Please Id This Plant In My Garden

[wendywc]

It just decided to grow there from out of nowhere... I like it though because of all of the red.

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[PlecMama]

Wendy, I asked my friend who is a Landscape Designer in the US to ID it for you and she does't know what it is and I've never seen her *not* know what a plant was, so there's a good posibility that it came out of an asteroid and will grow up, pull it's self out and come walking around on it's roots saying stuff like "Feed me Seymore".

So, good luck with that then

 

[wendywc]

Well, thanks for trying for me. It's much appreciated!

I am only a few minutes away from Johnson Space Center, so who knows what might happen. But it has seemed to stop shooting up and has remained about a foot tall now. So it's still cute and little.

 

[PlecMama]

I am only a few minutes away from Johnson Space Center

Ah, well there you go. I am never far wrong. It's some kind of alien. For sure. Try reasoning with it.

 

[wendywc]

Thanks fishkiller_nomore, but I've looked at tons of alternanthera pictures and none come close. Meanwhile the bloom on it has been shooting up lately. Here's pics from today.

EDIT: Well, wouldn't you know? Just as I was posting this, a coworker looks over my shoulder and says "oh, pretty celosia." So I found it! http/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celosia_argentea

And it looks like I can eat it. But I better be careful with that bloom; it sounds like it could overtake my garden.

It is propogated by seeds, and produces up to 43,000 seeds per ounce. The seeds are extremely small.

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[wendywc]

I'm thinking like a salad. I almost want to try a leaf.

 

[PlecMama]

told you it had plans for world domination.


I'm glad you found out what it is!! good luck eating it, tell us what it was like!

 

[Pheonix]

lol if in doubt eat it!! thats my motto lol

 

[angelmouse]

the flower looks like celosia, not sure though
Angel

 

[alisdairkr]

Celosia plumosa, although the leaves are usually pale green. Could be a sport or a hybrid.