Saturday, October 30, 2004
Update on the mystery plant
That gorgeous flower I've been begging folks to identify is still not known. I have noticed, however, that many of the retention pond areas around Pinellas County have this plant growing profusely around the edges. And they are blooming like crazy. It's obviously some type of wildflower that prefers full sun and moisture. I'm also beginning to think, like my friend Karl at Tropical Library that it is some form of evening primrose or Oenothera. I recently visited Lady Bird's Wildflower Center to see if I could locate my species and I couldn't. But it definitely looks like it belongs in the Oenothera family. And that's good enough for me (almost). Knowing me, I'll keep looking around and eventually I'll find it. When I do you'll be the first to know. Happy Florida Gardening.
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Thanks to Andrew Stenning who contributed the photograph for our masthead