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Blue Flowers Speckled Foliage Must Be Pulmonaria

May 4, 2009 by
Pulmonaria

Pulmonaria

Ask the Expert: What is this plant – it is a perennial flowers on the same plant are pink and then blue, leaves have whitish spots and are about 1″ long. It’s a very small, compact plant. Nadya

Reply:
What you have is Pulmonaria sometimes called Lungwort. Depending on the exact species within this genus, the plants can be perennial in zones 2-8. Most species are perennial in zones 5-8. Just a guess – but I think you have Pulmonaria saccharata which is hardy in zone 4-8. This plant likes shade or partial shade conditions with humus rich, moist but well-drained soil. It is often the first perennial to bloom in late winter or in the spring.

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Cup Plant Cup Flower What Is This Plant?

April 24, 2009 by Leave a Comment

Ask the Expert: need the name of plant/patio type nurseryman in southeast Texas called this plant a cup plant but I don’t believe this is correct. Plant height is around 16″ mature, has a woody, branching habit, and bears white or yellow flowers resembling a small 1 1/2 inch primrose or potentilla flower. the leaves are dark green and are very similar to a penta. I was told it will propagate via harvested seed. Donna

Reply:

Cup Plant Silphium perfoliatum

Cup Plant Silphium perfoliatum

I think you are probably right it doesn’t sound like cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum) which is shown to the right. I found a picture of cup plant on the Connecticut Botanical Society website. and its minimum height is 4ft.

It could be a form of Nierembergia which is sometimes called cup flower.  However, the white flowering ones don’t grow that tall.  Do you have a picture of the plant? I could probably make an identification from the picture.

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Pink Flowers And ESP

April 1, 2009 by 2 Comments

Ask the Expert: I can’t remember what the name of the plant was…
Last year I bought two plants from Lowes. I absolutely fell in love with them. Very low maintenance, did well in direct sun-light and bloomed spring, summer and all fall. They had only 1-3 flowers per plant at a time, and were pink. The flower itself ranged approximately 4-6 inches in diameter. The base and leaves was all green. They were a foot tall, maybe a little more. I want them again for my flower bed but I have no idea what they were called. Can you help please? Thanks. Holly

Reply:

I assume that you don’t have a picture of this plant. So I will have to use my ESP to determine what this plant is. Just a little joke. There are several flowers that fit that description. Based on the blooms size and the amount of blooms, two flowers immediately pop to mind – gerberas and hibiscus.

Gerbera

Gerbera

Pink Hibiscus

Pink Hibiscus

Do either of these flowers look like your flower? If not I’ll Keep trying until we find out what it is.

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What Is The Blue Flower Perennial?

March 20, 2009 by Leave a Comment

Ask the Expert: Flower ID

Blue Linum

Blue Linum

A few years back, I purchased a mess of flower seeds..perennials I believe. The flower pictured was among them. I cannot find what it is anywhere, and I really enjoy them and would like to find more seeds. I hope you can help me out.
Thanks!
Sincerely,
Connie Reffitt

Reply:

It looks to me that you have Linum perenne also known as perennial flax.  The most common is a cultivar called Blue Saphir.   I would try your local garden center first.  They may have the plants already up and ready to plant in the ground or they may carry seed packets of blue flax.  You could also try garden seed companies online.  We sell Ferry Morse Seed at our garden center and I know that they carry blue flax seed.

Good luck!

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What Is This Early Blooming Blue Flower

March 12, 2009 by 1 Comment

Ask the Expert: Plant Identification

Scilla siberica

Scilla siberica

Scilla siberica

Scilla siberica

This plant has come up in my flower bed, and I do not know what it is.  I thought it might be a type of wild crocus, but I honestly have no idea.  I was curious if someone could identify it.  I live in Eastern Tennessee.  The first photo shows the blooms fairly well, although they are a much darker purple.  The second shows the leave structure (albeit with blurry flowers).  Gina

Reply:

I immediately thought of two plants when I saw the pcitures – Scilla siberica or Chinonodoxa which are related.  I believe it is the Scilla siberica since the blooms tend to point downward.  The Chinonodoxa tend to face straight on.

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What Is This Orange Flower Blooming On San Juan Island Washington?

January 9, 2009 by Leave a Comment

Ask the Expert: Can someone please identify this flower?

Eschscholzia californica

Eschscholzia californica

I’m trying to identify the orange flower in the foreground of the attached picture. These were all over the place on San Juan Island, Washington, US. This picture was taken in September 2008. Jason

Reply:

Jason,

I’m fairly certain that this wildflower is a form of Eschscholzia californica or commonly called California Poppy. Although it is the state flower of California it can be found from western Washington State south to Baja California, and east to western Texas.

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What IS This Dried Flower?

December 11, 2008 by 2 Comments

Ask the Expert: help identify a dried flower

My mother whom is now passed away got these flowers in a dried arrangement years ago. I was wondering what kind of flower is this? I’ve been searching for sometime now, any help is greatly appreciated. A photo is attached for your consideration.
Thank you,
Jennifer Nutter

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What Are These Beautiful Pendant Style Red Blooms

November 12, 2008 by 4 Comments

Ask the Expert: What type of plant is this?
Photo taken at Royal Botanical Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland
Frank

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Chile Lantern Tree

Fuchsia

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Blackberry Lily Is Iris Cousin

November 3, 2008 by 1 Comment

Ask the Expert: what is this plant It has a rhizome, like an iris, about 40 -45cm high. very beautiful. Jackie

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Belamcanda - Blackberry Lily

Belamcanda - Blackberry Lily

Leopard lily

Leopard lily

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Chilli Pod Looking Red Flower is an Anthurium

October 28, 2008 by 2 Comments

Ask the Expert: Do you know what the plant I describe is?

Have a small plant that was originally part of an arrangement.  Has been replanted into its own pot.  Grows slowly.  Had for a few years. This year October it started to grow a few (3 or 4 so far) red pod like “flowers” for lack of a better word.  The leaves are grass green and large. It looks like each one is on a separate stem like a shrub. The pods looks like a rolled up bigger flower more than like a chili pod, but are bright red. Kinda open in the back of each pod. Stems are thick.   What do I have? Joanne

Anthurium

Anthurium

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