My daughter brought this plant home. She found it knocked over in the road in a tiny pot. I clipped off the bad leaves, re-potted it after removing a spiderweb-like mess of dead roots and watered it.
It's been three days and the thing hasn't died, but I have no clue as to what it is? Any ideas?
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Sorry, I have no idea! I am sure I could kill it for you if you wish with my mad gardening skillz!
Dammit Brooke, I'm a biologist, not a botanist!
I think it's a Begonia. And how about that coming from a guy who's garden is covered with snow 6 months a year.
Check here: http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1263&bih=690&q=Bagonia&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2&oq=Bagonia&aq=f&aqi=g-s10&aql=&gs_sm=s&gs_upl=2064l10830l0l21846l9l9l1l0l0l0l306l2090l0.1.6.1l8l0
Per my gardening wife - a double impatient?
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://riversidenurseryva.com/gallery3/var/albums/Products/Plants/Annuals/DOUBLE%2520IMPATIENS.jpg%3Fm%3D1270321119&imgrefurl=http://riversidenurseryva.com/gallery3/index.php/Products/Plants/Annuals/DOUBLE-IMPATIENS&h=409&w=341&sz=75&tbnid=QA6MhdH32YzF8M:&tbnh=90&tbnw=75&prev=/search%3Fq%3Ddouble%2Bimpatiens%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=double+impatiens&docid=u9bn1BWYaO8gdM&sa=X&ei=qZmPTrjZG8OJsALJvKGcAQ&ved=0CFUQ9QEwAg&dur=527
Keads: I'm amazed the plant didn't die the moment I touched it.
Cube: At least you didn't say, It's dead, Jim! ;)
Odie: It's 80 degrees here in October. I wanna go north! Six months of snow is sounding good right about now.
Chuck: I think your wife is right. Luckily, I only had acidic orchid potting soil in the shed and that's what it is in! :)
It's a pollen bomb, RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!!!
I'd never heard of or seen double impatiens, but it sure does look like that. I like that your girl brought it home :-)
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