May 2, 2009
Mystery flowers
Can anyone tell me what these flowers are? They sprang up spontaneously in my cousin’s yard a few years ago. When she saw their blooms she decided to transplant some into her garden and they’ve been thriving ever since.
They bloom in a variety of colors, from purest white to varying shades of pink and red. The blooms all grow out of the sturdy main stem rather than from little individual stems. The flowers are very delicate looking, much like hibiscus, but are much hardier. Hibiscus tend to wilt shorltly after cutting, whereas our mystery flowers stay bright and fresh in a vase.
I’m not familiar enough with the plants in this region (East Texas) to be able to identify our mystery blooms and my cousin doesn’t know either, so I’m hoping one of you will come to our rescue and tell us what these lovely flowers are.
[tags]gardening, flowers, mystery plants[/tags]
Posted by skeet @ 1:21 pm • Gardening
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May 2nd, 2009 at 2:11 pm, DomesticGeek Says:
Not 100% positive, but I believe they are Hollyhocks.
May 2nd, 2009 at 2:24 pm, skeet Says:
I think you’re right. Two Tweet-pals agree with you, so I’m going with the majority opinion - they must be hollyhocks!
May 2nd, 2009 at 2:48 pm, Nellie Says:
I’m thinking Holly Hock, but it doesn’t look like the ones I found on the web, but does look like very similar to ones Mother had.
May 2nd, 2009 at 4:17 pm, Muhd Imran Says:
These are stunning!
I love nature and love taking pictures of flowers, but for the life of me, I will never get to remember their names.
Mystery flower is a good name anyways, but hopefully somebody out there can identify it for you.
May 4th, 2009 at 1:00 pm, skeet Says:
Yep, Nellie - I think hollyhocks, too, after seeing the pics you & ArmyMom posted. Thanks for your help!
May 4th, 2009 at 1:01 pm, skeet Says:
It seems they are probably hollyhocks, Imran. It’s good to have online friends who know these things!
May 4th, 2009 at 1:43 pm, Lee Says:
Late to the game, but my first thought was of Hollyhocks too.
Good thing this wasn’t a Tuesday Teaser!
May 5th, 2009 at 3:04 am, skeet Says:
Waving hello to my pal, Lee. Several folks posted pictures on Twitter that confirm: they much be hollyhocks.
May 5th, 2009 at 7:21 pm, The Cracked Pot | Imperfect Action Says:
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