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Post by kedigato on Sept 27, 2009 14:11:57 GMT
Creeping plant down on the beach -  |
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Post by DAG on Sept 27, 2009 15:58:44 GMT
Beautiful colours!  |
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Post by linda on Sept 28, 2009 6:37:18 GMT
kedi how lovely love that shade of purple and mauve super |
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Post by pete on Dec 13, 2009 14:58:42 GMT
Interesting Kedi.
Whats it called?
Do you have any pics with the flower open?
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Post by kedigato on Dec 14, 2009 7:12:48 GMT
Thanks Pete. No, I don't think I had a name for it, but here is a pic of one taken last spring in Florida.  You might enjoy looking at these slideshows, pics all taken in Florida last spring. I didn't take many this autumn, too busy working on the house over there.  Just found a close-up of the flower, plus put it in another slideshow -   |
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Post by DAG on Dec 14, 2009 9:16:40 GMT
Oh, that is a beauty! |
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Post by pete on Dec 14, 2009 20:18:59 GMT
Thanks Kedi.
I had a suspicion it might be some kind of morning glory.
Growing in pure sand perhaps?
But now you've posed the question, what is the red flower on the beach? ;D
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Post by kedigato on Dec 15, 2009 20:29:27 GMT
Thanks DAG and Pete, and yes, it was growing in pure sand.
Ha-ha, gotcha there, Pete, as I am sure the red flower is a type of Echinacea, correct?
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Post by pete on Dec 16, 2009 21:22:25 GMT
I have no idea Kedi, I'm sure you are right.
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Post by kedigato on Dec 17, 2009 8:33:28 GMT
Oh, I thought you knew and were just testing me. ;D
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Post by victoria on Dec 17, 2009 21:10:13 GMT
I'd really like to know what that flower is on the beach as it would be useful to advise the West Coast folk here. I'm not so sure about the identity of the red flower as most Coneflowers are purple but it doesn't bloom in sand that I know of .... I keep looking ... a better shot of the leaf would be useful.
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Post by kedigato on Jan 1, 2010 10:06:40 GMT
I'll see if I can find out more about both of them on our next trip over to Florida, Sis.
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Post by thymelord on Jan 10, 2010 8:11:39 GMT
Kedi the purple flower looks like a Mandevilla sundaville.
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Post by kedigato on Jan 10, 2010 8:48:37 GMT
TL - that would be great if we finally do have the name of the purple flower. With the name you gave, I just looked on the net, but all the Mandevillas appear to be garden plants, and the ones I photographed were all just growing wild on the beaches. Never saw any in any gardens there. So, perhaps "mine" is a wild form?
Sis - the red flowers are in both of the slideshows on Page 1 of this thread. Perhaps you can see enough of them there to be able to ID it.
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Post by thymelord on Jan 10, 2010 14:53:00 GMT
Kedi I found a site that said the mandevilla were growing wild in florida covering mail boxes etc it is a vine and the leaves are the same so it's a maybe.
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