RE: Centaurea, Cephalaria, and Who-Knows-What
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- Subject: RE: Centaurea, Cephalaria, and Who-Knows-What
- From: "* S* <S*@Schwabe.com>
- Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 09:12:25 -0700
I would also add the cephalaria flowers is quite a bit larger than the
scabiosa. But quite similar, yes.
Susan Saxton, zone 6b
For mine is a little old-fashioned garden where the flowers come
together to praise the Lord and teach all who look upon them to do
likewise.
Celia Thaxter
I AM in shape. ROUND is a shape!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marilyn Dube [m*@teleport.com]
> Sent: Sunday, July 25, 1999 10:48 PM
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: RE: Centaurea, Cephalaria, and Who-Knows-What
>
>
> 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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