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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Maggi Young on February 10, 2011, 04:17:03 PM

Title: Is this Chaenorhinum origanifolium 'Blue Dream' ?
Post by: Maggi Young on February 10, 2011, 04:17:03 PM

Hi Folks, I've been sent these photos.... is the ID corrrect, do you think?

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Is this Chaenorhinum origanifolium 'Blue Dream' ? Best I can do with close up photos,flowers are no more than
5mm or 1/4" and seem to be only 3 petals of about equal size at top and
left/right sides and a much smaller petal facing down,leaves are bright
green,no visible hairs as some of the internet photos show,one even
mentioned purple colouration under the leaves but not on these.The
leaves are in pairs along stem with buds/flower stems forming in the
leaf axils.Hope this may help.Best wishes,Gordon

I'm inclined to think not that plant.

Click the pictures to enlarge them.....

Title: Re: Is this Chaenorhinum origanifolium 'Blue Dream' ?
Post by: TheOnionMan on February 10, 2011, 06:36:49 PM

looks like a Veronica to me.

Title: Re: Is this Chaenorhinum origanifolium 'Blue Dream' ?
Post by: Hoy on February 10, 2011, 08:29:35 PM

I do agree, Mark, it looks like a veronica!

Title: Re: Is this Chaenorhinum origanifolium 'Blue Dream' ?
Post by: fermi de Sousa on February 10, 2011, 11:17:19 PM

And if the words on the ruler are indicative of it being in Australia, it may unfortunately be a particularly weedy veronica which we have over here!
cheers
fermi

Title: Re: Is this Chaenorhinum origanifolium 'Blue Dream' ?
Post by: Paul T on February 11, 2011, 12:20:05 PM

I had to look up Chaenorhinum origanifolium 'Blue Dream', but it is definitely not that.  Not even close in either flower appearance or particularly in growth habit.  The real plant should have flowers sitting above not amongst the foliage, furry foliage as far as I can tell, and proportionately much larger flowers than in the pic.  I'd fourth the idea that it is a veronica.

Do you know if the person was confirming an ID of something they received as that, or just looking for a name for something they're growing and somehow came across that name?

Title: Re: Is this Chaenorhinum origanifolium 'Blue Dream' ?
Post by: Maggi Young on February 11, 2011, 01:27:01 PM

Quote from: Paul T on February 11, 2011, 12:20:05 PM

Do you know if the person was confirming an ID of something they received as that, or just looking for a name for something they're growing and somehow came across that name?

That I don't know.

Title: Re: Is this Chaenorhinum origanifolium 'Blue Dream' ?
Post by: Frans IJsselstijn on March 19, 2011, 08:07:59 PM

Hello Maggi

Is he looking for Chaenorhinum origanifolium 'Blue Dream' maybe I have a few.

Frans

Title: Re: Is this Chaenorhinum origanifolium 'Blue Dream' ?
Post by: Maggi Young on March 19, 2011, 08:20:32 PM

Quote from: Frans IJsselstijn on March 19, 2011, 08:07:59 PM

Hello Maggi

Is he looking for Chaenorhinum origanifolium 'Blue Dream' maybe I have a few.

Frans

Hello Frans..... I don't know if he is looking for the plant... I will try to find out.
Thanks for offering.

Title: Re: Is this Chaenorhinum origanifolium 'Blue Dream' ?
Post by: Maggi Young on March 23, 2011, 11:04:26 AM

Had a message today from Gordon who agrees that this plant is Veronica repens. His supplier had mixed the  seed up!

He is still looking for seed of the true Chaenorrhinum origanifolium'Blue Dream' so if you have seed Frans I'll send you his address.  :)

Title: Re: Is this Chaenorhinum origanifolium 'Blue Dream' ?
Post by: shelagh on March 23, 2011, 08:29:39 PM

Hi Maggi,

We don't have C. o Blue Dream, but we have had C. o Blue Skies and here is a picture if that's of any help.

Title: Re: Is this Chaenorhinum origanifolium 'Blue Dream' ?
Post by: Maggi Young on March 23, 2011, 08:36:42 PM

My, it is floriferous, isn't it?
Nice thing.... I've never grown it.....It's very tough to sneak anything in here that isn't a bulb, y'know! :-X

Title: Re: Is this Chaenorhinum origanifolium 'Blue Dream' ?
Post by: Lesley Cox on March 23, 2011, 08:56:03 PM

Did Gordon say who his seed supplier was? I'm trying to replace Ver. repens which used to flourish here and seeded into the gravel paths but it has been totally gone for 3 or 4 years.

Title: Re: Is this Chaenorhinum origanifolium 'Blue Dream' ?
Post by: Maggi Young on March 23, 2011, 09:06:37 PM

He didn't , Lesley, but he'll read this and let us know, I expect.

Title: Re: Is this Chaenorhinum origanifolium 'Blue Dream' ?
Post by: Frans IJsselstijn on March 24, 2011, 09:36:47 PM

Hello Maggi

Gorden send me his address. If I have seeds at the end of the summer I send some seeds to him

Frans

Title: Re: Is this Chaenorhinum origanifolium 'Blue Dream' ?
Post by: Maggi Young on March 24, 2011, 10:07:56 PM

Excellent, Frans, that is kind of you.  :-* 

Is there nothing that the Forumists cannot achieve?  :) ;D