• Re: Wild flower identify?

    From N_Cook@diverse@tcp.co.uk to uk.rec.gardening on Fri Aug 8 08:58:00 2025
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    On 02/08/2025 21:26, N_Cook wrote:
    On 02/08/2025 17:33, N_Cook wrote:
    I wonder if the original seeding consists of seed bombs of one variety
    in each bomb , rather than individual seeds randomly mixed.

    I see the method for wilding/rewilding urban wild flower meadows is the
    use plug planting for greater success, hence the clumping effect.


    Going by the haema bit, probably Dianthus Haematacalyx
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  • From Jeff Layman@Jeff@invalid.invalid to uk.rec.gardening on Fri Aug 8 10:50:11 2025
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    On 08/08/2025 08:58, N_Cook wrote:
    On 02/08/2025 21:26, N_Cook wrote:
    On 02/08/2025 17:33, N_Cook wrote:
    I wonder if the original seeding consists of seed bombs of one variety
    in each bomb , rather than individual seeds randomly mixed.

    I see the method for wilding/rewilding urban wild flower meadows is the
    use plug planting for greater success, hence the clumping effect.


    Going by the haema bit, probably Dianthus Haematacalyx

    I doubt it; even spp ventricosus is only deepish pink - not red. See
    photo at <https://www.floralpin.de/engl/alpine-plants-d---i/dianthus-carophyllaceae/dianthus-haematocalyx-ssp-ventricosus.php>.

    You'll have to wait until you see the plant in flower!
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  • From N_Cook@diverse@tcp.co.uk to uk.rec.gardening on Fri Aug 8 11:59:28 2025
    From Newsgroup: uk.rec.gardening

    On 08/08/2025 10:50, Jeff Layman wrote:
    On 08/08/2025 08:58, N_Cook wrote:
    On 02/08/2025 21:26, N_Cook wrote:
    On 02/08/2025 17:33, N_Cook wrote:
    I wonder if the original seeding consists of seed bombs of one variety >>>> in each bomb , rather than individual seeds randomly mixed.

    I see the method for wilding/rewilding urban wild flower meadows is the
    use plug planting for greater success, hence the clumping effect.


    Going by the haema bit, probably Dianthus Haematacalyx

    I doubt it; even spp ventricosus is only deepish pink - not red. See
    photo at <https://www.floralpin.de/engl/alpine-plants-d---i/dianthus-carophyllaceae/dianthus-haematocalyx-ssp-ventricosus.php>.


    You'll have to wait until you see the plant in flower!


    Fast germinators and first true spear shaped leaves emerged last week .
    But perhaps they used a cross and these next generation seeds might go
    on to be anything other than blood red. Beggars cant be choosers.
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