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Wed, Mar 23, 11 at 18:10
One of my friends who has a lovely garden dedicated to her sister Dale, who passed away from lung cancer sent me a few photos of a lovely little yellow flower that we're having a hard time identifying. I think it's in the Cosmos family. At least, that's what the foliage sure looks like, but it has such a fancy double flower, I'm not sure if that's the right genus or not. Here are 3 photos, and sure would love some help on this:
Patty S. |
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- Posted by borderbarb San Diego (My Page) on Wed, Mar 23, 11 at 21:56
| The bud and foliage reminds me of Bachelor's Button [Coneflower] ... but have never seen the yellow .... did a search on Bachelor's Button and it led me to Asteraceae ... which BB is in the family ... and there are pictures that seem similar to the one you show. ////// Or maybe SWEET SULTAN [is the flower fragrant?] |
Here is a link that might be useful: Asteraceae pictures
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- Posted by hoosierquilt z10a/23 Vista Calif (My Page) on Thu, Mar 24, 11 at 0:24
| Barb, my friend figured it out with the help of a friend of hers who is a very sharp biologist (and married to a sharp biologist!) It is Desert Dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata), a California desert native. Very cool little flower! Patty S. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Desert Dandelion
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