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Need ID help Please!!
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Posted by hummersteve 6 (My Page) on Sun, Jul 5, 09 at 18:02
| I may have gotten this cutting mixed up with something else. It doesnt appear to be what I thought it was.
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RE: Need ID help Please!!
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| My initial impression is that it is S. guaranitica Black & Blue. Check to see if the stem develops pigmentation. |
RE: Need ID help Please!!
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Looks like Firespike (Odontonema strictum) or possibly
a Turtlehead (Chelone spp.) Would be obvious when in flower.
Art |
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| Heres another shot of it about 1 month ago 
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| With the help of other forum members I believe I have solved this mystery. We believe it is cuphea shumannii[orange cuphea] . I did take cuttings of this plant along with the goldflame cuttings and evidently the cuttings got mixed up. |
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Hummersteve:
Good to hear you have figured out what it is.Is
Cuphea shumannii cold hardy for you? That is another
genus I need to explore more than I have.
Thanks Art |
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| You will have company. One of the movers and shakers in the hummer community is also expanding her interest in Cupheas - Casa Colibri in Metarie, LA (Nancy Newfield). I'd do some myself, but I have no land of my own for planting beds, and am very limited for greenhouses, cold frames, and container plants. |
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I have about a dozen give or take of C. Schumannii that I started from seed. Some in pots and some in ground.
Penny |
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| Hi Art No the cuphea shumannii is not hardy for me . I have to take cuttings to winter over. Yes it is a hot favorite of hummers around here. I should of recognized the plant myself. |
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