This is a bit of a cheat as these are all colour shots apart from the feature image, but it’s a follow on from a post over from Petes blog (CLICK HERE) regarding plant identification. Am hoping Jude can come up with the answer, but if anyone else has any idea, do chip in!
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Abutilon parishii looks very similar. Have a read of the wiki entry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abutilon_parishii
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It does look similar, but the inner flower bit is different, the one in wiki has a lot more frondy things coming out of the centre in a haphazard way, mine are very uniform- one long pointy thing and 5 surrounding blobby things. Also my plants leaves are not hairy and are not white underneath. And I’m also thinking the climate conditions here in the North East of England are way too cold for anything that flourishes in Arizona 🤣 thanks so much for trying Jude, if I ever find out I’ll let you know! Also sorry for the non—horticultural language – this must be like a musician hearing someone play a violin who doesn’t know how for you!
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I shall send your link to an online friend in the US and see what he knows, he is very good with native plants.
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I clicked ‘search Google for image, and got this. 🙂
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyctaginaceae
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Not quite the same
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Have asked a fellow plant expert, but meanwhile I might have found it: https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/96406/Fremontodendron-California-Glory/Details
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More photos… https://www.plantmaster.com/gardens/eplant.php?plantnum=1525
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Hooray! Jude found it! 🙂
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She’s a star!
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Yes that’s it!!! Well done and thanks so much. Very chuffed to have a Californian plant in my lttle Tyneside garden!
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Well I got the mallow bit right with my first instinct. So now, tell me how you come to have this exotic plant in your garden?
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When our cat Yoyo died, we went to find a plant to put over his grave. I went to the local garden centre and saw this, it was smaller then. Not seen any others anywhere.
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I think your Yoyo plant is fab 🙂
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Me too! Thanks Jude.
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I don’t know the first thing about flowers, but I know it’s beautiful. I love the colors. You know I thirst for color. Hugs on the wing.
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Me too! Thanks Teagan xx
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BeeeeUteeeful
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Thanks! 😘
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My botany knowledge is appalling, and I grew up in a family of avid gardeners!
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