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Post by wingedwishes on Aug 26, 2011 7:38:53 GMT -8
Some one at work brought these flowers in. They have lasted a week without wilting. I'd sure liek to know what they are so that I could grow them myself. They were grown in central Florida. Attachments:
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Post by starlightcriminal on Aug 26, 2011 10:16:12 GMT -8
Hard to say from the photo for sure but I am confident I can get the name for you if you have a picture of the flower itself- what you have pictured here are a bunch of showy brachts and modified leaves. At first glance it resembles some of the Mussaenda cultivars grown around here but I think I might see a protruding anther near the lower center and if that's what it is than this is not correct. If that is an anther then it might be in the Lamiaceae or Acanthaceae. Can you give me a picture of the actual flower (the reproductive structures, not "petals")? If it is reproductive and I can see the floral formula than I guarantee I can get the name for you, especially since it is in cultivation in my area.
Was it a tree or large herbaceous plant? Any further description of the habit and so on would be very helpful. Very pretty, I can easily see why you want to grow it. Almost ginger like in the photo.
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Post by wingedwishes on Aug 26, 2011 12:46:03 GMT -8
Here's one Attachments:
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Post by wingedwishes on Aug 26, 2011 12:46:47 GMT -8
And another. Attachments:
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Post by starlightcriminal on Aug 29, 2011 5:05:32 GMT -8
Great. It does really look like a bit like Lamiaceae, the mint family. But to know for sure that it is a mint, not an Acanth, you need to dissect. Look at the ovary, is the style coming out of the base of a 4-lobed structure? If so, than it is a mint, if not it is an Acanthaceae. Then I can work on the genus/species. By trend, it's hard to say and both of these groups have gotten considerable recognition in the past few years as novel garden plants. We have always cultivated a few but suddenly a lot of flashy new ornamental species have been introduced into US gardens, especially here in Florida.
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Post by starlightcriminal on Aug 29, 2011 5:23:05 GMT -8
Ok, so it is in fact an Acanthaceae. I am certain of this, 100%. I just noticed in the photo where the two pollen sacs are visible that they are slightly asymmetrical which is a very common condition in Acanths.
I think it is some cultivar of Megaskepasma erythrochlamys. Hope you can find one to add to your garden! It is beautiful.
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Post by wingedwishes on Aug 29, 2011 9:14:48 GMT -8
And the cur flowers are still in beautiful shape 11 days later! I heard there was a common name of peacock feather but did not find any reference to it. Thank you for the help!
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Post by starlightcriminal on Aug 30, 2011 5:07:40 GMT -8
Happy to be of assistance, any time.
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