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Author Message   Tamster02  Posted on Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 08:24 pm EST :    Hello everyone! I am brand new to this forum and I already think I am going to love it here! There seem to be so many knowledgeable people on this site. I have several plants that I have been trying to identify. This one has been driving me nuts since we bought our house 3 years ago. I don't know what it is and can't find it anywhere on the web. I'm hoping someone here will know what it is. It's about 2 feet tall. I have never seen it flower in the 3 years that I have been here. It dies back in the fall and returns each spring. If anyone can help, I would be so grateful! [crossing my fingers and holding my breath] Tamster02 - Oklahoma, Zone "7"   Lhodges  My Weather Posted on Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 08:35 pm EST :    I don't know the latin name but I have heard it called Snow on the Mountain. it is ground cover but can go nuts and spread fast. Lhodges - Kansas, Zone "?"   Mrmunk  My Favorite Photo My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 09:06 pm EST :    Yes I think it is Snow on the Mountain (Aegopodium podagraria) too. Mine is in direct sunlight and more snow and less mountain than yours. My variety is Variegatum. I found mine in the wild where it is called "Bishop's Weed". Mrmunk - Georgia, Zone "7b"   Abgardeneer  Posted on Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 09:41 pm EST :    The plant is not Aegopodium podagraria. Here are pictures to show what Aegopodium podagraria (common names: goutweed, bishop's goutweed, snow on the mountain) looks like: http://images.google.com/images?client=safari&rls=en&q=aegopodium&ie=UTF-8& oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi The following site is good to show what the nonvariegated variety looks like (and by the way, it's not a native plant, though it is invasive and prone to escaping): http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.missouriplants.com/Whitea lt/Aegopodium_podagaria_cauline_leaf.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.missouriplant s.com/Whitealt/Aegopodium_podagaria_page.html&h=445&w=328&sz=18&hl=en&start =2&um=1&tbnid=7O9VOz8VngsZyM:&tbnh=127&tbnw=94&prev=/images%3Fq%3Daegopodiu m%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den%26sa%3DN Could you show a picture of a single stem of your plant? Does it have opposite leaves? Are the leaves fuzzy? Is there a white edge on the leaves? Abgardeneer - Alberta, Zone "3"   Zephirine  Posted on Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 11:57 pm EST :    I second you that this plant is not Snow on the Mountain, Lori. Could it not be a variegated Hydrangea with no buds showing (pruned? frost?)? Zephirine - Rhone-Alpes, Zone "7B"   Abgardeneer  Posted on Friday, June 27, 2008 - 07:58 am EST :    I was thinking hydrangea too, but am not too familar with them. Abgardeneer - Alberta, Zone "3"   Tamster02  Posted on Friday, June 27, 2008 - 08:47 am EST :    I don't think it is Snow on the Mountain. It grows upright, no trailing at all, with a rounded shape overall. And I don't think it is invasive, since in 3 years time it has not moved or spread from this spot. It just gets a little bigger. Here is a closeup of the leaves, if that helps anyone. As you can see, they do have a white leaf margin. I wouldn't exactly call them fuzzy, but they are not shiny smooth either. Tamster02 - Oklahoma, Zone "7"   Scotkat  My Garden Journal My Garden Posted on Friday, June 27, 2008 - 09:26 am EST :    Hydrangea certainly looks like its leaves Tamster. Scotkat - Scotland, Zone "?"   Tamster02  My Weather My Garden Posted on Friday, June 27, 2008 - 09:54 am EST :    If it's a hydrangea, what could be the reason that it has never bloomed? Tamster02 - Oklahoma, Zone "7"   Roys  Posted on Friday, June 27, 2008 - 11:10 am EST :    Hi Tammy, It does look like a variegated Hydrangea. Hydrangeas can be temperamental to bloom, depending on the variety and especially if they are grown in shade. Another problem tends to be late spring frosts which damage the emerging buds. Have a look at the following url which might help explain why the plant is not in bloom. http://www.usna.usda.gov/Gardens/faqs/hydrangeafaq2.html#Why-not-bloom Hope this helps. Roy Roys - West midlands, Zone "8a"   Tamster02  My Weather My Garden Posted on Friday, June 27, 2008 - 11:54 am EST :    That's it! Variegated Lacecap Hydrangea. Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you! You have no idea how happy this makes me, to know what this plant is! And now I also know why it has not been flowering. According the the website that you provided the link for, Roys, this hydrangea forms the flower buds on old growth. I, in my ignorance, have been cutting back the old "dead" stalks every year. DUH! So, I will enjoy the lovely foliage again this year and look forward to some beautiful blooms next year. Thank you all so much for your help! Tamster02 - Oklahoma, Zone "7"   Mrmunk  My Favorite Photo My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Friday, June 27, 2008 - 01:43 pm EST :    Amazing what a close-up can do for ID ;) Mrmunk - Georgia, Zone "7b"

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