Can anyone identify these pretty pink flowers?
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Rosi McCoy
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A neighbor gave me these pretty flowers. She thought they were Poppies but I couldn't find any pink Poppies that looked them. Can anyone identify and help with planting/growing tips? Thanks so much.
These are wildflowers in Texas. We always called them buttercups.
they look like morning glories to me. they come in many colors
I've known them as Missouri primrose. They will spread easily and come back every year.
they not not morning glories for sure. I agree with the Missouri primrose
Primroses
Yes primrose. I was thinking "evening" primrose. Very hardy, and yes will spread unless contained.
Primrose
This is evening primrose. See this link.. https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=oesp2
My mother-in-law grows them and says she was told they are wild geraniums.
Awesome! That is even better! Now I am even more excited by this gifted plant. Thank you.
They look like moon flowers.
Definitely Primrose
Very similar to a poppy mallow
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Maybebuttercups?
Mary,, Idaho
Maybe a Moss Rose ?
Mexican Primrose
We call those "Buttercups" in Texas.
Oenothera speciosa is a species of evening primrose known by several common names, including pinkladies, pink evening primrose, showy evening primrose, Mexican primrose, and amapola. It is self seeding and can be invasive. Likes well drained soil and is drought tolerant. Enjoys full sun, partial sun and partial shade. Will bloom from spring until early autumn. It is often referred to as being a buttercup, however it is not in the buttercup family therefore it is not a true buttercup.
We do call them Buttercups in Texas....but Carrie Davis is right. They grow wild here and cover the pastures along the highways with a sea of pink. They bloom just after our famous Blue Bonnets and before our Paint Brushes and Indian blankets. On a side note I was in Greece three years ago and our bus stopped on a corner....there were Evening Primrose growing in a bucket! I took a photo so people would believe me.