In article , Stewart Robert Hinsley
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In article , Kay Easton
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It's a compositae, so you wouldn't really expect purple flowers,
but then sea-holly is a compositae, so you never know...

Sea-holly is an umbellifer (not a composite).

Did you mean umbellifer in both contexts? I thought there were plenty of
purple composites.

Yes, I meant umbellifer, I was thinking umbellifer as I wrote and I had
a picture of a typical umbellifer in my mind. I have no idea why it came
out as compositae!
--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm