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mystery pink flowers
guildfordgarden
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I planted these pink/red flowering plants a few years ago and they were in my garden for a single year (I keep photos). I dont normally like to spend too much money on annuals and i was delighted at how much i got from these and would like to replicate. I cant remember whether i bought a tray of plug plants or a packet of seeds but they were a great success. Would anyone like to have a crack at naming them ? Is it some king of dianthas?
BTW I seldom get beyond BandQ or Homebase so i doubt if they are exotic or rare.
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Looks like godetia to me.
But either godetia is now clarkia or it's the other way around
In the sticks near Peterborough
I thought Godetia too.
Whatever they are, they are gorgeous.
I was going to say Clarkia - but that might date me .... or it might not
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
So what's clarkia called?
They're both clarkia, but different species
I think the one in the pic may be Clarkia amoena, formerly Godetia amoena. The complete name, which always has 2 parts, is rarely used. There are many species of Clarkia.
Clarkia elegans is what we knew as clarkia
In the sticks near Peterborough
Thanks for clarifying things nutcutlet.
grow from seeds easily
Plants from my childhood
In the sticks near Peterborough
Have a look at Godetia Rembrandt in Thompson and Morgan. If you sow now they will be in flower in about 10 weeks.