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  • Cottage Garden flower ID?

    A couple of years ago I bought Cottage Garden Mixture from Poundstretcher. There is no indication on the packet re: what the seeds are. I've been able to identify quite a few of them however one has popped up which I think is really beautiful and I haven't been able to identify it.

    When I first saw it growing I thought the leaves looked like snap dragon but then when I saw the flower buds I thought it might be fuchsia. However now the buds have started to open I haven't a clue!

    Some of the seedlings got pricked out into small modules and some went into larger modules. The ones in small modules have grown to be quite spindling and droopy, whereas the ones in larger modules are much more strong and upright at about 40cm tall.

    One of the really good things about them is that they don't seem to be bothered by slugs which is a big plus point!

    Any ideas would be much appreciated.

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  • #2
    I think it's Godetia.
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    • #3
      Looks like Clarkia. My Dad loved them.
      Gardening requires a lot of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. Lou Erickson, critic and poet

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      • #4
        I would say clarkia too. Only grown them this year but mine are a spire type flower rather than one

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        • #5
          Thanks so much for the replies, I do think it's clarkia/godetia. It's amazing to see how many different varieties there are. Mine appears to be Clarkia unguiculata. Hopefully they will self-seed and I'll have more for next year

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          • #6
            Can anyone ID this little flower. It's vivid pink, not much foliage, and has appeared in a few shady places as well as in a north-facing gravel path. Sorry the photo isn't great, but it's about the size of an average dandelion.
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            • #7
              Scabious possibly a variety known as Kanuta. Can grow quite tall.
              Gardening requires a lot of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. Lou Erickson, critic and poet

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              • #8
                Thanks Roitelet, I think you're right! They're pretty little flowers, will try to save some seed.

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