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kdfisher
Ellijay, GA (Zone 7a)
July 31, 2009 10:09 PM Post #6891065
| Hi Sharon:
Newbie here from North Georgia. That red wild flower in the upper right hand of this page. Any idea on the name? I discovered one...just one lonely flower around July 1st on my wooded property.
Thanks in Advance:)
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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Sharran
(Zone 7a)
July 31, 2009 10:18 PM Post #6891113
| Hey KD...
That's Firepink or Scarlet Catchfly, not sure what you might call them down in Georgia, but that's a common name. You can go to Plant Files here on DG and get their botanical name, because for the life of me I can't remember it.
Nice to have you on DG, and great that you have the Firepink, too. I love them, and that's why I used the photo.
Happy Gardening!
Sharon |
kdfisher
Ellijay, GA (Zone 7a)
July 31, 2009 10:25 PM Post #6891133
| Thanks for the super quick response. Sure would be nice to have more than one. It didn't bloom for more than a week or two. |
Sharran
(Zone 7a)
July 31, 2009 10:35 PM Post #6891176
| Let me see what I can find out about it, be right back. |
kdfisher
Ellijay, GA (Zone 7a)
July 31, 2009 10:39 PM Post #6891198
| I've found a source, but being so new to this stuff...I'll probably overdo it. I do have many areas that need ideas.
http://www.everwilde.com/store/Silene-regia-WildFlower-Seed... |
Sharran
(Zone 7a)
July 31, 2009 10:39 PM Post #6891206
| Silene, that is the botanical name I couldn't remember. Here's a page in Plant Files that gives a bit of info. Read what the one person said about scattering seeds after it blooms:
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/2633/
If you do that, you might have a little patch of them next summer. You could also google Silene and maybe find some answers. I don't have any here, since I am in western KY, but it grew all over in the mountains of SE KY where I grew up. |
Sharran
(Zone 7a)
July 31, 2009 10:46 PM Post #6891233
| We cross posted.
Look at borage...it is a lovely little blue flower, too, if you like wild flowers.
You won't over do, just try and see what happens. |
kdfisher
Ellijay, GA (Zone 7a)
August 3, 2009 11:26 AM Post #6900842
| Yes, wildflowers interest me. I have a nice area for it too. Probably won't get around to it for awhile.
http://cabininthemountains.blogspot.com/2009/08/planned-wild...
Thanks for everything. |
Sharran
(Zone 7a)
August 3, 2009 1:55 PM Post #6901289
| That is a beautiful website.
Someday soon, I would like to find a place that looks very much like yours.
Thank you. |
kdfisher
Ellijay, GA (Zone 7a)
August 5, 2009 11:21 AM Post #6909484
| Thanks Sharon:
I'm just so thankful I found this place..or the great RE agent I had found it. It's perfect for me. Small cabin but ideal. I'm working on some before and after pics that may interest you.
http://cabininthemountains.blogspot.com/search/label/Before ... |
Sharran
(Zone 7a)
August 5, 2009 2:57 PM Post #6910141
| Oh WOW!
My kind of place.
Thank you. I can see where I will be spending my next few hours, just looking at your photos. Wow! |
