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Alsobia Dianthiflora

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By Meanie


Alsobia Dianthiflora (Alsobia dianthiflora (Lacy Flower))

Went to the Botanic gardens in Oxford today.
Another small flower that is easy to miss.



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Has someone taken out the fibres a a cloth and made a flower out of it? Very beautiful.

16 Aug, 2010

 

It's a great little flower!

16 Aug, 2010

 

It is lovely, how small is it?

28 Jun, 2011

 

The flower itself is about 20/25mm across. The plant trails 20cm or so.

28 Jun, 2011

 

That's a huge flower for the size of plant!

I like it's frilly edges, very different - they are the dianthus connection?

28 Jun, 2011

 

About a tenth of the plant, but it looks less as they poke out from beneath the foliage.

28 Jun, 2011

 

Unrelated to Dianthus too. It's another South American native.

28 Jun, 2011

 

South America has amazing plants, as does south Africa.

28 Jun, 2011

 

I seem to be getting quite a collection of South American plants - some of the Bomarea seeds have germinated, so that is something to look forward to next year!

28 Jun, 2011

 

Excellent.

You could do a whole blog on your south American plants!

28 Jun, 2011

 

Need to learn how to care for them first!

28 Jun, 2011

 

Research for blog! ?

28 Jun, 2011



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This photo was taken at The University of Oxford Botanic Garden.

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