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.
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.
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
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
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
posted by pghjezebel at 6:24 AM on August 10, 2009
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posted by TomMelee at 5:55 AM on August 10, 2009