Rosemary Hawkins Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Hi everyone, I took this photo at the New York Botanical Garden on November 2, and realized I hadn't photographed the id sign for it (properly that is). After some googling I came to the idea that it's a red pelargonium. Any expert here who can confirm that? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gaffen Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 The look like Nasturtium leaves to me, Rosemary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 +1. Nasturtium. But improperly named, apparently: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropaeolum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Smart Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Definitely nasturtium - grows as a weed here and is good in a salad (apparently!). Sheila Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosemary Hawkins Posted November 26, 2013 Author Share Posted November 26, 2013 Thanks everyone - I guess the nasturtiums have it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Buziak Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Definitely nasturtium - grows as a weed here and is good in a salad (apparently!). Sheila One eats the flowers - they taste peppery - not the leaves which are best left to the many caterpillars which prefer the foliage and leave countless droppings on the bits they don't consume! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losdemas Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 ...and they are 'plants to grow with kids', apparently! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 I'd like to help, Rosemary. But I just recently learned to tell a tree from a bush. If you have a dog you need a name for, I'm your boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Morgan Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 I'd like to help, Rosemary. But I just recently learned to tell a tree from a bush. If you have a dog you need a name for, I'm your boy. I am in the same spot as Ed. I can even have problems telling one tree from another. But if you need a horse identified, I'm your girl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosemary Hawkins Posted November 26, 2013 Author Share Posted November 26, 2013 Thanks Ed and Jill! Don't think I don't have that problem myself! A couple of years ago at a botanical garden in Newfoundland it first occurred to me to photograph the plant information signs while I was at it! Otherwise I would never know myself most/all of the time. For some reason I took the wrong sign on this one though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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