can anyone identify this plant?

[reese_in_va]

It certainly does resemble corn, still have not figured this one out.

[reese_in_va]

Lapurr your right on.
What I found, is that this plant is very close to the 'Massangeana' of the Dracaena fragrans family. good job!

[reese_in_va]

This one has red tassels and is a young cutting:



Any ideas?

[John Evans]

love lies bleeding

[suarezn]

The first one is Cardo Santo as people have already pointed out. When I was growing up people who would get "boquera" (Not sure what they call it in English...Anyone knows?) used the "milk" of its leaves to cure it.

[curtandsandi]

The one with the red tassels - How about a "Acalypha"

[ninapup]

Originally Posted by curtandsandi

The one with the red tassels - How about a "Acalypha"

Let's really play, how about Acalypha hispida family euphorbiaceae
but I like to call it Chenille Plant ( I like that better) some like to call it Red Hot Cattail

[reese_in_va]

You folks are great!
Finally, these plants/ flowers are being identified. Some have been around, (at our other house) for over a decade. I have always wondered and even tried to find them on the web but there are so many different genius', families, sub-families etc. etc... I eventually gave up the searches.
DR1 comes through again. Thanks everybody and if you are a participant in this just PM me for some plant freebies.
Here's yet another:



look familiar? We have a few of these, this one is doing better in the shady part of the landscape/ garden. Someone called it elephant ears years ago, is this correct?

[reese_in_va]

This photo is the exact match to what is growing on our stable road.
Today I looked at it a bit more and found that there are 5 little tiny ones growing in the vicinity of the three larger ones. One of them is seeding and I will save/ germinate the seeds.
Argemone Mexicana L.

Photo credit:
Bransford, W.D. Mrs...............Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center


Plant found on stable road:

[Caz]

The mystery plant looks like it could be the variegated type of pandanus (screw pine - no jokes please!!!) going by the saw-toothed edges to the leaves. If so - it will get quite large.