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Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
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Can anyone help with identifying these please. Oldest daughter is really annoyed. Label says bidens, they're obviously not. She wanted yellow to go in this blue pot,I'm not sure what they are. Thanks 

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  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    Calibrachoa maybe? Like a mini petunia.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    Hi Suze that was quick. I mentioned this to her, but couldn't remember spelling 😅
  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    edited June 2023
    GardenerSuze said:
    Calibrachoa maybe? Like a mini petunia.
    Doesn't look right for Calibrachoa.
    Thinking.

    Do those  fine cut leaves belong to the pink flowers?
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    The spikey leaves are Bidens ,  a stray petunia has got in there. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    I must admit I thought the leaves looked right...I used to grow them in hanging baskets. I bought a tray of white lobelia,2 tiny individual plants are mid blue. I bought several packs from homebase in our last garden... white, the lobelia all came out blue I was annoyed.
  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    edited June 2023
    Sorry but Pink flowers are not Petunia.
    See flower on very left it has a long floral tube.
    Cannot steal image and trim it to prepost.
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Probably not,  but it’s a stray and the others are Bidens,  the yellow bud will open soon,  hope your daughter will be better pleased then. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • RBMancRBManc Posts: 59
    It looks a bit like annual verbena?


  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    RBManc,no the flowers are much bigger than verbena.
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