Re: Mystery flower

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From:  Jane Reese <jreese@silcom.com>
Reply-To:  jreese@silcom.com
To:  gardenguru@yahoo.com
CC:  doobieous@yahoo.com, medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
Subject:  Re: Mystery flower
Date:  Fri, 16 Jun 2006 16:39:53 -0700
>Depending on the size of the flower it could be Cistanthe
>grandiflora, a succulent from Chili that has an extremely long
>inflorescense with a one a day flower that is about 3 inches in
>diameter and mind-blowing magenta in color.  Mine (in a 6" pot)
>currently has 3 flower spikes over 3 feet long waving in the breeze
>with a flower each.
>
>It used to be called Calandrina grandiflora.
>
>See:  http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/108213/
>
>Jane
>On Jun 15, 2006, at 8:55 PM, Joe Seals wrote:
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>>Barry:
>> 
>>Looks like Geranium incanum, one of our most assertive of
>>Geraniums.  This one's from South Africa.  Bears fine grayish
>>foliage.  Creeps (rooting where it toouches ground) and climbs
>>(into shrubbery).
>> 
>>Joe
>>
>>Doobieous <doobieous@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>While on break today, I was walking around and noticed
>>>the following flower poking up through a hedge of
>>>evergreen currant (Ribes viburnifolium):
>>>
>>>http://madya-as.com/files/photos/flower.jpg
>>>
>>>Except, I have no idea what this flower is. There were
>>>about 15 to 20 others standing above the hedge (the
>>>flowers obviously sprung up after it was clipped). I
>>>didn't see it elsewhere and away from that hedge. I've
>>>never seen it before, but it was striking in its
>>>blue/purple/pink tones. Anyone have a clue?
>>>
>>>The location is Seaside, California, which is the next
>>>town north of Monterey.
>>>
>>>Barry
>>>Zone 9
>>>Sunset 17
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Joe Seals
>>Santa Maria, California --
>>where the weather is always perfect
>>and my NEW garden will soon be blooming and full of birds and
>>butterflies