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ID for a couple plants from Going to Seed's 'grab bag mix' ....kenaf

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These seed mixes have been fun!

I planted the smallest seeds of this mix in my shade house since I ran out of room in the gardens.

Maybe some one recognizes one or both of them?

Google lens suggests kenaf and swamp rose mallow.

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It's possible that both plants are kenaf.

this research gate paper about soil remediation, suggests that the leaves can be lobed to different extent. The growth habit certainly looks pretty similar.

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Thank you Nancy!

That sure looks like both types of leaves.

Now I'll have to wait until bloom and hope we have enough time in the season for seed.

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Judith Browning

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One is blooming!

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How beautiful! If it is truly “kenaf,” it sounds like quite an interesting plant according to this listing from the Experimental Farm Network: https://store.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/products/whitten-kenaf

Very cool. Congrats on such a neat find. 😊

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OK, never heard of kenaf before - so I had to look it up - you have another source of plant fibre!

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