what is this plant?

[mellowtigger]

After work today, I spent an hour in the back yard digging out some crown vetch and cup plants that had completely overshadowed this plant (pictured at right) and the blueberries. The purple is not as sharp this year as that photo from 2022. I mentioned then that I think this plant is Heliopsis. I still can't find any record of when/where I bought it, but I remember for certain that I dug that hole and planted it intentionally.

When I check on the PlantNet with separate photos of the flowers and the leaves, it gives only about a 70% confidence in its identification of Heliopsis helianthoides. I searched in google images for a while, and the nearest match that I can make is Heliopsis helianthoides, variety "Burning Hearts", as pictured in these photos.

Does anyone have a better guess?

I'm happy to report that even though the transplanted blueberries were even more deeply overshadowed than these plants, one of the blueberries somehow managed to produce 2 whole fruits. Not much, but so much more than I expected for their condition this summer. Good on them for enduring my neglect while I painted the house instead.

I'm also happy to report that after getting the neighbor's tree limb cut down last year (which was hanging far over my yard, bending down on my electricity and fiber optic internet cable, and letting squirrels run onto my roof) that one of the bayberry plants has really shot up now that it's getting full sun for most of the day. I don't know if it's female. I still haven't seen blooms or fruit on any of them. I really do want to someday make my own bayberry candle at home.

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[mellowtigger]

P.S. This morning, I went looking again for records of when/where I bought this plant. There is no email receipt, so I figured it must have been bought at the Quaker plant sale. The most recent catalog that I can find downloaded on my computer is from 2018, and it includes the "Burning Hearts" variety of Heliopsis helianthoides, and it calls attention to the purple-tinged leaves. I'm confident that this is it. :) I probably bought it when I last went in 2021.

[shimmerwine]

We have what looks to be a fir or pine tree growing in the front yard, but I can't figure out what kind it is. Glad you were able to find what your plant is!!