This flower has a cluster of small purple flowers when in bloom, but stem is like a stalk, with long foliage. It is a perrenial. My sis-in-law gave me some, but I have a lot of sun here. Just wondering the name and the zone. Thank you. I am not able to upload a photo at this time.
Without a photo, it's impossible to say for certain what kind of plant it is. It could be any of several flowering perennial plants. Maybe you can ask your sister-in-law or try doing an image search using your description to find the matching image online.
long straight leaves. I cannot seem to upload pictures, so I will send them to you by e-mail. One plant had smooth almost round leaves that are green in the middle and cream colored around the middle design. The other has a big red flower with long green leaves cascading down on all sides. It seems that as the flower grows the lower red petals gradually turn green.
We didn't receive the photos so you may want to take leaf samples to a local nursery for identification.
I got this as a gift from a nursery but they neglected to tell me what it is. I have heard Dicots & Stone Crop??
Unfortunately, it is too desiccated to tell what it is. The best course of action will be to find your local extension service. They can get a better look and have the equipment to figure this out.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/info/what-is-extension-service.htm
I had a successful garden in my 2-year-old raised bed and was preparing the soil for this spring's planting. I discovered clumps of skinny red roots at one end of the bed. Some were in matted balls, others were just loose every where. I do have an arborvitae somewhat near that same end of the raised bed. The roots don't seem to be connected to any bush or tree.
This does resemble Arborvitae root systems. If the roots are being exposed, excessively, then you may want to cover them with a little topsoil.