Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Maggi Young on January 17, 2008, 07:58:19 PM
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Hello, Friends, I have been asked to post this photo by a local SRGC Member, who photographed it in Majorca..... he says he pink of the flower may appear a bit too dark in the pic.... also...........
> It was growing in coarse grass that was previously part of a citrus
> grove.
> It was near to and part of a garden surrounding a house.
> It was on dry ground but regularly affected by a timed sprinkler.
> The height was about 30-40mms maximum.
> The flowers only lasted for one day and reflowered each day
> Altitude about 500 metres above sea level, open aspect.
> Flowering in early summer
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Any ideas?
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A Centaurium species perhaps C. pulchellum. According ' Beckett: Illustrated Flora of Mallorca ' a few similar species were listed for the island, such as C. erythraea and tenuifolium and hybrids between all of them.
Maggi: height in mm oder cm?
Gerd
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My guess was C. erythraea, as has been mentioned. I grew this at The New York Botanical Garden where it seeded around gently in the rock garden. They are gentian relatives...
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Height, well, I was told in mms which seemed very small....but background foliage is pretty much in scale with mm I think. I'll look again at the pic before resizing.
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Here is a piece of the photo, showing some grasses and what looks like an ear of barley... so mms is probably correct. ???
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I think Centaurium pulchellum is a close bet, given the size, eh? Also that would fit with the flowers being lighter pink in real life.
I'll pass on your opinions, thanks!