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Purple flowers
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writes Subject: Purple flowers From: Norman Brooks Date: 19/07/2004 13:12 GMT Standard Time Message-id: Can anyone identify these flowers for me? They came in a mix from a greenhouse I bought. www.normanbrooks.co.uk Many thanks Lovely pictures and colour combinations btw Agreed Is it a verbena (bonensis?) I thought it looked more like a sea lavender - Limonium. Verbena is more of an umbel - a symmetrical umbrella shaped flower head not a long bent- over spike like these. -- Kay "Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river" |
Purple flowers
"Norman Brooks" wrote in message ... Can anyone identify these flowers for me? They came in a mix from a greenhouse I bought. www.normanbrooks.co.uk Many thanks ------------------- There are many similarities with some of the newer varieties of Limonium~ The 'New art shades' Cannot be sure. Best Wishes Brian. |
Purple flowers
"Norman Brooks" wrote in message ... Can anyone identify these flowers for me? They came in a mix from a greenhouse I bought. www.normanbrooks.co.uk Many thanks Try looking up Vipers Bugloss in a wild flower book. I think that is what it is. HTH Marina E. Sx. |
Purple flowers
Norman Brooks wrote:
Can anyone identify these flowers for me? They came in a mix from a greenhouse I bought. www.normanbrooks.co.uk Many thanks After much digging around on the web I came across a US web site, by the title of 'The Small farms Success Project'?? Fact sheet number 2 and 2a. The actual url is www.smallfarmsuccess.info. On the site is a description of a blue/lavender/mauve/white plant called Phacelia Tanacetifolia, it seems to fit the description well. It lists English common names as 'fiddleneck/tansy leaf/wild heliotrope and bee's friend to name but a few. Apparently very very attractive to bees. Many thanks to those who replied. |
Purple flowers
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reeserve.co.uk writes "Norman Brooks" wrote in message ... Can anyone identify these flowers for me? They came in a mix from a greenhouse I bought. www.normanbrooks.co.uk Many thanks Try looking up Vipers Bugloss in a wild flower book. I think that is what it is. Is the flower spike quite right? See http://www.first-nature.com/flowers/echium_vulgare.htm I agree with you the curling flower stem is very like a member of the borage/forget-me-not/comfrey family. -- Kay "Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river" |
Purple flowers
In article , AlisonAPg
writes Subject: Purple flowers From: Norman Brooks Date: 19/07/2004 13:12 GMT Standard Time Message-id: Can anyone identify these flowers for me? They came in a mix from a greenhouse I bought. www.normanbrooks.co.uk Many thanks Lovely pictures and colour combinations btw Agreed Is it a verbena (bonensis?) I thought it looked more like a sea lavender - Limonium. Verbena is more of an umbel - a symmetrical umbrella shaped flower head not a long bent- over spike like these. -- Kay "Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river" |
Purple flowers
"Norman Brooks" wrote in message ... Can anyone identify these flowers for me? They came in a mix from a greenhouse I bought. www.normanbrooks.co.uk Many thanks ------------------- There are many similarities with some of the newer varieties of Limonium~ The 'New art shades' Cannot be sure. Best Wishes Brian. |
Purple flowers
"Norman Brooks" wrote in message ... Can anyone identify these flowers for me? They came in a mix from a greenhouse I bought. www.normanbrooks.co.uk Many thanks Try looking up Vipers Bugloss in a wild flower book. I think that is what it is. HTH Marina E. Sx. |
Purple flowers
Norman Brooks wrote:
Can anyone identify these flowers for me? They came in a mix from a greenhouse I bought. www.normanbrooks.co.uk Many thanks After much digging around on the web I came across a US web site, by the title of 'The Small farms Success Project'?? Fact sheet number 2 and 2a. The actual url is www.smallfarmsuccess.info. On the site is a description of a blue/lavender/mauve/white plant called Phacelia Tanacetifolia, it seems to fit the description well. It lists English common names as 'fiddleneck/tansy leaf/wild heliotrope and bee's friend to name but a few. Apparently very very attractive to bees. Many thanks to those who replied. |
Purple flowers
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reeserve.co.uk writes "Norman Brooks" wrote in message ... Can anyone identify these flowers for me? They came in a mix from a greenhouse I bought. www.normanbrooks.co.uk Many thanks Try looking up Vipers Bugloss in a wild flower book. I think that is what it is. Is the flower spike quite right? See http://www.first-nature.com/flowers/echium_vulgare.htm I agree with you the curling flower stem is very like a member of the borage/forget-me-not/comfrey family. -- Kay "Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river" |
Purple flowers
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from Norman Brooks contains these words: Norman Brooks wrote: Can anyone identify these flowers for me? They came in a mix from a greenhouse I bought. www.normanbrooks.co.uk Many thanks After much digging around on the web I came across a US web site, by the title of 'The Small farms Success Project'?? Fact sheet number 2 and 2a. The actual url is www.smallfarmsuccess.info. On the site is a description of a blue/lavender/mauve/white plant called Phacelia Tanacetifolia, it seems to fit the description well. It lists English common names as 'fiddleneck/tansy leaf/wild heliotrope and bee's friend to name but a few. Apparently very very attractive to bees. Many thanks to those who replied. Yes, it is definitely Phacelia. This is sometimes used as a green manure. I used it last year and now I have it all over my vegetable beds. Still it's very pretty and bees do indeed love it. Janet G |
Purple flowers
In article , AlisonAPg
writes Subject: Purple flowers From: Norman Brooks Date: 19/07/2004 13:12 GMT Standard Time Message-id: Can anyone identify these flowers for me? They came in a mix from a greenhouse I bought. www.normanbrooks.co.uk Many thanks Lovely pictures and colour combinations btw Agreed Is it a verbena (bonensis?) I thought it looked more like a sea lavender - Limonium. Verbena is more of an umbel - a symmetrical umbrella shaped flower head not a long bent- over spike like these. -- Kay "Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river" |
Purple flowers
"Norman Brooks" wrote in message ... Can anyone identify these flowers for me? They came in a mix from a greenhouse I bought. www.normanbrooks.co.uk Many thanks ------------------- There are many similarities with some of the newer varieties of Limonium~ The 'New art shades' Cannot be sure. Best Wishes Brian. |
Purple flowers
"Norman Brooks" wrote in message ... Can anyone identify these flowers for me? They came in a mix from a greenhouse I bought. www.normanbrooks.co.uk Many thanks Try looking up Vipers Bugloss in a wild flower book. I think that is what it is. HTH Marina E. Sx. |
Purple flowers
Norman Brooks wrote:
Can anyone identify these flowers for me? They came in a mix from a greenhouse I bought. www.normanbrooks.co.uk Many thanks After much digging around on the web I came across a US web site, by the title of 'The Small farms Success Project'?? Fact sheet number 2 and 2a. The actual url is www.smallfarmsuccess.info. On the site is a description of a blue/lavender/mauve/white plant called Phacelia Tanacetifolia, it seems to fit the description well. It lists English common names as 'fiddleneck/tansy leaf/wild heliotrope and bee's friend to name but a few. Apparently very very attractive to bees. Many thanks to those who replied. |
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