Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
ID requested for pink flower in garden
This flower is coming up in early summer in a warm temperate garden.
http://www.box.net/shared/static/gdzf2ncm01.jpg Can anybody give me a lead to its ID? I can't even begin to recognise the family. |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
ID requested for pink flower in garden
In message , Richard Wright
writes This flower is coming up in early summer in a warm temperate garden. http://www.box.net/shared/static/gdzf2ncm01.jpg Can anybody give me a lead to its ID? I can't even begin to recognise the family. This may well be a false lead, but what comes to mind is Impatiens (Balsaminaceae). -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
ID requested for pink flower in garden
"Richard Wright" wrote in message
... This flower is coming up in early summer in a warm temperate garden. http://www.box.net/shared/static/gdzf2ncm01.jpg Can anybody give me a lead to its ID? I can't even begin to recognise the family. The family is Onagraceae, I'm reasonably sure. Might it be a low-growing Oenothera species? The flower in the photo appears abnormal or "semi-double", with a few extra petallike organs. After googling for images, this one looks fairly close: http://www.robsplants.com/plants/OenotKunth.php cheers |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
ID requested for pink flower in garden
"mel turner" wrote in news:fi4oc0$4ap$1
@gargoyle.oit.duke.edu: "Richard Wright" wrote in message ... This flower is coming up in early summer in a warm temperate garden. http://www.box.net/shared/static/gdzf2ncm01.jpg Can anybody give me a lead to its ID? I can't even begin to recognise the family. The family is Onagraceae, I'm reasonably sure. Might it be a low-growing Oenothera species? The flower in the photo appears abnormal or "semi-double", with a few extra petallike organs. After googling for images, this one looks fairly close: http://www.robsplants.com/plants/OenotKunth.php cheers I agree with Onagraceae, but not Oenothera, the hypanthium is shorter than most of the other white or pink Oenotheras. I suspect that it might be a hybrid between an Epilobium and an Oenothera, or perhaps Clarkia. Since we don't know where the warm temperate garden is, we may never become sure. Sean -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
ID requested for pink flower in garden
"Sean Houtman" wrote in message
... "mel turner" wrote in news:fi4oc0$4ap$1 @gargoyle.oit.duke.edu: "Richard Wright" wrote in message ... This flower is coming up in early summer in a warm temperate garden. http://www.box.net/shared/static/gdzf2ncm01.jpg Can anybody give me a lead to its ID? I can't even begin to recognise the family. The family is Onagraceae, I'm reasonably sure. Might it be a low-growing Oenothera species? The flower in the photo appears abnormal or "semi-double", with a few extra petallike organs. After googling for images, this one looks fairly close: http://www.robsplants.com/plants/OenotKunth.php I agree with Onagraceae, but not Oenothera, the hypanthium is shorter than most of the other white or pink Oenotheras. I suspect that it might be a hybrid between an Epilobium and an Oenothera, or perhaps Clarkia. Since we don't know where the warm temperate garden is, we may never become sure. Thanks for the suggestion. How about _Clarkia amoena_, aka "Godetia"? It's widely cultivated, apparently includes numerous horticultural forms of various colors, and also includes double-flowered cultivars, which may explain the irregularity of the flower in the photo: http://images.google.com/images?q=godetia http://images.google.com/images?svnu...rkia+amoena%22 http://www.google.com/search?q=godetia http://www.google.com/search?q=%22clarkia+amoena%22 cheers |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
ID requested for pink flower in garden
"mel turner" wrote in
: "Sean Houtman" wrote in message ... "mel turner" wrote in news:fi4oc0$4ap$1 @gargoyle.oit.duke.edu: "Richard Wright" wrote in message ... This flower is coming up in early summer in a warm temperate garden. http://www.box.net/shared/static/gdzf2ncm01.jpg Can anybody give me a lead to its ID? I can't even begin to recognise the family. The family is Onagraceae, I'm reasonably sure. Might it be a low-growing Oenothera species? The flower in the photo appears abnormal or "semi-double", with a few extra petallike organs. After googling for images, this one looks fairly close: http://www.robsplants.com/plants/OenotKunth.php I agree with Onagraceae, but not Oenothera, the hypanthium is shorter than most of the other white or pink Oenotheras. I suspect that it might be a hybrid between an Epilobium and an Oenothera, or perhaps Clarkia. Since we don't know where the warm temperate garden is, we may never become sure. Thanks for the suggestion. How about _Clarkia amoena_, aka "Godetia"? It's widely cultivated, apparently includes numerous horticultural forms of various colors, and also includes double-flowered cultivars, which may explain the irregularity of the flower in the photo: http://images.google.com/images?q=godetia http://images.google.com/images?svnu...rkia+amoena%22 http://www.google.com/search?q=godetia http://www.google.com/search?q=%22clarkia+amoena%22 cheers Clarkia amoena is also called "farewell to spring" which matches the posted flowering date, and Clarkias often have clawed petals, as the photo provided does. Sean -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
ID requested for pink flower in garden
On Fri, 23 Nov 2007 06:06:21 +1100, Richard Wright
wrote: This flower is coming up in early summer in a warm temperate garden. http://www.box.net/shared/static/gdzf2ncm01.jpg Can anybody give me a lead to its ID? I can't even begin to recognise the family. Thanks everyone for those leads. I ended up with Clarkia unguiculata. I can't fault the photo at http://www.birdmom.net/WildflowersOr...gant,DblCU.jpg |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
ID requested for pink flower in garden
"Richard Wright" wrote in message
... On Fri, 23 Nov 2007 06:06:21 +1100, Richard Wright wrote: This flower is coming up in early summer in a warm temperate garden. http://www.box.net/shared/static/gdzf2ncm01.jpg Can anybody give me a lead to its ID? I can't even begin to recognise the family. Thanks everyone for those leads. I ended up with Clarkia unguiculata. I can't fault the photo at http://www.birdmom.net/WildflowersOr...gant,DblCU.jpg And C. unguiculata also has double-flowered variants as in your original photo: http://www.birdmom.net/wildflowerspurple.html http://www.birdmom.net/WildflowersPu...ant,Dblvar.jpg http://www.birdmom.net/WildflowersPi...,DblPinkCU.jpg Oops, I see that's the same site you found, and your image from it is also of a double flower. Nevermind. cheers |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|