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Palustris

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White flowered cushion plant
« on: September 24, 2013, 09:06:48 PM »
Been meaning to ask what this is for a while. Makes a nice green cushion of soft leaves and flowers around now about 9 inches tall, flowers about 1/2 inch in diameter.

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Re: White flowered cushion plant
« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2013, 10:52:57 PM »
 With that thin, pointed foliage.....Gypsophila tenuifolia ?
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Re: White flowered cushion plant
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2013, 09:05:31 AM »
Flowers certainly look like a Gypsophila

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Re: White flowered cushion plant
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2013, 09:30:35 AM »
With that thin, pointed foliage.....Gypsophila tenuifolia ?
I'd agree with the boss lady! ;D
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Re: White flowered cushion plant
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2013, 10:44:02 AM »
Entirely possible. Thanks.
That makes this a Gypsophila too then.............repens?

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Re: White flowered cushion plant
« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2013, 10:56:23 AM »
Feeling really impressed today that I have been promoted from dogsbody to boss lady  :D ::)
I suppose the pay scale remains the same?

Bit hard to tell from your photo, Eric, but G. repens seems likely -  pretty things, aren't they?

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Re: White flowered cushion plant
« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2013, 11:56:26 AM »
For some reason the camera will not focus on the leaves which is what one would need to see I suppose. This is a much more open plant rather than a cushion. The leaves are also much wder (like 1/4 of an inch at the widest) and dark green.
I have another Gypsophila,which is different again, but no picture as it did not flower this year. Normally seeds itself around too.
Wish  labels did not disappear, it would make life a lot easier.
Glad the seeds arrived. I sow ours in early Spring.

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Re: White flowered cushion plant
« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2013, 12:07:31 PM »
Dark green leaves ?  Mmmm, I associate white repens with a more blue-grey leaf...... :-\
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