Can anyone ID this interloper in my flower bed? I am sure I didn't plant it!
It almost looks like a gardenia to me... have you ever had a gardenia plant?
bigben_again said:
Euonymous?
Could be... although it's been quite awhile since I saw one that was not variegated!
"Then, out of the sky came a solution. Seeds drifting through space for years took root in a farmer's field. From the seeds came pods which had the power to reproduce themselves in the exact likeness of any form of life."
Could it be Ilex Vomitoria, Yaupon Holly?
http://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/4297
"vomitoria"?
A kind of holly, though, might be correct. Oddly enough, I uncovered a tiny holly (no question) seedling a few feet away from the mystery shrub! I still have a load of clearing to do, I may find another guest plant.
Tips welcomed
Yeah, that was my reaction to the name too. No idea why that is the Latin name.
Look at these leaves. Look very similar to yours.
http://www.sbs.utexas.edu/bio406d/images/pics/aqu/Ilex%20vomitoria%20leaves.jpg
No sign of flowers at this point. There are tiny bumps along the stem which might hold promise.
The above looks like Montauk daisy
Looks kind of like a sawtooth oak leaf. Do you have a sawtooth oak nearby?
It looks like an oak, but they do not normally grow that tall in one season.
This could have been living longer, buried under a neglected bedof day lilies.
bigben_again said:
Euonymous?
You are likely right. My neighbor has variegated euonymus and what struck me is the growth pattern: long upright branches.
Oh that looks right. Now... Do you like euonymous? Because they can take over the world if left to their own devices.
Could be some kind of evergreen shrub