Need info on a couple of flowering plants in my yard
Also the purple flower in the 4th photo. Not close up but have had these before and have never been able to identify them. They bloom close to July 4, so I call them firecracker flowers. Long flat leaves, w/purple blossoms that look like a large firecracker burst. The blossoms are in a circle w/a center on them. I'll take better pix when/if they bloom this year.
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Douglas Hunt on Jun 14, 2013I believe your white flower is candytuft (Iberis sempervirens). From the description of the flower and leaf, I'd guess your blue flowers were either Stokesia or Centaurea.Helpful Reply
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Marianne on Jun 14, 2013I agree with Douglas...the white flowers look like candytuft. The blue flowers may be zigzag spiderwort or wideleaf spiderwort.Helpful Reply
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Terri Simandl on Jun 14, 2013I think I have those purple flowers also. Will check for your close up to see if they are the same. Mine came from my grandmotherHelpful Reply
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Nanci Burroughs on Jun 14, 2013CandytuftHelpful Reply
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Kris Lee on Jun 14, 2013It does indeed look like candytuft. The blue flowers are not a zigzag spiderwort nor the wide leaf variety. I will post pics as soon as it blooms. I love them and would like to have more of them in my yard. Thanks for your input.Helpful Reply
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CindyandGeorge Schaeffer on Jun 15, 2013This may be a silly question for Douglas Hunt but will candytuft grow in South FL or is it too hot here? By the way, my maiden name was Hunt.Helpful Reply
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Peg on Jun 15, 2013candytuft! I love how it mounds. I cut the dead flowers off to clean it up as it can look unsightly. Hard for me to see those blue flowers clearly. Need a close up shot.Helpful Reply
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Luella Eirsdottir on Jun 15, 2013I believe the purple flower is Centaurea (bachelor's buttons). The other is candytuft.Helpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Jun 16, 2013Cindy, the southern limit is usually listed as Zone 8, and I've never seen if offered here, so I suspect we're too hot. Do you have family from Kansas? That's where my father was from.Helpful Reply
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Kelly on Jun 16, 2013Could the purple flower be clustered bellflowers? There is a patch that grows along side a country road I frequently travel. From what I can see in this picture they look similar.Helpful Reply
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Kris Lee on Jul 04, 2013The blue/purple flowers are indeed Bachelors buttons. Thanks Luella, pretty good when you can't see the flower very well. I have attached some pics of them this year. Not too impressive. But also need info on the final flower to identify as well as what to do w/the candy tuft, since it seems to not be doing well this year.Helpful Reply
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