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What is this growing in my garden???.....please

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talcy0 · 07/06/2007 12:31

Can't find piccie for life of me.

If needs be will take photo.

Clues...
Wasn't there winter time.

Growing very fast.

Climbing fence....with curly viney gripper things.

No buds obvious

Leaves growing to size of my hand....with five sections iykwim.

Thanks

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ComeOVeneer · 07/06/2007 12:34

Sounds like a passion flower.

alittleworried · 07/06/2007 12:35

was it there last year?

Pruuni · 07/06/2007 12:35

are the leaves a bit hairy? Or smooth with separate lobes?

ComeOVeneer · 07/06/2007 12:35

Like this ?

Pruuni · 07/06/2007 12:37

or this?

Pruuni · 07/06/2007 12:38

I have this in my garden

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talcy0 · 07/06/2007 12:41

hmmm, moved here i october.....
tis in very large container...

looks a bit like second picture...hang on will check leaves

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talcy0 · 07/06/2007 12:44

okay....base stem quite woody, pencil thick.

leaves in 5 very seperate lobes.

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talcy0 · 07/06/2007 12:44

gonna try take piccie and put on profile

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talcy0 · 07/06/2007 13:00

Photos on profile now.....thanks for your help...

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MrsWeasley · 07/06/2007 13:01

its a plant

thats the extent of my gardening knowledge LOL

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talcy0 · 07/06/2007 13:02

lol! @ mrsweasley

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HenriettaHippo · 07/06/2007 13:03

Can't help with the plant, but just had to say your DH and mine must be twins.

I wish!!!

weebleswobble · 07/06/2007 13:04

It's more of a green plant than just a plant.

Pinkveto · 07/06/2007 13:05

could be spanish vine, a right thug

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talcy0 · 07/06/2007 13:07

lol! stop ooogling my man

I want to know if i'm gonna get pretty flowers

or fruit

or something other than green

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talcy0 · 07/06/2007 14:35

?

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bozza · 07/06/2007 14:44

I don't think it is a passion flower. I wonder if it is a virginia creeper. But all the photos show it in autumn with the red leaves.

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talcy0 · 07/06/2007 14:45

Yep, thanks bozza...i had a virginia creeper at old garden...that was red....and had little suckers iykwim?

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bozza · 07/06/2007 14:46

OK I have found this picture which I think is the same.

In that case you will get no flowers but really bright red leaves in autumn.

bozza · 07/06/2007 14:47

But they start off green and progress to red as the summer goes on. I have one and it is still quite green. Or perhaps boston ivy is supposed to be similar but different.

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talcy0 · 07/06/2007 14:48

won't let me look!!

Off to collect dds now,
will check back

If it is V creeper...does it die back in winter?????

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talcy0 · 07/06/2007 14:49

Thanks bozza

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southeastastra · 07/06/2007 14:53

my virginia creeper has lots of little pale bud type things on it atm any on yours? can't tell from photo and your leaves seem larger

bozza · 07/06/2007 15:10

will look for another picture that was from slightly dodgy website. All the leaves go definitely. And I suppose something might have happened to the stems.