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Needs ID - is it even a dahlia?!?

Posted by cagoldbear 9a - Houston (My Page) on
Thu, May 29, 14 at 11:10

I planted several Crazy Love bulb clumps about two months ago, now (early-mid April), but we also got a puppy around the same time and he dug up some of the tubers. This has popped up near where I planted a clump, but it sure doesn't look like any of the other starts of Crazy Love. In fact, I don't think it looks like a dahlia at all. The stem is too thin, and it's not as fleshy.

It appears to have a compound leaf structure, and the main stem is fairly strong. The small leaves off of the main offshoots are tinged red with new growth. I have a wisteria growing at about the same level, maybe even shorter, nearby, but it has not flowered as it is still working on getting tall. I had taken one of the tubers from the clump that the puppy tore up and placed it in the ground just to see what would happen. Do you suppose this is the growth from the single tuber finger?


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RE: Needs ID - is it even a dahlia?!?

I noticed that earlier in another post of yours. That is definetely some tree seedling, I would pull it


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RE: Needs ID - is it even a dahlia?!?

It's definitely not a dahlia, but it's hard to tell exactly what it is at this point. If you're curious, you could plant it in a bucket and let it grow.


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RE: Needs ID - is it even a dahlia?!?

It looks a lot like my persimmon seedlings that come up every year. Do you have any persimmons around?


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RE: Needs ID - is it even a dahlia?!?

Got it, it's a bitter nut hickory. It's out already. Whew! Thanks all!


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