On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 06:51:53 -0500, Jangchub
wrote:

On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 04:36:18 GMT, KC wrote:

I'm hoping someone here can help me identify this plant. I bought it
at Home Depot 2 weeks ago, but the DH threw out the pot and tag. The
pots were branded "Florida Friendly Plants.com," but their website
doesn't show this plant and I spoke to their rep today, who happened
to be at Home Depot and he couldn't help.

The flower is an inch across, daisy-like, with a dark purple center.
The petals are half vibrant purple (the outside end) and half white(inside, next to the purple center). I've searched through pictures
of African Daisies, Cape Daisies, and can't find anything that
matches. Most of the flowers that have bi-color petals softly fad from
the color to white, but this petal has a fairly sharp transition. It's
very showy.

Here's the biggest problem, though. All of the daisy and daisy-shaped
flowers I've seen have either fine foliage or deeply forked leaves.
This plant has leaves that are heart shaped, with an irregular margin,
and from 1" to 2" across.

I'm trying to get some pictures to link to, but maybe someone knows
what this plant is.

KC - near Orlando, FL- Zone 9

Check Dianthus. Also, though plants are generally identified by
flower parts, can you describe the foliage if its not dianthus

All of the dianthus I've seen have flowers with a fringe-like margin
or the wrong shaped petals. My plant's flowers are exactly like a
daisy's, about a dozen thin smooth petals. Diantus also doesn't have
anything in the deep, royal purple I have.

The foliage for dianthus is different, too. My plant's leaves are
light green, heart-shaped, 1-2" across, with an irregular margin. The
closest picture I can find is the roundest leaf of these scented
geraniums, though my plant isn't a geranium (based on the flower
shape):

http://www.mastergardening.com/t11140.html

KC