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entrancemount Olga, WA(Zone 8b) Jul 04, 2008

here's the larger view of the mystery plant

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trioadastra Woodbury, MN(Zone 4a) Jul 04, 2008

Ok I take back what I said about begonia in your other post! ^_^

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entrancemount Olga, WA(Zone 8b) Jul 04, 2008

yes, it's about six feet tall at this point and doesn't seem like it'll stop growing anytime soon!

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bobyrd Conroe, TX(Zone 9a) Jul 04, 2008

Maybe it's Jack's beanstalk! Seen anyone with a cow in your yard lately? :o)

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JulieQ Bella Vista, AR(Zone 6b) Jul 05, 2008

Are the leaves getting any bigger? Reminds me of kudzu.

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lavender4ever (Louise) Palm Bay, FL(Zone 9b) Jul 05, 2008

looks like a kiwi vine sprouting. My hardy kiwis look like that when they sprout.

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growin Beautiful, BC(Zone 8b) Jul 05, 2008

Yes, definitely a Kiwi (fuzzy).

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growin Beautiful, BC(Zone 8b) Jul 05, 2008

Actinidia deliciosa http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/58337/ - the one you see sold in the supermarket. The new growth is long and elongated with redish fuzz on the stem.

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lavender4ever (Louise) Palm Bay, FL(Zone 9b) Jul 05, 2008

and a picture of the new vine sprout on a fuzzy.... http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1179/840879288_ef0d289782.jpg?v=0

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JulieQ Bella Vista, AR(Zone 6b) Jul 05, 2008

Trying to see if this works....never tried the hyperlink before....
BUT, you probably don't have kudzu in Washington state, do you? I automatically think of familiar things... I wouldn't want to wish it on anyone!

http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26va%3Dkudzu%26fr%3Dyfp-t-501-s%26xargs%3D0%26pstart%3D1%26b%3D21%26ni%3D20&w=500&h=344&imgurl=static.flickr.com%2F1095%2F1333896463_d08a2bdee1.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fmartinlabar%2F1333896463%2F&size=145.2kB&name=Kudzu+stem%2C+showing+hairs&p=kudzu&type=JPG&oid=fcd2823d4d60920c&fusr=Martin+LaBar&tit=Kudzu+stem%2C+showing+hairs&hurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fmartinlabar%2F&no=31&sigr=11kemoro8&sigi=11g4so58b&sigb=13gk5kpma&sigh=119pac5cn&tt=94849

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entrancemount Olga, WA(Zone 8b) Jul 06, 2008


hmmm . . . so is it kudzu or kiwi?

is this property going to end up looking like this?:

http://www.greengeek.ca/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/kudzu.jpg

juliaQ, can you find an image of a single kudzu plant showing the whole form?

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Jul 06, 2008

From what I can tell from your picture, the leaves look more like kiwi than kudzu. Here are the kudzu entries from Plant Files if you'd like to check it out though http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/adv_search.php?searcher%5Bcommon%5D=&searcher%5Bfamily%5D=&searcher%5Bgenus%5D=pueraria&searcher%5Bspecies%5D=&searcher%5Bcultivar%5D=&searcher%5Bhybridizer%5D=&search_prefs%5Bblank_cultivar%5D=&search_prefs%5Bsort_by%5D=rating&images_prefs=both&Search=Search

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JulieQ Bella Vista, AR(Zone 6b) Jul 06, 2008

It is probably more likely kiwi, especially since the map in this link shows where kudzu is found...and it is not typical for Washington state. Kudzu vines have big three-part leaves, that's why I asked if the leaves were getting bigger. It is most probably NOT kudzu.

http://grandpacliff.com/InvSp/Kudzu.htm

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Jul 06, 2008

Actually the current USDA map does show kudzu occurring in Washington and Oregon (the one in your link is from 2003), although it's probably not as widespread there as it is in the south.
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PUMO To me though the leaves still look a lot more like kiwi.

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