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Unusual Flower
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Posted by joeygirlZ51 7bNM (joeyz51@comcast.net) on Wed, May 11, 05 at 14:32
Hello, I have this very unusual flower growing in my yard. I suspect it's a wild flower and have been trying to find out what it is. The leaves are very long, dark green and slender. The flour is orange and has a very distinct black cross running through the middle of the 4 flower petals. I'd post a photo but not sure how to do that and I don't have a website at the moment. Does my description sound familiar to anyone out there?
thanks to all who respond
Joey |
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RE: Unusual Flower
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- Posted by dbarron Z6/7 (Oklahoma) (My Page) on
Wed, May 18, 05 at 3:47
| Sounds a lot like a gazania, but a picture would be worth a 1000 words. |
RE: Unusual Flower
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Thanks to all who offered their suggestions. We discovered that the flower was indeed a poppy. It was so unusual looking, I wish i could have shown a picture on here but don't know how to do that.
Joey |
RE: Unusual Flower
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| Are you sure it's a poppy? The leaves sound wrong. There is a wild flower in the southwest called Calochortus or Mariposa Lily. A good way to check is to look in a wildflower book. |
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