Alsobia Dianthiflora
By Meanie
15 Aug, 2010
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Went to the Botanic gardens in Oxford today.
Another small flower that is easy to miss.
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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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What else?
See who else is growing Alsobia dianthiflora (Lacy Flower).
See who else has plants in genus Alsobia.
This photo was taken at The University of Oxford Botanic Garden.
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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