Another Mystery Plant
@bagarad (14283)
Paso Robles, California
November 29, 2018 12:50am CST
I think I'm getting close to the answer, but I can't decide for sure if this is a penstemon variety or Epilobium Cana ssp. angustifolium (Hummingbird Trumpet) or another Epilobium like California Fuschia. What do you say @LadyDuck ? Who knows, it may be something entirely different.
Here's a photo. The plant comes at least to my knees. It's beginning to die back now, but these few flowers are left. It grows in clumps and blooms in summer and fall. It's a fiery orange/red color, as you can see. It grows in our local park and is very drought resistant.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16517)
• China
29 Nov 18
I haven't seen the type of Fuchsia,but here we have another type of ornamental plant called Fuchsia.They must belong to the same family-Onagraceae.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search For other uses, see Fuchsia (color) and Fuchsia (disambiguation). Fuchsia Fuchsia hybrida Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Clade: Rosids Or
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16517)
• China
30 Nov 18
@bagarad Yes,it is a common ornamental plant here.We call it "diao zhong hua" -means that its flower is like a suspended bell.
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@wolfgirl569 (94747)
• Marion, Ohio
29 Nov 18
I dont know what it is but it is pretty
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
30 Nov 18
It's much prettier in the mid summer when it is full of flowers and the stems and leaves are all green -- not so brown.
@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
30 Nov 18
I think I have it pretty close to identified now, but wanted to double check with the others who are knowledgeable about plants here. I'd like to grow some.
@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
29 Nov 18
The flowers add color to the landscape, and I'd like to get this one for my garden. It does look woody at this time of year, though.
@allknowing (130067)
• India
30 Nov 18
Picked some info. Cantuta, national flower of Perú (in quechua qantu ) (Cantua buxifolia) Huaynacotas near Cotahuasi, Peru
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