Comments on: Three Neat Plants – Mid-September http://hayefield.com/2008/09/14/three-neat-plants-mid-september/ A Pennsylvania Plant Geek's Garden Thu, 17 May 2012 03:23:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Peter Chave http://hayefield.com/2008/09/14/three-neat-plants-mid-september/#comment-2997 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 09:39:29 +0000 http://hayefield.wordpress.com/?p=672#comment-2997 Hi. About three years ago I took a picture of an odd looking plant growing wild in Devon, England. I had never seen one similar before or since and have only just now been able to identify it. With help from a local source who identified it as Amaranthus, though not to my eyes looking the same, I began to search the web and finally found your site and the A.Gangeticus, (elephant head). Although yours is much more purple than mine, the form is definitely the same. I have a photo of it. Would you like to see it? If so how can I send it. It is in digital form.
Peter Chave. South Molton, North Devon, England.

Thanks for sending the photo. Yes, it’s the same thing; the color varies depending on the age of the heads.
-Nan

]]> By: GreenerBeaner http://hayefield.com/2008/09/14/three-neat-plants-mid-september/#comment-1037 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:23:41 +0000 http://hayefield.wordpress.com/?p=672#comment-1037 The amaranthus reminds me of those huge foam “we’re number one” fingers you see at football games – I’m wondering what team your garden is rooting for?

Welcome, GB. You’re exactly right; I saw the resemblance too!
-Nan

]]> By: Shady Gardener http://hayefield.com/2008/09/14/three-neat-plants-mid-september/#comment-899 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:36:29 +0000 http://hayefield.wordpress.com/?p=672#comment-899 You have such eye-popping color combinations!! It looks as though there are rude muppets in your flower bed! ha.

“Rude muppets” – I love that!!!!
-Nan

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