stutler
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This beautiful flowering plant is growing in my next door neighbor's garden. It is about 5 feet tall and covered with blooms. No one has any idea where it came from.
Can anyone identify it ?
regards Ben
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hesterredhen
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I really have no idea, Ben. It looks like it could be a mutation of a cleome. I've got a fairly good library of gardening reference books, mostly for North America. This looks a bit tropical to me, but I will look and see if I can find anything that resembles it. Becky
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stutler
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Thanks Rebecca
You are a true expert -- It is definitely a cleome. I found an article in the Internet that had this picture -- looks like a twin to me ! -- Ben
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hesterredhen
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Tell your neighbor to be careful of volunteers from all the seeds. They come up in my vegetable garden ALL season long from one plant that I let go several years ago.   However, I still save the seed from year to year. 
One of the garden books I looked it up in said there are about 150 different types. The close up in the first picture looked a little different to me. The taller ones are like mine. I am aware of 2 colors that are readily available from seed.
The Missouri Botanical Gardens have these on display at times I have been told. I have seen them in some of my garden books on more elaborate formal type public gardens, and with the proper space, a bed of them next to a large expanse of well tended green lawn is simply lovely.
On another note, we received some much needed rain today, and possibly will get some more tomorrow. The gardens, lawns, and especially the crops need it.
Have a safe and happy Labor Day all of you.
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Pburgh
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I planted cleome many years ago and those little suckers come up everywhere. They expecially love the cracks in my back walkway. They don't smell very pleasant either. I still like them for areas that I want to look nice but don't want to water or care for - LOL. |
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