This is a rather distinctive-looking plant, but I haven't been able to come up with the proper search terms to dig up a name via Google, and none of my gardener friends have recognized it. This is growing in my yard in NW Michigan. Anyone know what it is?
The leaves are red-veined on the underside. The very top of the central long "finger" is about 3 feet high.
Thanks, Julie
I don't know, but I don't think you should let children go near it. :-)
Could it be some sort of sumac?
Jacqui
Why is that plant flipin' us the bird??!!
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Except that I didn't think that Amaranthus was a shrub, it looks like Amaranthus (amaranth, love lies bleeding). The usual species is Amaranthus caudatus.
I'm not sure, but can it be an Amaranthus caudatus 'Fat Spike' (see
Marc
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I think you and Stewart nailed, it Marc. That sure looks like my oddball plant. I guess I miscategorized it when I called it a shrub.
Thank you! Julie
Same to you, Potsy.
Why don't you just "sit on it"?
That's called Karma, Earline.
Don't you watch Carson Daily?
"Cindy" > come up with the proper search terms to dig up a name via Google, and
It's amaranthus elephant head (I believe that's the variety). I have it in my garden, too and it always gets tons of comments.
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