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Plant Identification

I have this plant that I have been trying to identify. It is surprisingly very sturdy. Sometimes it would go for weeks between waterings and yet it stays green. I keep it indoors in a room that gets light but…

Poison Hemlock?

I have a rather large plant in my garden that I don’t remember planting. I posted pictures on an Ontario gardener Facebook page but I am getting lots of different suggestions. One was poison hemlock. It does look similar from…

Tree Identification

Is this a native tree to Ontario? Does it produce berries for birds? Can it grow in part shade? …

Species identification

Hello: I bought this unnamed plant (from a local person’s garden) yesterday. We are in Zone 6a or 5b (borderline). Just wondering what species it is, please. Looks like mint leaves. Thanks! …

Unidentifiable Shrub

I planted this shrub five years ago and it has never flowered. Any ideas what it is? It came from Vesey’s Nursery labelled as dwarf Joe Pye weed! …

plant identification

Do you know the name of this plant. It is in a container on my south-west balcony in Toronto which gets lots of sun and wind. It just popped up and none of the seeds that I planted look like…

Plant ID Asparagus fern

I picked up this ( I believe it is a shrub) from a Toronto flower shop with no identifiable information in it. The sellers did not know either. It seems like a miniature evergreen but not spiky.…

Plant ID

I found this tree with the most unusual leaves & bark. I have looked through all of my books & cannot find it anywhere. Can you help me?…

Virginia creeper

Earlier this year, in my backyard (in Etobicoke) along the fence line I removed what appeared to be a very invasive vine that had been building up over the years. I though I had dug everything up. After that I…

Plant ID Polka dot plant

Hi I was gifted this plant last year and I’m trying to identify what it is and if I can plant it in the garden and have it survive the winter. In the summer outdoors it turns a bright pink…