Help us identify this plant!
August 10, 2009 5:52 AM   Subscribe

IdentifyPlantFilter: A new plant has sprung up in my Mother's rock garden this year. She loves it, but had no idea what it is! Can you help us identify it?

IdentifyPlantFilter: A new plant has sprung up in my Mother's rock garden this year. She loves it, but had no idea what it is! Can you help us identify it?

Characteristics:
Perennial
Tall
Silver somewhat fuzzy leaves
Spreads (in clumps) easily
Pink Flowers

I've upload a few photos of it over here on Flickr.
posted by pghjezebel to Home & Garden (5 answers total)
 
Lambs ear.
posted by TomMelee at 5:55 AM on August 10, 2009


Lamb's ear.
posted by nax at 6:01 AM on August 10, 2009


Best answer: I spent ages on the internet trying to figure out what these flowers were earlier this year.

And here they are--rose campion.
posted by dlugoczaj at 6:15 AM on August 10, 2009


Dlugoczaj is right - it's rose campion (Lychnis coronaria), not lamb's ear.
posted by shrabster at 6:19 AM on August 10, 2009


Response by poster: Wow that was fast, it's definitely Rose Campion! Thank you all!
posted by pghjezebel at 6:24 AM on August 10, 2009


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