Mystery Tall White Flower

by Julie
(McCleary, WA)

tall plant with white flowers

by Bob Galvin
(Rochester, NY)

My sister-in-law had this plant that I liked so she gave me one to put in my garden. She tells me that it multiplies quickly. It is currently about 2 ft tall with small (about 1/2" to 1" long) white flowerettes with what appear to be black stamen(?) inside. My sister-in-law tells me that hummingbirds are attracted to them. She does not know the name of the plant and I was just curious.

vine, white flower, opposite leaves

by Jeanette
(Garden Grove, CA)

In Garden Grove, CA (right near Disneyland), plant came up in spring in my veggie garden. It gets strong light, some shade, dry between waterings. My neighbor also got a volunteer of the same plant and is sprawled out on ground, similar conditions. Plant has milky sap, light pleasing scent on white flowers.

white flowers in sun

by Marci G
(Fort Morgan, CO)

This flower was in beautiful bloom last summer when we visited my husband's grandparents in Arkansas City, KS. It was planted in a flower bed next to the house, on the south side (sunny). I would really appreciate your help. I'm not sure if it is a type of lily, if so what type, or otherwise.

10ft.shrub-like with white flowers

by Mindy
(Cambridge,Ontario Canada)

This started growing 3 years ago but didn't have flowers till now. I jokingly call it Jurassic Plant because the leaves are very large & it's over 10 ft. tall with large white snapdragon type flowers. I'm in southern Ontario,Canada & this grows right at our downspout in full sun all day & I hope the pictures are easy to see...thanks very much for your help as I've tried to track it down but haven't had any luck!

GIGANTUS close-up

by Grammadot
(Barto,PA)

This is a close-up of a seven foot tall biennial plant with purple stems, probably in the carrot family.

Thanks to the identifying crew!

And thanks for the spellchecker!

White Florida coastal flower

by DJ Zemenick
(Pensacola Beach, FL USA)

Pensacola Beach coastal setting, just off Santa Rosa Sound. Two tier simple white flower with slightly fluted edges, smaller inner simple flower is light green, serrated leaves, may be a vine, low to the ground.

Whitish Flowering plant Alabama

by Rita
(Birmingham, AL)

This plant is in north central Alabama in the suburbs of a large city. The plant is low, maybe a foot high in places. I have one in a bed that gets almost all sun, but have one also in a bed that is mostly shady. The plant thrives the same in both places. The bigger leaves are about 4-6 inches wide and up to 10-12 inches long. It blooms at least 9-10 months of the year. The plant is deeply rooted and spreads. The blooms are an ecru (off-white) color with tiny tinges of muted pink, even though they appear yellow in the picture. It has never been watered or cared for other than normal weeding, even in droughts, yet it thrives. I hope you can tell me the name of it, as my late mother planted it and I can't ask her.

beautiful white flower

by Brenda
(Rock Hill, S.C.,U.S.A.)

a beautiful white flower that the plant(bush is about 6 feet tall) stays green all year long

White Hellebore

by Dick
(Keene NH USA)

Hellebore bloom the end of march

White Weed at my barn

by Linda
(Bowie, MD)

I see this weed on the roadside and thing it is kind of pretty. There is something similar in a roadside perrenial garden here though it is lower and has a larger flower. Right after I took this photo this plant developed a very prickly fruit sort of shaped like a kiwi. My goat eats many things but doesn't touch this plant.

White Some kind of Lily?

by Carla
(Winston Salem NC)

Grown full sun, Winston Salem NC (zone 7) Blooms in June, one stalk with multiple blooms, leaves are long and smooth with parallel veins, flowers are subtly fragrant, plant is about 3' from base of plant to top of stalk

white flower Vegetable Garden

by Shannon
(North Central Texas)

This came up in my vegetable garden. It is next to my cucumbers. This is my first year to do a garden so I am unfamilliar with the plants. It is all by itself and doesn't look like any other in my rows. Thanks for your help

white flower

by lourdes Quiros
(san diego)

its all over my fence.. its a daycare... fruits are growing i want to know if i need to be careful with this plant or if its safe for children..

white daisy like flower

by Tina
(Milwaukee, WI, USA)

I just bought a house in October and my yard looks like a jungle! I am trying to sort out some perranial plants that might be worth keeping. This one is in the front of the house which faces West and gets sun during the afternoon hours and the flowers seem to follow the path of the sun. I am not sure of the soil, it's not really in a bed of any sort it's just surrounded by grass and next to what I think is a Tiger Lily. Any ideas? I have a close up of the flower also, let me know if I should post that as well. Oh, and the green in the middle has now bloomed full on white.

Help with Identification of White Bulb Plant

by Susan
(Fargo North Dakota)

The plant seem to grow in clums with white bulbs. It measures only about 4 inches tall. It has alternating leaves in a three pattern. I was given this as a gift and all I was really told was that it grew very well. Any help you could give would be very helpful.

white with pink stripes

by amy cullen
(frisco, tx, usa)

seems to be in the lily family, bloomed recently, early May.

small white flower, rounded leaves, spreading

by Helen
(Calgary, Alberta, Canada)

This plant is growing in Calgary, Alberta, but the soil originally came from a farm somewhere outside the city - not exactly sure where.
It lives in the flower bed on the north side of the house. It gets late afternoon/evening sun, and gets watered only when it rains.
Grows all the time - I've been trying to kill it for 2 years and it keeps coming back...
It has now spread out of the flowerbox and into the lawn/grass, how do I stop it? Hopefully you can tell me what it is and that will help me figure out how to stop it!

Mystery Tall White Flower

by Julie
(McCleary, WA)

Over 5' tall, VERY fragrant flowers, Each leaf has 11 leaflets, 5 on each side and one on the top. Leafs are about 8-10 inches long and serated. Small bunches of tiny white flowers, each with five petals, typically 3 bunches branch out at the same spot.
Any help would be appreciated.

white Lovely Volunteer

by Grammadot
(Barto, PA)

Single slender stiff stem two feet tall then branching holding half a dozen white flowers like Orange Blossoms.
I don't know where it came from, but I'm glad it did.

white perennial weed

by Robeert
(ALBAN ONT. CANADA)

This weed appeared several years ago when I introduced composted horse manure?A light frost will kill it easily?Vinegar will kill it when sprayed on leaves. When pulled I suspect even a minute root left behind will begin the growing process!. Also, the stem will start growth similar to a tomato stems Has a bushy root mass when pulled and many times the stem will break when I pull it out? Has small 2 mil.yellow button flowers with 5 to 6 3 mil white petals

tall white perennial

by Cheryl
(Aurora Il, U.S.)

hardy fast spreading full sun long blooming

Big White Flowers with Spiky Seedpods

by Steve
(Philadelphia)

Hi-

This plant appeared from nowhere in our back yard. It's a bush about 3' tall. The blooms open at night, close during the day, are white and 4"-5" long. Note the spiky balls as well. I don't even know where to begin finding what its name is. Thanks

white flowering tree

by John Alexander
(Ravensdale WA)

This was among some bare root plants I potted but lost the tag. I live in the NW next to the foot hills. The plants are in full sun and doing well

white flowers - bell pepper?

by Debbie
(Kingston , Pa)

Thick green stems, white flowers and green spiky pods.

large white bell shaped flowers

by june white
(sauk rapids mn.)

tall 2-3 ft. alternating flowers five petals rounded on edges-doubles 2 rounds of petals-triples 3 rounds of petals -some white ,some lilac,some purple-- pointed narrow leaves with veining and saw tooth edges grow in sun/shade we are in Sauk Rapids,Mn. zone 3-4 this is the 1st year they have shown up-oh they are large pods before they opeen to flower-have asked many people and everyone is stumped -all they cansay is WOW are they pretty

white flowering small shrub

by Leila Smith
(Hinesville, Ga, USA)

I have a very small shrub that I cannot identify. It is not blooming now but it does bloom with very small white flowers. Do you know the name of this plant?

white double flowers unknown perennial

by Richard Everitt
(Pinawa, Manitoba, Canada)

Has bloomed in shade and clay soil reliably for 25 years. Plant tall with tiny white double flowers (scale in photo in centimetres). Blooms mid July here in Zone 2. Long thin leaves, tall strong stem, Long-lasting as cut flower.

Miniscule white flower/serregated leaves

by Bonnie G
(Grant, MI)

I live in zone 5B on a lake. This plant gets part sun/part shade. It's about 2.5' tall (as of August after 2 transplantings). The tiny white flowers have just begun to show on the tri-forked stem ends. In early spring I suspected it was a hydrangea. Now I'm wondering if it might be in the viburnum family. The teensy white 5 petal star-like flowers look a lot like the Pentas, are slightly fragrant and seem to fold up late afternoon in the shade. The leaves are serrated, opposite/sub-opposite. I'm wondering if this is an annual or perrenial. Any help identifying is greatly appreciated!

Woody bush with large heart-shaped leaves, orchid-like white flowers

by Jill
(Syracuse, NY)

This woody bush came with the property when I bought it almost 20 years ago, located in Central NY (usually considered zone 5). It is in a hedgerow, so I'm going to say it is a shade to partial shade plant. As you can see by the pictures, it has large, heart-shaped leaves. The flowers are white, kind of orchid-like, with some yellow and brownish-purple mottling in the throat. I don't think the pictures show it, but the bush also produces long, thin seed pods (about 1-1.5 foot long by about 1/2 inch wide). The flowers bloom in June. Because I had to adjust the image size to below 1MB to get the pictures accepted, they don't look as sharp as the originals. If you can't see clearly enough let me know and we can hopefully figure something out.

white large flowering shrub or tree?

by Marte
(Minnesota)

This plant is growing in a suburban New Jersey garden in full sun. It's very tall and striking. I thought it might be some type of yucca but all the yucca photos I have seen don't have the flowers so high over the base of the plant. Any help would be great. I'm trying to identify this for my mom. I know it doesn't grow here in Minnesota where I live.

white with yellow center flower

by Lisa Fordyce
(Great Meadows, NJ USA)

grown in part shade part sun, sandy soil, in the north west new jersey area.
10 in diamitar leaf, with about a 2 1/2 in white flower yellow center. flower grows from the stem between two leaves.

white with blue stripe spring bulb

by Pat
(Springfield Ohio)

delicate white with light blue "stripe" on petals
yellow center
6-8 inches tall

white flower grey leaf in lawn

by Mark
(Wisconsin)

I live in Wisconsin, and this plant is growing in several places in my yard. It seems to grow in patches, and I am looking to identify it so that I can control its growth.

Mystery Tall White Flower

by Julie
(McCleary, WA)

Over 5' tall, VERY fragrant flowers, Each leaf has 11 leaflets, 5 on each side and one on the top. Small bunches of tiny white flowers, each with five petals, typically 3 bunches branch out at the same spot.
Any help would be appreciated.

white, four-petaled wildflower

by wendy tennyson
(Belle Rive, Illinois USA)

I come across these plants this time of year here in our woods, which is bottomland forest which floods frequently. I assume they must be highly tolerant of wet soils and deep shade. They stand roughly knee high, maybe 24 inches, and are mainly a singular stalk with opposite, lanceolate, serrated leaves. THe flowers are mainly borne along the terminating end of the stalk , like shepherds purse or tall bellflower, though I am pretty sure there are better examples if I could think of them at the moment. The flowers are small, (less than 1/2 inch?), white, and four-petaled. They bloom in the late spring and it seems fairly short-lived.
Brassicae?
THanks SO much if you can nail this down for me...

white shrub flower

by Joey Hanks
(Salem, IL)

Found on a city reservoir in Salem, IL, in a sunny area. Bushes were about 4' tall with some limbs over 6'. The branches were woody. I could detect no smell but there were dragonflies, bumble bees & butterflies all over each flower. I have 3 other pictures if needed. Thanks for any help given!

Spikey bush tall white flower

by Angela
(Abington, Pa, USA)

We lived here almost 10 years and have two very spikey (aloe like) bushes in the front. This summer, for the first time, two tall flowery blooms appeared.
Could you tell me what type of plant this is? Is this an occurrance that only happens every ten years?

white flower red berry vine

by R A Hill
(Dallas, TX)

Can you identify this twining vine that reappears every spring in my Dallas, TX, yard? I can't remember the flowers which may be small and white. But the orange berries are spectacular!

Lily white

by William
(Shingletown, Ca, USA)

I found this growing amoung some fern plants along a creek, can't figure out what it is

Mystery Vine in Zone 4 (Clematis virginiana)

by Dotsy Gigliotti
(Steamboat Springs, CO, USA)

This vine has been growing in Steamboat Springs, CO, zone 3 or 4 for almost 10 years on a trellis beside the house. The roots are kept warm by the driveway asphalt.

It was started by a scruffy looking little pot of sticks as a remnant of a nursery's stock in November about ten years ago. It has alot of woody stems but puts out thick foliage every spring.

It faces west, uses moderate water and is deciduous. It has a soft, flexble light green leaf that seems happy in part sun. The stems are twig like and are very woody.

Thank you so much for helping me identify this mystery vine.

Tall, white flowers, silvery foliage

by Selena
(Raleigh, NC)

This plant is 32" tall, 26" wide and grows in full sun in Raleigh, NC. The foliage is soft and silvery, and the flowers are small and white. Soil contains some clay.

As of now (mid June) the flowers have faded and I'm not sure whether to cut it back or not.

Thanks!!

white flowering gigantus

by Grammadot
(Barto,PA)

This amazing volunteer is making a second appearance in this column. Last year it was three feet tall and did not have flowers, was tentatively identified as wild carrot (Queen Anne's Lace. It is probably in that family, stayed green all winter and has grown seven feet tall. White flowers are "umbelly" arranged (: ) Stems are partially purple.
A second post will be a close-up.

green leaves white flowers

by cyn
(NJ)

this is a fast growing plant, no flower as yet - only the 'berries' you see. now even taller than the gladiolas. i live in north bergen, NJ.

whitish flowers on broad leaves

by Angelina
(East Texas)

This plant ha sbeen in my yard for as long as i have lived here(9 years). I have never messed with it at all, and it comes back and blooms every year. So i figure if I find out what it is and care for it properly, it will be beautiful!I it kind of like a bush, but has multiple plants bunched together.

Tree with white flowers

Tree has small whiteish pink flowers (5 leaves) with yellow center. Blooms in mid-spring.

white perennial

by Melissa
(Appleton, WI)

The leaves look like thick grass, green with a white stripe down the center, about 5-8 inches high. 4-6 blooms extend off each 6 inch stem. The flower is white with yellow at the center and measures about 1 1/4 inches wide.

is it a White variety of Ligularia?

by Jackie
(Chicago, Illinois area)

Grows large- 3' x 3' approximately
Mostly shade- sun in early evening
Very green leaf with green stem
Small white flower bud now turn to yellow
Chicago suburbs
I thought it was a variety of Ligularia but couldn't find this kind a my regular garden center. I have Rocket variety and it looks nothing like that one.

Perennial groundcover with White Flowers and gray-green foliage.

by Linda
(Port Angeles, WA, USA)

I received this from a neighbor when she was dividing her plants. It was growing in with 'Snow in Summer'. I separated the two plants last fall. We are in Zone 7 and in the 'Rain Shadow' of the Olympics. This spring, this plant had almost doubled in growth and had these beautiful bright white flowers. The leaves remind me of lamb's ear because of how soft they are... feeling like fleece. It's on the north side of my house but does get at least 6 hours of sun. I have looked for it at all the local nurseries and also tried 'google-ing' it's description. I went back to a nursery with photos and still no one could identify it. I don't intend to buy more BUT I like to know what's growing in my garden and this one is definitely a keeper.

Nocturnal white and purple flower

A friend found this open in his garden at night in Southern California tonight. Any ideas?

Green Plant with tiny white flowers on stem

by Vicki
(Huntley, IL USA)

OK, I'm a novice and have always loved gardening and attempted to have a garden for years, well, this year I decided to take is very seriously and I have grown seedlings for a small farmer's market. Anyway, long story short, the wind blew over my little greenhouse, which is why I ended up with a conglomeration of dirt that I saved that had all my seeds in it. I put the dirt into trays and I just waited for things to pop up and separate what I could identify. I have two plants that I cannot identify and they appear to be floral, but her I will only submit one, and maybe the other in the future. It may be wild because I cannot find a seed packet that I planted with this in it. All were grown in the green house until the windstorm, and getting diffused light. I have hardened them off and still growing. Any help is really appreciated!

White flower, serrated narrow leaf

by J.C. Jones
(Georgetown, Maine)

I'm trying to ID this flowering plant. It has white flowers. The stems are about 12-20" tall with serrated narrow leaves. It is an outdoor perrenial growing in Maine.

White, daisy like flower; deeply cut carrot like leaves

by Grambo
(Lakewood, Wa)

So stumped on this one. I have managed to ID most of the plants in my new yard. I feel like I 'should' know this one.
24" tall. Shade. But, have found it in full sun areas. It started blooming around mid June. Blossoms are approx. 1/2 inch. I am in Lakewood, Wa.
Help to id this plant is highly appreciated.

Unknown white plant in Garden

by Rebecca
(St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada)

This plant was found in the back garden of the house we purchased (doesn't look like it was planted there on purpose) it is approx 6ft tall, pretty, white flower clusters on separate branches.
Have no idea what it is, can't find it on any website searches. Can you tell me if it's a weed or an actual plant help me? see pictures.

A type of weed

by Nadia
(Iqaluit, Nu, Canada)

My sister had this type of weed plant that she gave to me. It blooms flowers (im not sure of what type of flowers), and it rises with the sun. During the day, its leaves perk up, and droop at night... Anybody know the name of this??

White Flower, big green leaves

by Marisa Vandervaart
(St. Catharines ON Canada)

I just moved into my house 3 weeks ago and have a large plant bed with the attached greenery in it (please see picture). It is growing beside thehouse, in shade. The leaves as you can see are big and green. The flower just bloomed today (the warm weather must have tricked it), and it looks to me like a lily. I would like to know if you know what this plant is for I love them and would like to ensure their survival for next year. Do I need to dig it up and put the bulbs away, or can it stay in the ground?? If I need to dig up, do I wait till it dies off completely or can I cut it down and dig up the bulbs now??