Saw a interesting plant yesterday...

Low ground cover.... green silvery leaves, in full sun, with pink flowers
that had yellow button centres. Thought it might be a cistus, but I can't
find it in my encyclopedia.

Any ideas?

"davout" wrote
Saw a interesting plant yesterday...

Low ground cover.... green silvery leaves, in full sun, with pink
flowers that had yellow button centres. Thought it might be a cistus,
but I can't find it in my encyclopedia.

A Helianthemum perhaps? Some are flowering now but they have smaller
leaves and flowers than cistus.

--
Sue

Thanks...

Looking at my plant encyclopedia it looks like a Helianthemum 'Rhodanthe
Carneum'


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"davout" wrote
Saw a interesting plant yesterday...

Low ground cover.... green silvery leaves, in full sun, with pink
flowers that had yellow button centres. Thought it might be a cistus,
but I can't find it in my encyclopedia.

A Helianthemum perhaps? Some are flowering now but they have smaller
leaves and flowers than cistus.

--
Sue

Mind you that plant doesn't have the button centre


"davout" wrote in message
...
Thanks...

Looking at my plant encyclopedia it looks like a Helianthemum 'Rhodanthe
Carneum'


"Sue" wrote in message
reenews.net...

"davout" wrote
Saw a interesting plant yesterday...

Low ground cover.... green silvery leaves, in full sun, with pink
flowers that had yellow button centres. Thought it might be a cistus,
but I can't find it in my encyclopedia.

A Helianthemum perhaps? Some are flowering now but they have smaller
leaves and flowers than cistus.

--
Sue

On Sun, 28 May 2006 18:14:07 +0100, Janet Baraclough wrote
(in article ):

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from "davout" contains these words:

Saw a interesting plant yesterday...

Low ground cover.... green silvery leaves, in full sun, with pink flowers
that had yellow button centres. Thought it might be a cistus,

I don't think it's cistus, the colour would be okay but their centres
aren't buttonlike, and they are taller than groundcover.

Something just like your description was shown on the Chelsea TV
coverage last week; someone (else) is sure to remember what it's
called.


Could it be Convolvulus mauritanicus?


--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
email address on web site

"davout" wrote in message
...
Saw a interesting plant yesterday...

Low ground cover.... green silvery leaves, in full sun, with pink flowers
that had yellow button centres. Thought it might be a cistus, but I can't
find it in my encyclopedia.

Any ideas?


It sounds a bit like Helichrysum Ruby Cluster. I bought one earlier this
year, and I believe it's new variety so you won't find it in your books.

It starts out with red berry like buds, that open up to a yellow centre

http://www.florifacts.umn.edu/Trials...ster%20113.jpg

http://www.bobna.com/plantlist/images/thumbs/52a.jpg

HTH

Thanks for all your suggestions... I've found out today that the plant is
Cistus 'Silver Pink'.


"davout" wrote in message
...
Saw a interesting plant yesterday...

Low ground cover.... green silvery leaves, in full sun, with pink flowers
that had yellow button centres. Thought it might be a cistus, but I can't
find it in my encyclopedia.

Any ideas?