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White thingy

buddyandmorsebuddyandmorse Posts: 129
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Dear Gardeners World folk.

Here are a few photos of a friends mystery large flower taken in her garden yesterday.

Flower looks like a Campion, body looks like a cornflower!

All tips gratefully appreciated.

Buddy and Morse.  : )



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  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    Corncockle, I think. I have pink ones in the paddock.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I agree with @Busy-Lizzie … corncockle

    https://www.gardenersworld.com/plants/agrostemma-alba/ 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    They're lovely. I sowed some a few years ago, and have both colours popping up here and there. I just noticed the white ones yesterday when hedge cutting. 
    You can collect the seed and sow them if you like them, so your friend may want to do that too  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • bertrand-mabelbertrand-mabel Posts: 2,697
    Wow! Didn't know that corncockles are also white. Beautiful flower.
  • buddyandmorsebuddyandmorse Posts: 129
    Busy-Lizzie said:
    Corncockle, I think. I have pink ones in the paddock.

    Busy-Lizzie said:
    Corncockle, I think. I have pink ones in the paddock.
    Dear Busy-Lizzie.

    Solved : )  Thank you for your info.

    Buddy and Morse  : )


  • buddyandmorsebuddyandmorse Posts: 129
    Dovefromabove said:
    I agree with @Busy-Lizzie … corncockle

    https://www.gardenersworld.com/plants/agrostemma-alba/ 

    Dear Dovefromabove.

    Thank you for your info.

    Buddy and Morse  : )
  • buddyandmorsebuddyandmorse Posts: 129
    Fairygirl said:
    They're lovely. I sowed some a few years ago, and have both colours popping up here and there. I just noticed the white ones yesterday when hedge cutting. 
    You can collect the seed and sow them if you like them, so your friend may want to do that too  :)

    Dear Fairygirl.

    Thank you for your info.

    Buddy and Morse  : )
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