Re: Mystery plant
- To: perennials@lorien.mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Mystery plant
- From: D* M* <d*@post.its.mcw.edu>
- Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 11:34:20 -0600
>I am hoping that someone out there in perennial land can help me put a
>name to a mystery plant.....
>It looks like a coneflower of come kind. Same height and structure, big
>seedheads. But the petals are a crimson red in the center (around the
>seedhead), changing to a sunset orange and then to bright golden as the
>petals flare out.
>
>Can anyone put a name to this for me??
Hmmm. If it weren't for the height descrepancy, I would have said it sounds
like a Gaillardia. However, consulting my Wyman's Gardening Encyclopedia,
I see that G. aristata (Common Blanket-flower) is listed has having a
height of 2-3 ft. Personally, I've never seen one that tall - all the
cultivars available around here are usually less than 1 ft. Sounds
impressive. Can you get any seeds? :)
Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
d*@post.its.mcw.edu
"Existing order thrives upon ignorance and lies.
Objective truth and individual reason are feared above all."
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