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Growing => Identification => Topic started by: escapedtothecountry on April 18, 2013, 02:25:52 pm

Title: What's this....
Post by: escapedtothecountry on April 18, 2013, 02:25:52 pm

The purple thing...... as opposed to all the green stuff.

Title: Re: What's this....
Post by: doganjo on April 18, 2013, 02:49:31 pm

Heuchera?
http://www.gardenbestbuys.com/perennial_plants/heuchera_palace_purple/26067_p.html?utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=Organic (http://www.gardenbestbuys.com/perennial_plants/heuchera_palace_purple/26067_p.html?utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=Organic)

Title: Re: What's this....
Post by: Fleecewife on April 18, 2013, 02:51:28 pm

Peonies

Title: Re: What's this....
Post by: bloomer on April 18, 2013, 02:52:15 pm

peonie is my best guess

Title: Re: What's this....
Post by: escapedtothecountry on April 18, 2013, 03:11:23 pm

Ah yes I seem to remember one there last year. May dug it up and move to a better place quickly.

Title: Re: What's this....
Post by: Greenerlife on April 18, 2013, 04:22:59 pm

Peonies do not like being moved!  Just to warn you - I have killed mine by trying!

Title: Re: What's this....
Post by: Fleecewife on April 18, 2013, 07:13:59 pm

.....and my aunt killed several of mine by kindly moving them for me...... :rant:

Title: Re: What's this....
Post by: Womble on April 18, 2013, 08:15:56 pm

Quote from: doganjo on April 18, 2013, 02:49:31 pm

Heuchera?

Bless you!  ;D

Title: Re: What's this....
Post by: doganjo on April 18, 2013, 09:22:20 pm

Quote from: Womble on April 18, 2013, 08:15:56 pm

Quote from: doganjo on April 18, 2013, 02:49:31 pm

Heuchera?

Bless you!  ;D

:roflanim: :roflanim:

Title: Re: What's this....
Post by: HesterF on April 20, 2013, 12:24:50 am

Yep, peonie. Too late to move now. Probably best to try while dormant. Might benefit from a bit of space around it too - your flowerbeds look like mine! (if that is a flowerbed).

Title: Re: What's this....
Post by: escapedtothecountry on April 20, 2013, 08:26:24 pm

Ha - not a flowerbed - totally weed covered area that needs some serious work - hence my surprise when this came up

Title: Re: What's this....
Post by: happygolucky on April 23, 2013, 10:32:16 am

 :thumbsup: Peonies, we have 2 separate plants at that stage now and one is in a very awkward spot so gets knocked over but such a pretty flower so we leave it!!!! Ours are pale pretty pink!! be interesting to see the colour yours turns out!!

Title: Re: What's this....
Post by: Workhorse on April 30, 2013, 12:22:16 am

If and when you do move it, dont be surprised if it doesnt flower next year... they tend to sulk when moved and dont like their roots to deep!  :rant:

Title: Re: What's this....
Post by: OhLaLa on April 30, 2013, 10:32:52 am

Yup, Peonie. A lovely pretty plant.