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what plant is this?

gerald wallisgerald wallis Posts: 26
in Plants
what plant is this? It is perennial, first flowers in june, they are 4 petalled and yellow. The plant is about 30cm with the stems laying flat  with 2-3 flowers at the tip of each stem. The leaves are about 3 inches long and thin.
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  • NanniemoNanniemo Posts: 226
    Is it an evening primrose, looks similar but not sure about the leaves.
  • SillyTillySillyTilly Posts: 32
    It's not a wallflower is it?
  • gerald wallisgerald wallis Posts: 26
    Thanks for the reply folks but it's not an evening primrose or a wallflower....
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Not EP which is much taller and biennial and gets to 1.5m tall.

    Maybe bidens ferulifolia?   
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  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Posts: 37,906
    Bidens flowers have 5 petals and these flowers only have 4. A real mystery gerald but there are lots of knowledgeable people on here and I'm sure that your plant will be identified by one of them. I have no idea what it is - sorry.
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  • gerald wallisgerald wallis Posts: 26
    Thanks again,  I have 2 in my rock garden, I don't remember planting these or sowing seeds. I've looked everywhere, encyclos, interactive CDs , pictures, plant identifying sites.... but nothing matches.
  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Posts: 37,906
    I am interested to know what it is too so I'll keep following your thread.
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  • LauraRoslinLauraRoslin Posts: 496
    The leaves look like a lavender but the flowers like a buttercup.
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  • K67K67 Posts: 2,506
    edited June 2018
    Calylophus serrulatus looks similar. It's a species of evening primrose it's  shrubby low growing.
  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    Gerald where is this plant growing?
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
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