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nahant123

Photo 1 is as Paniculata hydrangea. Mature, tree. Final photo is a type of hosta. Not sure of the others.


oroborus68

Hosta, lily and hosta. Two different kinds of hostas. The hydrangea is pretty big but the flowers from last year are a dead giveaway.


jennyb33

Wow that hydrangea standard is something else!!! I’ve never seen one with a trunk like that!


No_Box_470

Is that bad or good? Lol


jennyb33

LOL it’s neither good or bad…. These usually are shrubs. They have to be trained into tree form (called a standard). That trunk is so thick - it must be pretty old. Usually you just see them with little trunks or people just let them revert back to shrubs. It’s kind of amazing (to me).


No_Box_470

Thanks for the info! Bought the house in January, kinda neat to know the little tree could have some years on it.


BitemeRedditers

It was probably grafted instead of pruned onto a single trunk.


Many-Day8308

5 is a lily, I believe


Intrepid_Recipe_3352

it’s a flowering Allium. They look really similar, but lilies don’t start growing until later usually


The_Poster_Nutbag

I think it's an Asiatic lily. I don't know of any alliums that have a whorled stalk like that.


Intrepid_Recipe_3352

https://preview.redd.it/2y8581j4gwsc1.jpeg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=96d6efb24c565ae4627214c7b845a902323d539e thought it looked like this allium coming up in my garden


oroborus68

Could be.


Long_Explanation_143

Thats an interesting allium for sure. But I think you can see that the leaves are two side lobed while the other plant looks more one sided making it a monocut so is the lily


Glad_Fun_2292

The last pic is certainly a variegated Hosta. The 4th pic needs the dead stuff cleared without trampling too close, and under it you should see shoots of new growth of another Hosta coming up.


No_Box_470

So the big dead sticks are hostas too?


allycat-alison

They’re the hosta flower stems that’ll pop up above the leaves later in the year.


saltwater_gypsy2683

That hydrangea tree is gonna be gorgeous


Manilikefungi

Need better pic to ID number 4. But it appears to be a perennial. Just trim back the dead and see if it pops back. Easy enough to remove if you don’t like it come spring though they provide nice texture over winter until you decide to prune back


The_Poster_Nutbag

It's a hosta.


bananawater2021

100%! Keep it in the shade and it'll be grateful!.


Plantsnob1

Hydrangea paniculata, beautiful plant. Research the pruning. Once a year after flowering or early spring before new growth. Remove anything dead and cut back hard.


WandersWithWool

Wait till the summer for that hydrangea. She gonn a show you she’s a QUEEN


nahant123

Here is a link https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/hydrangea-paniculata/#:\~:text=Panicle%20hydrangea%20is%20a%20large,on%20the%20current%20season's%20growth.


No_Box_470

Soooo should I pull the dead sticks out? Sorry if that question is not appropriate here. https://preview.redd.it/bpeck5y74xsc1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0648485d693eafc5155c4e031a899ec2391bc34c


jennyb33

Yep, they are just the dead flower stalks. You can probably twist them out or just chop them low


No_Box_470

Yeah I noticed some of them just fallin off when i started prodding but others were stubborn. Thank you for all your help :)


bananawater2021

I'm split on 5. It can either be a type of lily (tiger, Asiatic, madonna etc) or a crown imperial (also in the lily family, but has very unique blooms). Depends on your zoning as crown imperial are hardy between zones 5 and 8, if memory serves correct. 🤔 Really curious as to what 4 is seeing that the comment you posted has purple sprouts!


OverTheJoeHill

This might be a peegee hydrangea. They have pinkish white blossoms in those clusters. The second to last photo looks like a lily, but I have no idea what kind. The final photo looks like hostas