Sunday, November 15, 2009

What kind of flowers are these?

Do you know what kind of flowers these are? Both of purple flowers and the white flowers. Thank you!!!





My sincerest apologies for the cheesy fading pictures. I couldn't find a better place to post the images. I think Yahoo should put a place to upload pictures when you ask questions...





http://img297.imageshack.us/slideshow/pl...

What kind of flowers are these?
A shot of the leaves would really help identify both of these flowers.





I think the purple flowers are Dames Rocket (Hesperis matronalis L.). Someone else suggested Garden Phlox, but the stamens in Phlox are not yellow/green.





The white flowers looks a bit like a snapdragon. Without seeing the back of the flower, and the size of the flower it's hard to tell.
Reply:The purple one looks just like Erysimum 'Bowles Mauve' (wallflower) to me:


http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/im...





The white one looks like Nemesia fruticans (a white form) or a new hybrid Nemesia, it's a little hard to tell from the picture but I'm pretty certain:


http://www.naturehills.com/product/compa...





Hope this helps.





EDIT: I agree with sailinshoes, it's hard to identify for certain without seeing the leaves. Hesperis and Snapdragon are good calls too.


I still do think that the purple one is Erysimum and not Hesperis because of 2 things: 1) Erysimum flowers up the stalk and once the flowers are spent, they drop and leave the tiny stem as is evident in your photo, 2) Erysimum has a yellow center and Hesperis does not.


In regards to the white one, I did ponder snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus) too-which it could very well be. I went with Nemesia because in the photo it looks like the flowers are more clustered and that is reminiscent of Nemesia. Snapdragons flower on a stalk.





Again, this is just my opinion. Seeing the foliage, more of the flower and measurement of the flower would help a lot. At any rate, you have some good answers to investigate further.
Reply:lavender: http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/vi...





Snap dragon: http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/vi...
Reply:you might want to post your pictures at UBC Botanical Garden. There are many plant experts there.





http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/forums...
Reply:Either its some kind of a clematis climbing plant


but if it's not some sort of a geranium mix. Best too look it up in an Encylopedia of Flowers.
Reply:Sorry, have old computer, couldnt download your pictures. Pity you couldnt describe them as well.
Reply:It looks like old fashioned phlox to me.
Reply:that looks like lavender.well if not i don't know


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