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Palustris
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January 30, 2011, 12:59:21 PM »
I just cannot even give a name of any description to this.
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January 30, 2011, 01:07:36 PM »
Maybe a Polygala of some sort?
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Margaret Young in Aberdeen, North East Scotland Zone 7 -ish!
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January 30, 2011, 01:35:04 PM »
Sounds right, but cannot find one with this colour flowers, just yet.
Thanks.
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January 30, 2011, 01:53:15 PM »
It is a very pale pink, isn't it? Is there that much variation in the colour of
Polygala vulgaris
, perhaps?
The flower heads are quite chunky, though.
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Margaret Young in Aberdeen, North East Scotland Zone 7 -ish!
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January 30, 2011, 02:00:07 PM »
Also, what about pink variation of
P. alpina
?
Not tall enough for
P. major
I don't think..........
http://zrehacek.myplus.org/os/obrP/Polygala_major.jpg
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Margaret Young in Aberdeen, North East Scotland Zone 7 -ish!
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January 30, 2011, 02:51:40 PM »
Oh for the speed of Broadband!
All the Images of Polygala of various species I have managed to view so far do not seem to have the pink/blue? centre to the flower. They all seem to be either orange, red or yellow. Thanks again.
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January 30, 2011, 04:16:58 PM »
Can't see the flowers too well from the photo but could it be a Cardamine species?
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January 30, 2011, 04:41:48 PM »
Hmmm, rather hard to tell as the image is small, hard to see the floral detail. Here is an enlarged photo where I tried to extrapolate-enhance the photo, possibly to help make an ID. I thought Polygala at first too, but maybe a Lychnis?
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Mark McDonough
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January 30, 2011, 06:05:07 PM »
Never grown any Cardamine (knowingly) nor any Lychnis except the extremely bright orange one ?arkwrightii?
Wonder if it is Polygala 'Susan's Blush?
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January 30, 2011, 06:16:21 PM »
Aha, with the enlarged zoomed-in photo, I can see the fringed lip to the flowers, most definitely a Polygala. I'm not familiar with the cultivar 'Susan's Blush', but it looks pretty.
Found a link listing Polygala calcarea 'Susan's Blush', but can't find a photo.
http://fichas.infojardin.com/variedades/p/polygala-calcarea.htm
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January 30, 2011, 06:56:42 PM »
If 'Susan's Blush' is a
P. calcarea
form then this pink seems a likely candidate. can't say I've seen it but I like it.
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Margaret Young in Aberdeen, North East Scotland Zone 7 -ish!
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