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What is this plant? #873852

Asked June 19, 2024, 8:15 PM EDT

It's on a neighbor's lawn border as a ground cover. The iPhone identified it as "stinking cedar" but I have a hard time believing that. Whatever it is, I think I'd like to plant it. Can you help identify it?

Baltimore County Maryland

Expert Response

Hi, 

It looks like a Prostrate Japanese Plum Yew or Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'prostrata' . You can compare photos on the NC State Extension website with the plant in person to see if you can identify more characteristics. 

If you don't think it is that, you can try sending us some more photos of the underside of the needles and more zoomed out of the entire plant.

Emily

Answered by the Home and Garden Information Center (HGIC), University of Maryland Extension. For timely gardening information and tips, subscribe to our Maryland Grows blog and quarterly newsletter. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Replied June 20, 2024, 8:18 AM EDT
Thanks Emily! That’s great!

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The Question Asker Replied June 20, 2024, 8:24 AM EDT

you're welcome


Answered by the Home and Garden Information Center (HGIC), University of Maryland Extension. For timely gardening information and tips, subscribe to our Maryland Grows blog and quarterly newsletter. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Replied June 20, 2024, 9:20 AM EDT

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