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July 15, 2015
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2012
Location: SF Bay area Z9a
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Any idea what this is?
This plant popped up in my lawn (a California lawn, it's dead
 ). I have no idea where it came from, but it sure has pretty flowers. Apparently it's drought tolerant as I haven't watered the lawn in 2 or 3 months.  Leaves: 
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July 15, 2015
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Noblesville, IN
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Hollyhock...biannual. It should drop seeds that will come back or you can collect them.
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Tomatovillian™
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July 15, 2015
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Mojave, I know what it is. It is "Beautiful" - that's what it is
 I'm glad you got the real answer before my reply 
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It amazes me what the different years bring. It takes a drought to make these seeds to grow, and a very wet year for others. I've read that some seeds lay dormant for decades or even longer, and then a year happens with all or many of the right conditions - and you get a plant you may not have ever seen before. Many go un-noticed, and others are beautiful.
It does make me wonder if there are varieties of tomato seeds just lying there dormant in the soil - some being thought of as extinct - just waiting for that perfect year or season? |
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July 16, 2015
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: AL
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Very pretty Hollyhocks! I sure would save the seed from them. If you save the seed, you might consider putting the seeds in the freezer for several days. Hollyhocks are notorious for getting a teeny tiny almost microscopic bug that will eat the inside of your seeds and render them useless.
If you don't freeze the seeds, you won't even know you have a problem til you get your seeds out to plant months later and find what looks like sawdust in the package from their munching. |
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July 16, 2015
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: SoCal Inland
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Hollyhocks are real popular here in arid SoCal! They come up faithfully year after year
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July 16, 2015
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2012
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I'll definitely be saving the seeds! She's put out another flower and it looks like a lot more to come.
Thanks everybody!
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