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Plant ID please Digi 07-31-2008
Posted by Billy on August 1, 2008, 2:18 am
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> > Hi I am new to the forum and I have just moved to a new house and was
> > wondering if you could help me ID this plant please ?
> >
> > [image:http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee263/Digi_photo/1aplant1_742x600.
> > jpg]
> >
> > If I have posted this in the wrong place I am sorry and please feel
> > free to move the thread,
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Digi.
> >
> > --
> > Digi
>
> It looks rather like Jupiter's Beard aka Red Valerian. Centranthus
> ruber.

You can see my Red Valerian for comparison.
http://tinypic.com/usermedia.php?uo=YjOzMSMiLAHifoCGuBX4sg%3D%3D

> Without leaf closeup as Cheryl says, it is difficult to say for sure,
> but the
> foliage looks almost right from what I can see.
> Toni, the flowers don't look quite right for Pentas, which have very
> precise
> 5 petalled "stars" if I remember correctly?
>
> Emilie
> NorCal
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Posted by Pat Kiewicz on August 1, 2008, 6:23 am
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 mleblanca said:
>
>
>> Hi I am new to the forum and I have just moved to a new house and
was
>> wondering if you could help me ID this plant please ?
>>
>>
[image:http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee263/Digi_photo/1aplant1_74
2x600.jpg]

>
>It looks rather like Jupiter's Beard aka Red Valerian. Centranthus
>ruber.
>Without leaf closeup as Cheryl says, it is difficult to say for sure,
>but the
>foliage looks almost right from what I can see.

I second this ID.

--
Pat in Plymouth MI ('someplace.net' is comcast)

After enlightenment, the laundry.


Posted by Cheryl Isaak on August 1, 2008, 9:20 am
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On 8/1/08 6:23 AM, in article
20080801-102350.125.0@Pat-Kiewicz.newsgroups.comcast.net, "Pat Kiewicz"

> mleblanca said:
>>
>>
>>> Hi I am new to the forum and I have just moved to a new house and
> was
>>> wondering if you could help me ID this plant please ?
>>>
>>>
> [image:http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee263/Digi_photo/1aplant1_74
> 2x600.jpg]
>
>>
>> It looks rather like Jupiter's Beard aka Red Valerian. Centranthus
>> ruber.
>> Without leaf closeup as Cheryl says, it is difficult to say for sure,
>> but the
>> foliage looks almost right from what I can see.
>
> I second this ID.

That was my first thought as well.

Cheryl


Posted by mleblanca on August 1, 2008, 11:05 pm
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> mleblanca said:
>
> >> Hi I am new to the forum and I have just moved to a new house and
> was
> >> wondering if you could help me ID this plant please ?
>
> [image:http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee263/Digi_photo/1aplant1_74
> 2x600.jpg]
>
>
>
> >It looks rather like Jupiter's Beard aka Red Valerian. Centranthus
> >ruber.
> >Without leaf closeup as Cheryl says, it is difficult to say for sure,
> >but the
> >foliage looks almost right from what I can see.
>
> I second this ID.
>
> --
> Pat in Plymouth MI ('someplace.net' is comcast)
>
> After enlightenment, the laundry.

You will want to keep the old flowers deadheaded as it can produce
a profusion of seedlings.
It's a great plant to attract Butterflies!
Emilie

Posted by Cheryl Isaak on August 2, 2008, 9:27 am
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On 8/1/08 11:05 PM, in article
1faadc5c-c1e1-4f6d-86b9-ce025414aed6@1g2000pre.googlegroups.com, "mleblanca"

>> mleblanca said:
>>
>>>> Hi I am new to the forum and I have just moved to a new house and
>> was
>>>> wondering if you could help me ID this plant please ?
>>
>> [image:http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee263/Digi_photo/1aplant1_74
>> 2x600.jpg]
>>
>>
>>
>>> It looks rather like Jupiter's Beard aka Red Valerian. Centranthus
>>> ruber.
>>> Without leaf closeup as Cheryl says, it is difficult to say for sure,
>>> but the
>>> foliage looks almost right from what I can see.
>>
>> I second this ID.
>>
>> --
>> Pat in Plymouth MI ('someplace.net' is comcast)
>>
>> After enlightenment, the laundry.
>
> You will want to keep the old flowers deadheaded as it can produce
> a profusion of seedlings.
> It's a great plant to attract Butterflies!
> Emilie


I had a second thought - could it be one of the "Feelings" phlox - the red
cultivar?

Cheryl


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