# What is the name of this plant?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 27, 2011, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-plant/579945 "2011-04-27T20:45:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-plant/579945/1 "2011-04-27T20:45:18Z")

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I know a lot of plants, [but this one is a mystery to me](http://avanarum.hyves.nl/album/26644901/Iedereen/d-zRsHOM/fotos/1291838141/0/TPcH/). Does anyone know it? I was thinking Rhus ([Sumac](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumac)) family, but it has single leaves, not feathered ones.

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**Author:** ![janeslogin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2011, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-plant/579945/2 "2011-04-27T21:19:51Z")

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If you don’t get an answer here try [Name That Plant! - GardenWeb](http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/namegal/)

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**Author:** ![Myron\_Van\_Horowitzski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@Myron\_Van\_Horowitzski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myron_Van_Horowitzski)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-plant/579945/4 "2011-04-28T19:31:33Z")

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Can you post a close-up of the leaves? (Is that a coffee plant behind it?)

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**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-plant/579945/5 "2011-04-28T19:41:22Z")

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Can you possibly post a photo on Picasa Web, so that I can see it? Work is blocking that site as a dating site and also blocks Photobucket and Flickr.

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**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-plant/579945/6 "2011-04-29T06:43:40Z")

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Thanks all, but I can’t; I am asking for friends who saw that plant somewhere and absolutely want it for their garden. I gave them the advice to try on gardenweb (which I didn’t know about; thanks!) and answer any questions there.

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**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-plant/579945/7 "2011-05-05T21:12:11Z")

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It turns out to have been a [Hydrangea](http://www.google.nl/search?q=HYDRANGEA+ASPERA+SARGENTIANA&hl=nl&prmd=ivns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=SBLDTa_SA8uhOrTmyZ0I&ved=0CDoQsAQ&biw=1680&bih=959)Aspera Sargentiana. The garden forums delivered!🙂