio next door, my neighbour on the other side has one, cutting of which is shown below, end of August and it now has more passionflower-like leaves. I'd never seen one with flowers, but actually . This suddenly appeared around the corner. Half-hardy. What are the differences between lesser and greater burdock, aside from size? I saw this on the pavement in Harley St, London W1 on 31-10-2017. What goes in the Weed Guide and what is here in the Plant Guide is completely arbitrary. There's also a page of tiny seedlings. Also, many domestic plants have been bred for unusual colors or shapes. With more than 375,000 known species of plants in the world and more being discovered every day, people certainly have a lot of materials and resources to look through. potatoes on the compost pile have gone mad, Potato Vine or Climber / Jasmine Nightshade, I have a pyracantha in my back garden but hardly any berries, I guess because I keep pruning it (and the flowers/ flower buds). They also have a long life cycle; can live for two or more years and flower every year. This can lead to the algorithm getting a bit “confused,” but bear with us, our gardening app is … Plants are listed alphabetically by common name. It's actually quite small and thought something related to hairy bittercress, although it isn't that but it is similar in size. Identifying Edible and Poisonous Wild Plants. I had this in the weed gallery but didn't know what it was. Spring Lake Pub. Plant Identification Guides The following links provide useful information to help identify plants in the field, including wetland vegetation. SmartPlant. I also saw this at Spitalfields Farm. I had a lot of difficulty finding out what this was but while looking through my wildflower book last night (9-10-2016) looking for something else I saw this and immediately saw a match, surprising as some of the drawings in that book are not in enough detail. I think this recent (6-2016) seedling might be from that plant. Learn about light, water, fertilizer, plant pests and diseases and pests. April 2016 it has another stem and I repotted it. The thorns are fierce. hardy geranium? Not identifiable at all. will find a pic, there are a few of these in the park across the road (Camden Gardens). Pl@ntNet is a tool to help to identify plants with pictures. I went back to see the berries better and if lucky, some flowers, only to find it's no longer there. Indoors or outdoors it doesn't matter. I saw it again this week along the canal so decided to try again to research what it was and I think it is skullcap. See a picture and get answers to Philodendron plant care questions. Common annual plants, such as maize, peas, petunias, and marigolds make great summer plants which add colour to borders, beds and hanging baskets. This is in a neighbour's front garden a few doors down. Mahonia Eurybracteata (Mahonia Eurybracteata). What are the differences between hogweed and giant hogweed, aside from size? I first saw this December 2017 in St Andrew's Burial Ground (which has been turned into a park, some of the gravestones visible against the wall) off the Gray's Inn Rd, London. March 2017 I first noticed this and didn't know what it was. Your Ultimate Plant Identification & Useful Reference Guide, Rats in the Garden: Advice, Control and Elimination. more details and pictures. We also have lots more resources for experienced botanists on this new page. the leaves are pretty distinctive so easy to identify even before any flowers appear, Fremontodendron hybrid 'California Glory'. Pink flowers in a ring around the stem, also shown in the background of one of the sea holly pics. The plant identification app does best with very clear, well-lit photos of healthy flowers and/or leaves. One of the greatest challenges for gardening enthusiasts and Botany student is identifying plants. toad lily on the left, morning glory on the right. I saw this local to me in a neighbour's front garden. A biennial plant has a life cycle of two years which enters a period of dormancy over colder months. If you don't realise there are 2 plants growing together it can be confusing, especially if you're trying to identify something. I originally planted seeds for this two years ago. Layman’s Guide to Houseplant Identification. Eventually it grew extremely tall (one of the tallest plants I've had in the garden) and produced white flowers. Check both pages if you're looking for an ID. There's a mallow there amongst the Japanese anemone. I had some seeds in a special offer mixed packet of perennials a few years ago. I saw this along Regents Canal middle of May 2017. They are sorted by their scientific names. Thank you to Jacqui who suggested this self-seeder was honeysuckle as well. November must be the time of year for hebe to bloom as I've noticed a few covered with purple flowers. These groups are: Algae Floating Plants Submerged Plants Emergent Plants Many ponds have more than one type of aquatic plant, and care must be taken to identify all the aquatic plants inhabiting the pond. This new shoot on the honeysuckle in my garden has some very different leaves on it. The others look like pansies or violas. I have two distinct types of vinca in my front garden. The early leaves at the base aren't even visible anymore and it has those distinctive small daisy-like flowers. Here’s a list of annual flowers for every season, courtesy of ProFlowers. Never rely on one source for plant identification, and never eat anything unless you are 100% sure it is edible. I didn't know this plant so for a while it was in my "unknown" category. Mine's in the shade so maybe that keeps it under control. The slugs tend to be pretty tough on them in my garden. the flowers have finished and the seeds are forming at this time of year (November). Amazing purple flowers in January 2019. Be the first to know about new product releases, offers and more. Tree Mallow (Malva arborea or Lavatera arborea). Here we have provided the most useful resource, designed to help you identify the plants which you want to find out about. They also have a long life cycle; can live for two or more years and flower every year. I'll have to check exactly where. but it became clear when it got a flower bud, two weeks later and it has a nodding flower bud. It covers many of the more familiar tree species and families, I see now why I didn't put this pic on my site - an awkward size pic of an awkward plant. I don't know why I never took notice of hebes before but this year (2017) I'm seeing a lot of them. Plant Identification DISCLAIMER: Although plant identification is outside of the Plant Materials Program mission area, we do have documents and guides available that may assist in plant identification. Unless you have a good resource centre, it’s hard to carry out any meaningful research. In this part of the site you can identify animals. Deciduous Broadleaf ; 2- 5 feet in height ; with a spread of 2 -3 feet ; blooms in Summer with Pink flowers ; Summer fruit ; grows in Sun, Part Sun. Here we’ve compiled an ultimate plant identification and reference guide to make your journey into plant identification and finding references that bit easier! Japanese anemone leaves, similar to wood avens although they are a completely different family and genus. Once you have the knowledge concerning which plant is which, the next step is to consider how you’ll grow these plants. The next year (2017) I continue to have seedlings although I haven't had verbascum flowers for 2 years, they do look quite similar to polyanthus but when they shoot up from the middle it's clear they are verbascum. Two sets of data are included on the site: (1) 248 species of trees in Miami, Florida and (2) flowering plants of Jamaica. 10-6-2018 I think I planted some monarda in the pot with that unknown seedling and when I was photographing that monarda this morning I saw this plant that's obviously not the same as the monarda - after I uploaded it to my pc. It is known under various other names as well. 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