Spanish Shawl, Trailing Princess Flower (Centradenia floribunda)

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Joy Kalama, WA(Zone 8b) Jul 02, 2006

Spanish Shawl, Trailing Princess Flower
Centradenia floribunda

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mystic Ewing, KY(Zone 6a) Aug 31, 2009

Hi Joy,
It's been suggested that your photo might be http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/59506/. Apparently this species has 5 petals and we are trying to get it all sorted out. The common name seems to have thrown everybody off. If you have any input it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Peggy

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Joy Kalama, WA(Zone 8b) Sep 01, 2009

Really? Well this is what the tag called it when I bought it. Guess it must have been mis-named then?

Joy

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crystalspin Santa Ana, CA(Zone 9b) Sep 01, 2009

Hi Joy,
That does happen (mistakes on labels).

There are (at least) three different genus/species called Spanish Shawl. They are all in the same Family, but two have 4 petals, one has 5 petals. That seems odd to me, usually the symmetry-number is the same throughout a Family, but that is what my research has lead me to believe. And the pics for this Dissotis showed some of both, or rather all three!

Mystic is looking for you to agree to its being moved, or contest it with "facts". I had one of the four-petaled species some time ago, and I don't even know which one. It was BDG (before Dave's Garden).

I was the one who noticed the incongruity, and pursued it with help from Metrosideros (Dave) a member from Hawaii who knows heaps about warm-weather plants. So if you don't mind, Mystic will move your photo.

~'spin!~
Elizabeth AKA crystalspin

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Joy Kalama, WA(Zone 8b) Sep 01, 2009

Of course. Remove it if it's not right. I no longer have the plant and can't prove if it's right or wrong. Probably couldn't even if I did have it. :-)

Jpy

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mystic Ewing, KY(Zone 6a) Sep 01, 2009

Thank you both. It's been moved.

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