Flower Identification
Hi all
Is there a general flower identification guide that anyone could recommend - preferably online ? I have tried google but seem to get lots of wild flowers and others which seem limited in scope ? I am trying to identify a pinkish/purple flower, supeficially the shape of a poppy, five petals to the fore, 4 just behind, giving 9 in total. The petals are just over 2 inches in diameter, have a green central button surrounded by numerous yellow err (anthers ?). They grown to between 4 and 5 foot high, on a thin, cylindical, rigid, wire-like stem. The leaves vary a lot in size, but the biggest are 6 or 7 inches across and shaped like a Maple leaf. They are in flower at the moment - and have been for a few weeks or more. many thanks lol |
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writes Hi all Is there a general flower identification guide that anyone could recommend - preferably online ? I have tried google but seem to get lots of wild flowers and others which seem limited in scope ? I am trying to identify a pinkish/purple flower, supeficially the shape of a poppy, five petals to the fore, 4 just behind, giving 9 in total. The petals are just over 2 inches in diameter, have a green central button surrounded by numerous yellow err (anthers ?). They grown to between 4 and 5 foot high, on a thin, cylindical, rigid, wire-like stem. The leaves vary a lot in size, but the biggest are 6 or 7 inches across and shaped like a Maple leaf. They are in flower at the moment - and have been for a few weeks or more. many thanks lol It doesn't sound much like a poppy to me, but similarity is in the eye of the beholder. 9 petals is not a common number - 5 petals and 4 sepals (perhaps petaloid) would be more common (the standard eudicot pattern is 5 petals and 5 sepals). I wondering if your plant is a composite (daisy) of some description, with the 9 "petals" being ligulate (ray) flowers and the "button" being the disc of tubular (disc) flowers. However no particular composite comes to mind matching that description. -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
On 30/8/05 17:10, in article
, "Lol" wrote: Hi all Is there a general flower identification guide that anyone could recommend - preferably online ? I have tried google but seem to get lots of wild flowers and others which seem limited in scope ? I am trying to identify a pinkish/purple flower, supeficially the shape of a poppy, five petals to the fore, 4 just behind, giving 9 in total. The petals are just over 2 inches in diameter, have a green central button surrounded by numerous yellow err (anthers ?). They grown to between 4 and 5 foot high, on a thin, cylindical, rigid, wire-like stem. The leaves vary a lot in size, but the biggest are 6 or 7 inches across and shaped like a Maple leaf. They are in flower at the moment - and have been for a few weeks or more. Are you by any chance growing Dahlia imperialis or D. excelsa? It doesn't really match but....just a thought. OTOH, what about Japanese anemone - Anemone hupehensis? -- Sacha (remove the weeds for email) |
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-snip- OTOH, what about Japanese anemone - Anemone hupehensis? -- well done !! Just checked google images and that is exactly what it is - thank-you Not quite sure what the reference to 'September Charm' is though ? regards lol |
On 30/8/05 20:12, in article
, "Lol" wrote: Sacha wrote .... -snip- OTOH, what about Japanese anemone - Anemone hupehensis? -- well done !! Just checked google images and that is exactly what it is - thank-you Not quite sure what the reference to 'September Charm' is though ? Just the name of the variety, I think. They're lovely things and bring a welcome new flowering to late summer. I particularly like the white ones because they glow in the evening light. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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