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Catmint20906

Jul 29, 2015 4:51 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Catmint/Robin
PNW WA half hour south of Olym (Zone 8a)

Growing in my 'meadow-lawn'. Does it look familiar to anyone?

thanks!

"One of the pleasures of being a gardener comes from the enjoyment you get looking at other people's yards”
― Thalassa Cruso

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frostweed

Jul 30, 2015 2:03 PM CST

Name: josephine
Arlington, Texas (Zone 8a)
Hi Everybody!! Let us talk native.

I don't know what it is, but it sure is pretty and healthy. Can't wait to find out.

Wildflowers are the Smiles of Nature.
Gardening with Texas Native Plants and Wildflowers.

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Catmint20906

Jul 30, 2015 2:13 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Catmint/Robin
PNW WA half hour south of Olym (Zone 8a)

thanks, Josephine!

"One of the pleasures of being a gardener comes from the enjoyment you get looking at other people's yards”
― Thalassa Cruso

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plantladylin

Jul 30, 2015 3:28 PM CST

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

Reminds me of Vinca (Catharanthus roseus)

edited to add: That was just a guess on my part and I see that Catharanthus roseus doesn't grow that far north so I don't know what it might be.

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Catmint20906

Jul 30, 2015 3:40 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Catmint/Robin
PNW WA half hour south of Olym (Zone 8a)

thanks, Lin. Now I am imagining a landscape where vinca and tropicals are hardy!

"One of the pleasures of being a gardener comes from the enjoyment you get looking at other people's yards”
― Thalassa Cruso

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Zencat

Jul 30, 2015 6:03 PM CST

Name: Celia
West Valley City, Utah (Zone 7a)

Are the leaves opposite or alternate. And they look serrated. Are they?

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Shadegardener

Jul 30, 2015 6:30 PM CST

Name: Cindy
Hobart, IN zone 5
aka CindyMzone5

Reminds me of Euonymus of some sort but I'm no expert. I do have wintercreeper but no burning bushes.

Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize that we can't eat money. Cree proverb

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Catmint20906

Jul 30, 2015 6:49 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Catmint/Robin
PNW WA half hour south of Olym (Zone 8a)

They are definitely serrated! Opposite v alternate--I haven't quite figured out how to distinguish that yet.

Here's a close-up:

Euonymous--that would be cool!

"One of the pleasures of being a gardener comes from the enjoyment you get looking at other people's yards”
― Thalassa Cruso

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plantladylin

Jul 30, 2015 7:37 PM CST

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

LOL, now that I see the closeup I know it's definitely not Catharanthus.

It might be Wintercreeper/Eyonymus: http://www.mdinvasivesp.org/sp...
Winter Creeper (Euonymus fortunei)
http://www.nature.org/ouriniti...

~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!

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Zencat

Jul 30, 2015 7:43 PM CST

Name: Celia
West Valley City, Utah (Zone 7a)

A simplified version of opposite vs alternate.
http://www.amnh.org/learn/biod...

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Catmint20906

Jul 31, 2015 5:16 AM CST

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Name: Catmint/Robin
PNW WA half hour south of Olym (Zone 8a)

thanks, Celia--great link!

I guess it is alternate then?
Lin, thanks for the links!

I had no idea euonymus was invasive! I guess there are different varieties. I don't think that's it, though, thank goodness, as it is growing straight up, and is not vine-like.

"One of the pleasures of being a gardener comes from the enjoyment you get looking at other people's yards”
― Thalassa Cruso

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Catmint20906

Aug 9, 2015 1:35 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Catmint/Robin
PNW WA half hour south of Olym (Zone 8a)