RE: Centaurea, Cephalaria, and Who-Knows-What
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- Subject: RE: Centaurea, Cephalaria, and Who-Knows-What
- From: "* D* <m*@teleport.com>
- Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 22:47:55 -0700
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Hi Don, Just read this message and I looked at the photos. My Cephalaria
gigantea flower is definitely like photo #2. I do not recognize photo #1.
I think what you have described as very finely divided foliage, 3 ft. tall
and with the creamy yellow scabiosa flower is Scabiosa ochroleuca rather
than Cephalaria gigantea. The 2 have identical flowers, but the foliage and
the height are very different. The Cephalaria foliage is large and coarsely
divided and the plant in bloom is 6-8'. I hope this helps.
Marilyn Dube'
Natural Design Plants
Hardy Perennials, Choice Tropicals
Portland, OR Zone 8b
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-perennials@mallorn.com [owner-perennials@mallorn.com] On
Behalf Of Don Martinson
Sent: Friday, July 23, 1999 8:35 AM
To: perennials@mallorn.com
Subject: Centaurea, Cephalaria, and Who-Knows-What
>Hi Susan, I am wondering if the above listed Centaurea gigantea could be
>Cephalaria gigantea.
Marilyn,
Well, now I'm confused (at least more than normal). I have blooming in my
yard, a plant that I had labeled Cephalaria gigantea. Photo at:
http://www.execpc.com/~llmen/unk4.jpg
However, from your description, C. gigantea is the following plant:
http://www.execpc.com/~llmen/cephgig.jpg (foliage very finely divided, my
plant ~3ft tall)
So what is the first one? The flowers are like Doronicum (which I know is
isn't) or Inula.
I still don't have an ID on the following from earlier in the week:
http://www.execpc.com~llmen/unk2.jpg
Any good ID experts out there?
Don
Don Martinson
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin (Milwaukee suburb)
USDA Zone 5 (-10 to -20F)
AHS Heat Zone #4, Map at:
( http://www.suite101.com/userfiles/79/hz1024.jpg )
l*@execpc.com
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