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Found this little beauty in my front flower bed. I have no idea what its called, but it sure looks nice.
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Found this little beauty in my front flower bed. I have no idea what its called, but it sure looks nice.
I know what that is....its a cross between a marijuana plant and a violet.:D
Cornflower by the looks of this... Centaurea Montana
http://www.anyware.co.uk/gardening/i...cornflower.jpg
I like cornflowers. :)
Did you know that Cornflowers can be eaten? Apparently they taste like cloves!
Nice picture; good contrast.
I had to tweak it a bit, origional is not as vivid, but I think that is due to the macro zoom I used as other pictures turn out nice.Quote:
Originally posted by A+Tech
Nice picture; good contrast.
Taken with a HP photosmart 812
Where is that planted? Inside I assume. It does not look like the type of plant I would expect to find in your zone.Quote:
Originally posted by Damned Angel
I had to tweak it a bit, origional is not as vivid, but I think that is due to the macro zoom I used as other pictures turn out nice.
Taken with a HP photosmart 812
outside, front yard with full sun.
I havn't had time to look any info up on it since finding out the name. What zone is it most common to?
Believe me when I say that looks nothing like a 'pot' plant ! ;) :DQuote:
Originally posted by Orangeman
I know what that is....its a cross between a marijuana plant and a violet.:D
[begin moan] But Mr Damned Angel you should 'know' better about huge images .... some poor souls only have dial up ! :p - it took 'forever' even on 'cheapie' broadband to resolve ... [end moan]
I found this information in "The American Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Garden Plants". If you are serious about flower gardening, this book is a must have. Okay, enough with the plug, here's an excerpt:
Centaurea Montana (Mountain Bluet). Rhizomatous, mat-forming perenial with ovate to broadly lance-shaped, entire to pinnatifid, sometimes slightly toothed, mid-green leaves, 2.5" (6 cm) long, wooly beneath, with densely wooly stems. Blue flowerheads, 2" (5 cm) across, with reddish violet florets, open from late spring to mid-summer. Often needs staking. Self-seeds readily. To 18" (45 cm) tall. Plant 24" (60 cm) apart. Common in mountains of central Europe. Needs zones 3-8. Requires moist but well-drained soil in sun or partial shade.
You are in zone 3.
Quit your moanin', I think it was proper to post a large picture. It was a beautiful picture, and I am sure some people have saved a copy of it for a desktop or something...Quote:
Originally posted by confus-ed
Believe me when I say that looks nothing like a 'pot' plant ! ;) :D
[begin moan] But Mr Damned Angel you should 'know' better about huge images .... some poor souls only have dial up ! :p - it took 'forever' even on 'cheapie' broadband to resolve ... [end moan]
I resized it down to 800x600 for you dial up users. I could have left it at its origional size, but that was a 976kb image (2272x1712)
If anyone wants the origional, pm me with your e-mail address