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Identification: Plant - big, deep purple flowers, flowering now.
On Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:44:10 +0100, Stewart Robert Hinsley
wrote: In message , Cheryl Isaak writes On 8/13/09 8:44 AM, in article , " wrote: On Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:37:59 -0400, Cheryl Isaak wrote: On 8/12/09 7:38 PM, in article , " wrote: On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:54:45 -0700 (PDT), mleblanca wrote: On Aug 12, 8:17 am, judybby wrote: I was visiting a public garden last weekend and came across this beautiful plant/shrub. Could you help me identify what it is? It is in flower now and I'd love to have more colour in my garden at this time of year (mid August). Description: Plant/shrub 4-5 foot tall and 2 foot wide. Flowering now. Deep purple flower heads reminding me of a pinepple sage flowerhead in shape, but not colour or size. Deep glossy green leaves. 2 photos are here.http://tinyurl.com/l89ahs I've had a look in my books and through a plant search on Crocus, but no avail. Thanks in advance from a keen amateur. Judith -- judybby Judy Although the blooms look deep blue to me it could be one of the Salvia guaranitica varieties There are several: Argentine Skies, Black and Blue, Blue Ensign, Purple Ensign google Salvia guaranitica and you will find several photos to compare. Emilie It looks like asiatic daylily to me. They're in full bloom in middle TN right now. I'm going by the second picture. Kate - could be wrong Daylilies are not blue - and the leaves are all wrong This is the plant I think of as an asiatic daylily http://tinyurl.com/nou6jn That's a spiderwort - not a lily of any sort. Daylilies are hemorcallis. It's arguable as to whether that is a spiderwort, spiderwort is commonly understood as Tradescantia which has actinomorphic flowers, rather than the zygomorphic flowers shown. The plant shown is probably Commelina communis, which goes by the name oriental day*flower*. (Wikipedia is our friend.) For ease of googling, I'll mention that day-lilies are Hemerocallis. C Thanks, Stewart. That is what I was thinking of. Somehow dayflower and daylily got crossed in my brain. Kate |
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