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Feb 17, 2012 7:03 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Larry Rettig
South Amana, IA (Zone 5a)

Please post your entries to this thread

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Last edited by LarryR Feb 17, 2012 7:07 PM

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Feb 19, 2012 11:42 AM CST

Name: Angie
Mackinaw, IL (Zone 5a)

I believe it is Torenia fournieri, also sometimes known as Bluewings or Wishbone flower.

No idea on the cultivar, though. :)

Angie

| @BookerC1 | Post #216644 (2)

Feb 20, 2012 12:33 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Larry Rettig
South Amana, IA (Zone 5a)

Good guess, Angie, but no cigar!

Gardener was the label imprinted on me when the souls were handed out and so be it. --Margaret Roach (Thank you, Sharon!) Notes from the Garden: Articles of interest on all aspects of gardening
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| @LarryR | Post #217015 (3)

Feb 20, 2012 12:48 AM CST

Name: Sharon
Calvert City, KY (Zone 7a)

I keep thinking Honeywort.
Honeywort (Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens')

But I don't think so. Just wanted to throw that out to you so you can toss it right back to me.
Honeywort doesn't open up like that, I think.

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| @Sharon | Post #217017 (4)

Feb 20, 2012 12:58 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Larry Rettig
South Amana, IA (Zone 5a)

Love that plant, Sharon! I used to grow cerinthe and had forgotten all about it. I'll have to remedy that this spring.

Sorry, no cigar for you either.

Keep checking, I may start giving hints.

Gardener was the label imprinted on me when the souls were handed out and so be it. --Margaret Roach (Thank you, Sharon!) Notes from the Garden: Articles of interest on all aspects of gardening
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| @LarryR | Post #217018 (5)

Feb 20, 2012 1:05 AM CST

Name: Sharon
Calvert City, KY (Zone 7a)

Larry, does the foliage in the photo belong to the bloom??

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| @Sharon | Post #217019 (6)

Feb 20, 2012 1:08 AM CST

Name: Sharon
Calvert City, KY (Zone 7a)

OK, I'll throw one more out to you.

How about a geriatric, semi mutant Asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis).
Probably not. They are a paler blue. And have fewer petals. Except for the geriatric mutant ones.

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| @Sharon | Post #217020 (7)

Feb 20, 2012 5:06 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Larry Rettig
South Amana, IA (Zone 5a)

Yes, the leaves belong to the same plant as the flower.

Gardener was the label imprinted on me when the souls were handed out and so be it. --Margaret Roach (Thank you, Sharon!) Notes from the Garden: Articles of interest on all aspects of gardening
Cottage-in-the-Meadow Gardens: Come on in and take the tour! Check out the photos!

| @LarryR | Post #217349 (8)

Feb 20, 2012 5:17 PM CST

Name: Sharon
Calvert City, KY (Zone 7a)

I think it's a broken blue satin lady slipper.

OK. That's it. I give up, Larry.

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Feb 21, 2012 10:36 AM CST

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

This month's mystery plant looks very familiar but I won't venture a guess since I won last month .... but, I do have a question: Does this pretty plant enjoy a trellis for support?

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| @plantladylin | Post #217620 (10)

Feb 21, 2012 10:05 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Larry Rettig
South Amana, IA (Zone 5a)

Yes, Lin, it does, but a small one! (You could whisper your guess to me via Tree-mail.

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Here's another hint for y'all to ponder:
This plant is the only one in its genus with a blue flower, and most other members of the genus have flowers of a different shape and those flowers all have petals.

Gardener was the label imprinted on me when the souls were handed out and so be it. --Margaret Roach (Thank you, Sharon!) Notes from the Garden: Articles of interest on all aspects of gardening
Cottage-in-the-Meadow Gardens: Come on in and take the tour! Check out the photos!

| @LarryR | Post #217924 (11)

Feb 21, 2012 10:50 PM CST

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

Larry: Is the photo in your post here: http://garden.org/thread/view_... the same plant? hmmm ... I need to think on this one awhile longer because after seeing that photo and reading your hint I realize that my guess would be wrong.

~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!

| @plantladylin | Post #217942 (12)

Feb 21, 2012 10:58 PM CST

Name: Sharon
Calvert City, KY (Zone 7a)

Nope, Lin, the photo in your link is honeywort, which was my original guess.

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| @Sharon | Post #217949 (13)

Feb 21, 2012 11:05 PM CST

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

Thanks Sharon, I wasn't sure. I've never heard of Honeywort and I had to google and read about it. What a gorgeous plant ... I just might have to order seeds for that one!

~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!

| @plantladylin | Post #217953 (14)

Feb 21, 2012 11:16 PM CST

Name: Sharon
Calvert City, KY (Zone 7a)

Isn't it pretty? I've never had it either, but have been thinking about it.

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| @Sharon | Post #217954 (15)

Feb 21, 2012 11:24 PM CST

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

I just sent Larry a tree mail and whispered my guess as to the mystery plant ... but after more thought I think my second guess is wrong too.

~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!

| @plantladylin | Post #217958 (16)

Feb 21, 2012 11:38 PM CST

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

I just sent another *whisper* guess to Larry but I think I'm really striking out. It sure is a lovely plant and I look forward to having the mystery solved when Larry reveals the identity of this months mystery plant.

Larry: I forgot to say how much I enjoy your articles!

~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!

| @plantladylin | Post #217960 (17)