A flower has appeared in my garden which appears to be a Sea Holly. However,
the flower is red, and all other examples I've seen online are blue.

Does anyone know if a red Sea Holly does in fact exist, or could it be
another plant, resembling the Sea Holly?

Thank you for any help.

Dave

A photo of the flower can be found he

https://www.flickr.com/photos/298736...posted-public/

Does anyone have any thoughts?

Dave



"Dave Moore" wrote in message
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A flower has appeared in my garden which appears to be a Sea Holly.
However, the flower is red, and all other examples I've seen online are
blue.

Does anyone know if a red Sea Holly does in fact exist, or could it be
another plant, resembling the Sea Holly?

Thank you for any help.

Dave

On Thu, 25 Jun 2015 15:32:12 +0100, "Dave Moore"
wrote:

A flower has appeared in my garden which appears to be a Sea Holly. However,
the flower is red, and all other examples I've seen online are blue.

Does anyone know if a red Sea Holly does in fact exist, or could it be
another plant, resembling the Sea Holly?

Thank you for any help.

Dave


The only ones I can find are artificially coloured.

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A photo of the flower can be found he

https://www.flickr.com/photos/298736...posted-public/

Does anyone have any thoughts?

Dave

It's not a sea holly, the leaves aren't rigid enough. More like a
scabious or knautia macedonica.

Janet

Dave Moore wrote:

"Dave Moore" wrote in message
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A flower has appeared in my garden which appears to be a Sea Holly.
However, the flower is red, and all other examples I've seen online are
blue.

Does anyone know if a red Sea Holly does in fact exist, or could it be
another plant, resembling the Sea Holly?
A photo of the flower can be found he

https://www.flickr.com/photos/298736...posted-public/

Does anyone have any thoughts?

Could it be a crimson scabious? The photo is rather blurred.

http://www.perennials.com/plants/kna...acedonica.html

http://www.mygardenlife.com/plant-li...tia/macedonica

Chris
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On 25/06/2015 15:42, Dave Moore wrote:
A photo of the flower can be found he

https://www.flickr.com/photos/298736...posted-public/

Does anyone have any thoughts?

Dave



"Dave Moore" wrote in message
...
A flower has appeared in my garden which appears to be a Sea Holly.
However, the flower is red, and all other examples I've seen online are
blue.

Does anyone know if a red Sea Holly does in fact exist, or could it be
another plant, resembling the Sea Holly?

Thank you for any help.

Dave


As has already been noted, it's a scabious (Dipsacaceae) not a sea-holly
(Apiaceae). It might be Knautia macedonica or it might be Scabiosa
atropurpurea. When the flowers open you can the number of petals. (That
distinguishes Knautia arvensis from Scabiosa columbaria, and I assume
also distinguihes Knautia macedonica from Scabiosa atropurpurea.)

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Many thanks to all for your help.

Dave



"Stewart Robert Hinsley" wrote in message
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On 25/06/2015 15:42, Dave Moore wrote:
A photo of the flower can be found he

https://www.flickr.com/photos/298736...posted-public/

Does anyone have any thoughts?

Dave



"Dave Moore" wrote in message
...
A flower has appeared in my garden which appears to be a Sea Holly.
However, the flower is red, and all other examples I've seen online are
blue.

Does anyone know if a red Sea Holly does in fact exist, or could it be
another plant, resembling the Sea Holly?

Thank you for any help.

Dave


As has already been noted, it's a scabious (Dipsacaceae) not a sea-holly
(Apiaceae). It might be Knautia macedonica or it might be Scabiosa
atropurpurea. When the flowers open you can the number of petals. (That
distinguishes Knautia arvensis from Scabiosa columbaria, and I assume also
distinguihes Knautia macedonica from Scabiosa atropurpurea.)

--
SRH