35 Times People Asked The Internet “What Is This Plant” And The Internet Delivered
The internet is the best place to go to learn about something. Very few questions can’t be answered by someone on the internet. There are specific places you can go to ask others for help identifying a specific thing they found. One of our favorites is appropriately called “What Is This Thing?”
Lately, many people have turned to this group to help identify a type of plant they’ve stumbled upon. From “Plant Parents” to someone with a weird plant growing on the side of their house, these folks turned to “What Is This Thing?” for help and someone had the answer.
1. “What’s This Curly Cactus?”
“Cereus forbesii cv Spiralis”
2. “What Is This Whimsical Little Vine In Atlanta?”
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata, “porcelain berry” or “Amur peppervine”
3. “What Are These Flowers?”
“They are salvia but the cat is wildly distracting”
4. “What Flower Is This? Found On Facebook With No Context”
“Geum Reptans rose”
5. “What Is This Alien Looking Flower?”
“Puya bromeliad”
6. “Found This Growing Voluntarily Over My Dog’s Grave”
“Spring beauty (Claytonia virginica)”
7. “What Kind Of Tree Is This?”
Answer: Wisteria
8. “What Is This Satisfying Succulent?”
“Ice Plant (Corpuscularia Lehmannii)”
9. “Found In Ventura, Ca. Anyone Know What This Is?”
“Geraldton Carnation Weed, Carnation Spurge (Euphorbia terracina)”
10. “What A Beautiful…?? What Is This”
Answer: Caladium
11. “What’s This Trippy Fella Called?”
“Cercis Canadensis The Rising Sun Eastern Redbud”
12. “Found Online But I’m Curious To Know Which Plant Makes These Leaves”
“Jack’s Giant or Thailand Giant”
13. “Beautiful Picture My Friend Sent Me To Identify”
Santa Rita Prickly Pear
14. “Very General White Flowers. All Help Is Appreciated!”
Answer: Saxifraga Arendsii
15. “What Is This Beautiful Tree?”
Answer: Rainbow Eucalyptus
16. “From The Japanese Garden In Singapore”
Lotus (Nelumbo Nucifera)
17. “Would Like Know What Plant Makes These Flowers”
Camellia japonica ‘pink perfection’
18. “What’s This Bush?”
“Cotinus, aka smoke bush”
19. “Seen In Santa Monica, Ca. I Couldn’t Get Any Closer But It Looks Gorgeous!!”
Answer: Bougainvillea
20. “My Friends Parents Have A Red Rose Bush Where On One Particular Branch It Blooms These Beauties”
“Chimera Rose”
21. “So I Found These Little Fluffballs. Not Sure What They’re Called! Location: Somewhere In Nunavut”
“Cotton grass, aka tundra cotton”
22. “Found In Holland, MI. It’s Adorable Whatever It Is!”
“Chinese Lanterns”
23. “What’s This Majestic Tree? (Must Be A Zillion Years Old?!)”
“Sterculia Apetala”
24. “Found In Florida, Appears To Be From Whoville, What Is This Tree?”
“Ponytail Palm, Beaucarnea Recurvata”
25. “This Beautiful Two Toned Rose In My Garden. I Have Never Seen This Before”
“Rose Joseph’s Coat”
26. “Can Anyone Tell Me What Is The Name Of This Beautiful Birdlike Plant?”
“Cyanotis tuberosa, Greater Cat Ears or Dew Grass”
27. “Central Florida”
“Manihot Grahamii (Hardy Tapioca)”
28. “Tree In India”
“Fishtail Palm”
29. “Moved To A New House This Winter And This Beauty Is Welcoming The Spring. Portland, Oregon”
“Pink Flowering Dogwood, Cornus florida var. rubra”
30. “Random Plant That Has Shown Up In My Garden For The First Time”
Answer: Crocus
31. “Translucent Blue And Green Succulent (That I Have Never Seen Before)”
“Haworthia Cooperi, Cooper’s Haworthia”
32. “My Sister’s Boyfriend Gave Her This Flower”
“Ornamental Cabbage”
33. “Saw This Beauty Dropping My Kid Off On The First Day Is School. What Is This Tree Called. She’s Stunning”
“Golden Dewdrop, Duranta Erecta”
34. “Anyone Know This One?”
Echeveria Bloom
35. “What Is This Fruit/Vegetable?”
“Perfume Wax Apple”
h/t: BoredPanda