olga
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| Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 7:58 am Post subject: violet ball-shaped flower |
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I grew this from seeds, a friend gave it to me but she also don't know the name of this flower.
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Netty
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| Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 11:55 am Post subject: |
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Those are beautiful! Could they be Globe Amaranth or Gomphrena?
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glendann
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Just a beauty.Is that what we call Bachlor Buttons?
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eileen
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| Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 2:13 pm Post subject: |
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You're right Glenda they are what you call Bachelors buttons. 
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glendann
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| Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 2:27 pm Post subject: |
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I have some coming up but mine will never look like those.It is just the right climate where she is to grow anything.
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zuzu's petals
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| Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 2:52 pm Post subject: |
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 I agree with Gomphrena aka "Globe Amaranth".
I know you guys must think I'm a total plant-nerd (and I guess I am  )
for always using the Latin names,
but that's how confusing "common" names can be, 
what I've always known as "Bachelor Buttons" is Centaurea cyanus,
a whole 'nother critter. 
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GardenFanantic
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| Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 8:52 pm Post subject: |
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These are Bachelor's buttons, a little different fron Gomphrena.
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eileen
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| Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 10:28 pm Post subject: |
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GF your BB's look very similar to our cornflowers but in a much wider range of colours.
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GardenFanantic
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another name for these ARE cornflowers
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olga
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| Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 6:27 am Post subject: |
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Wow! Thank's everyone. I have send seeds of this to some members of gerdenstew, hope they could see it here so they would know the name cause i wrote "violet pompoms" in the bag.
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