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Offline Monica

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What are these?
« on: July 31, 2007, 07:58:59 AM »
my mom has these flowers and this tree in her yard and we have no idea what they are. The tree was purchased from burgess and it was supposed to be a paulowina (spelling probably wrong) but it doesn't flower and it isn't growing as fast as they say a paulowina is supposed to, and the flowers she got from people.








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Re: What are these?
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2007, 08:51:34 AM »
No tree grows as fast as those ads in the Parade magazine by Burgess say they do. Ditto the tomatoes.

Looks like Paulownia to me.

The yellow and orange flowers look like Calendulas. I don't know the purple flower.
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Re: What are these?
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2007, 07:14:12 PM »
You think it is paulownia even though it doesn't bloom?
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Re: What are these?
« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2007, 09:34:50 AM »
Looks like a paulownia to me.  They do grow fast,  30 feet in 3-4 years.  Is yours getting enough water? 
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Re: What are these?
« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2007, 02:31:03 PM »
I think the purple flowers are Balsam or Lady's Slipper.
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Re: What are these?
« Reply #5 on: August 05, 2007, 08:39:38 AM »
Quote from: Johns on August 03, 2007, 09:34:50 AM
Looks like a paulownia to me.  They do grow fast,  30 feet in 3-4 years.  Is yours getting enough water? 


The tree is probably 7 years old and is only about 20 -25 feet tall.  I know my parents don't water it and they have clay soil.  Would the clay soil stunt the growth and why doesn't it bloom?
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Re: What are these?
« Reply #6 on: August 05, 2007, 09:28:16 AM »
Could be a factor. If it is constantly drought stressed it may not have the energy to bloom.
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