So many plants, so little clue.

I have a bunch of plants in my garden and I don't know what they are. O Dave's Gardeners, may I ask for your help to identify them??

Mystery plant #1 -- bushy, with tiny little purple flowers.

Mystery plant #2 -- tall-ish, with tiny white flowers.

Mystery plant #3 -- Another bush, with lovely little purple cowbell-shape flowers.

Mystery plant #4 -- Another bush. No flowers that I can see, but here are some bud-looking parts.

Mystery plant #5 -- I know this is bamboo but I would love to know the species.

Mystery plant #6 -- Looks like a groundcover of some kind...

Mystery plant #7 -- A bush, with beautiful purple flowers.

Mystery plant #8 -- Could this be poison ivy??

Mystery plant #3 could be Abelia -- see http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/368/

I'm a little worried that #1 and #2 are weeds ....

You might try posting these on the Plant and Tree Identification forum for a wider response.

Mystery plant #9 -- Is this the same as mystery plant #6? (I'm after an ID on the central plant, but as it happens, anyone know what the other green plant is in the upper right?)

Mystery plant #10 -- Grows somewhat like a vine in a shady area.

Mystery plant #11 -- I have a lot of these popping up all over, like they are from seeds from birds or squirrels or something.

Mystery plant #12 -- Another weed?

Mystery plant #13 -- I have this as groundcover in some places. Nice dark green shiny leaves.

Mystery plant #15 -- A bush, with red berries.

Mystery plant #16 -- Low to the ground, like a little clump, with these purple flowers.

#6 is a variegated Aegepodium --- http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/546/
#7 looks like a butterfly bush of some sort -- see http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/49898/
#8 is not poison ivy, but I don't know what it is
#9 -- the variegated plant looks like a variegated euonymus -- I don't know the cultivar. There are lots and lots of variegated cultivars. See http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/55631/

Mystery plant #17 -- This is a rather large bush, with some bright red new growth.

Mystery plant #18 -- Lamb's ear? It grows in some shady parts.

Mystery plant #20 -- Could this also be poison ivy?

Mystery plant #21 -- Some kind of fern.... my new best frond??? (Heh heh)

Mystery plant #22 -- I have a ton of these popping up in various areas, some of which have stems the size of my thumb. They seem very vigorous but I suspect they're a weed of some kind....

Mystery plant #23 -- Is this some variety of hosta?

Mystery plant #24 -- Is this an azalea?

#1 is knotweed. Get it out of there unless you want it everywhere.

#2 is abelia, just regular variety
#6 is goutweed. It can be very invasive so make sure it's contained
#7 is butterfly bush
#10 looks exactly like a weed that shows up here, I don't know the name
#15 is viburnum

#13 - commonly known as Periwinkle, Vinca minor http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/174/

#17 - Japanese Maple, looks like a lot of dieback damage which should be pruned out

#21 - seedlings of Mimosa Tree, Albizia julibrissin #13 - commonly known as Periwinkle, Vinca minor http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/174/, loved by some, hated by others :(

#22 - Looks like Pokeweed, another voracious weed - like #1 and #2, get rid of them immediately!

#24 - either Rhododendron or one of the evergreen Azaleas

18 is definitely not lambs years. Looks like bindweed. 23 looks like common violets

You know, it's really difficult trying to go back and forth on these. Here's a good site for identifying weeds
http://www.ppws.vt.edu/weedindex.htm

For the others, you might get a couple of good books, one on perennials, one on trees and shrubs. Or try plant files.

#20 is definitely poison ivy. #8 might be a cherry tree seedling.

#11 looks like wisteria, which pops up everywhere in some areas. I've spent four years or so trying to get rid of bishop's weed / Aegopodium #6; it's almost gone here but the woods are full of it.

The pokeweed isn't a big deal - you might not want it in a flower bed, but it's an American plant that birds depend on for food.

There's a nasty weed in your first picture (besides the Polygonum / smartweed, a native plant, not a big deal) that looks like a bamboo-like grass but I can't remember the name right now.

This message was edited Jul 5, 2009 9:23 PM

Have we gotten them all? 17 despite needing some pruning, looks like very fancy Jap maple. I hope you're not discouraged by the weeds in the group. We all deal with these weeds, that's how we can a name them so fast!

Thanks so much for all the help!

Yes, I knew many of these would be weeds. I just figured I'd like to know what I'm yanking out of the ground :)

Thanks again!

betsy_VA

Betsy, OMG!!! When I saw your post I "peeked" at your Garden Diary. Everyone, you need to take a look, she's been BUSY!!! http://davesgarden.com/community/blogs/m/betsy_VA/ You need to join us on the "Summer Projects" thread http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1001085/ and share photos of all your hard work! Your gardens are absolutely gorgeous and we'd love to follow along with your progress :)