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Mar 15, 2015 5:15 AM CST
Name: Neal Linville
Winchester, KY (Zone 6a)
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Same here, don't really think I'd want them in the garden, but they do look nice in floral arrangements. When I get pics of the bridal bouquet I'll post some here.

In studying the bloom head, I realized all those green hairy looking parts are something I see on Sweet Williams just before the buds start opening- surrounded the blooms. These seem to have mutated so that those hairs have replaced all the other flower parts. Doesn't look like they could be used for breeding, since there are no anthers or stigmas.
"...and don't think the garden loses its ecstasy in winter. It's quiet, but the roots are down there riotous." Rumi

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