Can somebody offer an ID for what is evidently a garden escape growing
in Sydney, Australia?

http://www.box.net/shared/static/wercueo00k.jpg

Conspicuous are the whorls of linear leaves, distantly spaced along
the stem.

The flush of pink on the petals in the photo is real.

Richard Wright wrote in
:

Can somebody offer an ID for what is evidently a garden escape growing
in Sydney, Australia?

http://www.box.net/shared/static/wercueo00k.jpg

Conspicuous are the whorls of linear leaves, distantly spaced along
the stem.

The flush of pink on the petals in the photo is real.



It looks like Linanthus grandiflorus, in the Polemoniaceae. Native to the
SW USA, it likes dry conditions, and is often added to wildflower mixes.

http://www.dkimages.com/discover/Hom...ts/Ornamental-
Groups/Unassigned/Unassigned-038.html

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On 22 Dec 2007 06:06:26 GMT, Sean Houtman wrote:

Richard Wright wrote in
:

Can somebody offer an ID for what is evidently a garden escape growing
in Sydney, Australia?

http://www.box.net/shared/static/wercueo00k.jpg

Conspicuous are the whorls of linear leaves, distantly spaced along
the stem.

The flush of pink on the petals in the photo is real.



It looks like Linanthus grandiflorus, in the Polemoniaceae. Native to the
SW USA, it likes dry conditions, and is often added to wildflower mixes.

http://www.dkimages.com/discover/Hom...ts/Ornamental-
Groups/Unassigned/Unassigned-038.html

Thanks. That's it for sure.