Re: Unidentified plant

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• To: perennials@mallorn.com
• Subject: Re: Unidentified plant
• From: I* <I*@eosinc.com>
• Date: Thu, 11 Sep 1997 17:24:14 -0500
• References: <Pine.SGI.3.96.970911085241.14699A-100000@freenet.npiec.on.ca> <34185932.14EF@gte.net>

Liane Middleton wrote:
>
> This past spring, my stepfather gave me a division of a plant from his
> garden.  It has grown to over 5 feet and very bushy.  I put it in a tomato
> cage because everytime it rains, it completely flops over.  It flowered in
> late summer and is about to finish.  The bright pink flowers develop as
> spikes along the end of the stem.  The flowereing part seems to twist and
> corkscrew.  Does anyone know what this might be?
>
> Here's a helpful clue:  yesterday, while at the grocery store, I think I
> saw it on the cover of the latest Taunton's Fine Gardening magazine.  It's
> the pink one in the background.
>
> Thanks for any help.
> Liane


Sounds a lot like Lythrum to me.  

Karima
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• Unidentified plant
• From: Liane Middleton <lmiddlet@freenet.npiec.on.ca>
• Re: Unidentified plant
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