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Name That Flower July 2, 2007

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Miss Language has a favorite flower but we don’t know what it is. She bought it a few years back as an annual and we threw away the tag. It actually survived life in my garden and must reseed itself. Can you identify it so we can call it something more intelligent than Pillow Stars?

here it comes:

the pillow part

now it’s ready to open:

the pillow gone purple

and here it is:

the star part

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1. Austin Storm - July 2, 2007

Balloon flower. I love them!

http://www.gardenerspath.com/plantguide/balloonflower.html

2. Austin Storm - July 2, 2007

I like your name, pillow stars. Fortunately they have a pretty imaginative name.

3. carpebanana - July 2, 2007

Thank you for identifying our flower! And, I stand corrected… they are perennials. No wonder we haven’t killed them, yet. :)

4. mrs darling - July 2, 2007

That is a gorgeous flower! Ive never seen or heard of one.

5. Austin Storm - July 3, 2007

My grandfather had the greenest thumb of anyone I’ve ever known. For many years he ran a small nursery out of his back yard.

6. Vicki - July 6, 2007

Cool change!~ Gotta ask…what kind of camera are you using for these pics? All my kids want new ones, so we’re looking.
Tks
Vicki

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