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Category Archives: flowers
Same Thing Old, Same Thing New
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A Plethora of Aliases
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Musk okra, aka abelmosk, ambrette seeds, annual hibiscus, Bamia Moschata, Galu Gasturi, muskdana, musk mallow, musk seeds, ornamental okra, rose mallow seeds, tropical jewel hibiscus, or Yorka okra. (Abelmoschus moschatus or Hibiscus abelmoschus Linn.)
Stripes
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Stairway to the Stars
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Coleus. I don’t know the species. I’m just getting interested in these plants. Buds are about a quarter-inch in size.
Pop … And It’s a Flower
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Balloon Flower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
‘Tis a Wise One, This Gent
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Gentian sage (Salvia patens), aka Spreading sage, Blue-flowered sage
CORRECTION: Last week, I misidentified the Something Bright flower. (It’s been a tough year for plant identification.) The flower is a cornflower or bachelor’s button (Centaurea cyanus), not coreopsis.
