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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: mark smyth on October 03, 2007, 10:50:02 PM

Title: mystery daisy bush
Post by: mark smyth on October 03, 2007, 10:50:02 PM

I need help with this daisy 'bush'. It's not Bidens as the seeds are wrong. They are pale gray with black flecks. The plant flowers from July and by now it's dormant. It has dormant buds just below soil level around the woody stem. It grows to no more than 3 feet tall.

The link below shows the development of the 'petals' and the florets. Feel free to ask lots of questions
http://www.marksgardenplants.com/composite.htm (http://www.marksgardenplants.com/composite.htm)

Title: Re: mystery daisy bush
Post by: Anthony Darby on October 03, 2007, 11:23:02 PM

Flowers are similar to Rudbeckia triloba.

Title: Re: mystery daisy bush
Post by: mark smyth on October 04, 2007, 12:10:07 AM

yes except R. triloba has brown florets. The petals on my plant develope like Rudbeckias

Title: Re: mystery daisy bush
Post by: annew on October 04, 2007, 08:42:57 AM

I don't know but it's nice!

Title: Re: mystery daisy bush
Post by: mark smyth on October 04, 2007, 09:16:56 AM

Anne this is the plant you liked when you visited. You can either have seeds or a small plant

Title: Re: mystery daisy bush
Post by: annew on October 04, 2007, 08:04:26 PM

 :)

Title: Re: mystery daisy bush
Post by: mark smyth on October 04, 2007, 08:14:02 PM

here are the seeds just remember they are mm long and wide. I'll try and measure one now

Title: Re: mystery daisy bush
Post by: mark smyth on October 04, 2007, 08:18:36 PM

here is how the flowers develope

I just went outside and pick an almost mature flower. They are larger in the summer.  All the flowers have a ruff of leaves/bracts 
The measurements are

petals 10mm
total width 30mm
15 petals
central florets 10mm x 10mm
scent = Chrysanthemums