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Posted: Aug/29/2006 5:55 PM PST
Please look at the following picture: My grandmother gave this plant to me and she doesn't know what it is and I can't remember where she got it. She gave me some woody stems to plant in a pot. When it was spring again, the woody stems grew leaves and bloomed this unique pink flower. I thought it resembled a monarda, but I'm quite sure that's not what it is. It's a perennial: the foilage dies off in the winter and leaves the woody stems. It starts growing at the beginning of spring (as soon as it is warm outside) and blooms all spring and summer, then goes dormant during cold months. Flowers grow at the center on the top of the plant (in the middle of the leaves). If anybody knows, please reply. I thank you for your time. Attachments:  |
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Posted: Aug/29/2006 6:10 PM PST
the first thing that popped into my mind was an unusual cultivar of bee balm. whatever it is, it's very pretty! |
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Posted: Aug/29/2006 7:28 PM PST
 [B]Thanks Ron for downsizing my picture. I'm new to uploading pictures on the net, and I can't seem to resize them correctly.[/B]Anyhoo, I was thinking it was a monarda too, but the flower is a little different, and everything I read says monardas are herbaceous plants, but this flower has woody stems. I've not found any picture on the Internet that looks like this flower. Maybe it is part of the monarda family. And isn't monarda (bee balm) supposed to smell good? This flower has no smell and neither to the leaves. It's stamens (I think that's what it is) grown under each petal. If you notice, they are darker than the flower petals. This flower grows to about 3-4 inches wide. [B]Oh, and Ron, I live in Mississippi, and my zone I think is either 7b or 8.[/B] Thanks Ron and Fozbot for replying!! |
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Posted: Aug/29/2006 9:24 PM PST
To Ron: Thanks for the picture advice. I'll use it next time. No, the stems on this plant are round. Also, they are always woody, never green. With the flowers, I've not seen any butterflies or bees near it. I'm not sure where the nectar would come out of this flower. I've not seen any seed heads, because the flowers always start dying and they fall off quite easily. Once the flower has started wilting, you can push it off the stem. Also, if the petals start falling off, the flower base looks like a green cone. And the whole flower is about 4 to 5 inches tall. The leaves are about 4 to 5 inches long too. Maybe it is a breed of monarda, but do you know of any other flower that resembles this one? Thank you, Ron, for all your time and advice! |
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Posted: Aug/29/2006 10:22 PM PST
Can you get a pic of the leaves maybe? Can't tell if they look like the bee balm leaves in Rons pic or not. It is a very pretty flower, whatever it is. |
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Posted: Aug/30/2006 12:14 PM PST
Does not resemble any Monarda I have ever seen. Try Justicia / Jacobinia, and likely something in the carnea species. |
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Posted: Aug/30/2006 12:45 PM PST
I've got this same plant, when I bought it years ago I was told it was called Jacobeni, but all the search engines show a different type plant and I have long ago lost the tag. I can't think of the other name it goes by right now. This will nag me all day now. I do know its not mondara. trudy |
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Posted: Aug/30/2006 1:45 PM PST
Thanks KozyKitten, wwgreen and trudy for replying to my message. I'm going to try and put a picture up showing more of the leaves (but I'm having trouble figuring out how to resize my pictures with this software I downloaded). I didn't think it was a monarda either. Although my flower resembles a monarda flower, the fowers are just too different for me to settle for it. For one thing, I think my flower is a lot bigger than a monarda bloom. Anyway, it's been racking my brain ever since I got the plant. I appreciate all your help. I will look up the names you gave me wwgreen, and trudy, do you have a picture of your plant? Is it the same color? |
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Posted: Aug/30/2006 1:56 PM PST
I do beleive WW hit the nail on the head [URL="http://www.floridata.com/tracks/GardenersJou rnal/Journal7_01_01.cfm"]Link[/URL] |
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Posted: Aug/30/2006 1:58 PM PST
WELL NOW, I've taken your advice wwgreen and trudy, and looked up the Jacobinia, and that is exactly what my flower is. I've included a picture I found on the net. This is exactly what my plant looks like, leaves and everything. NOW I'M SATISFIED!! THANKS SO MUCH EVERYBODY!!!!! [ATTACH]76676[/ATTACH] Attachments:  |
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