This is a traveler that is in a pot of Coral Bean. I have been looking everywhere for an identification on it. It looks like a dandelion, but is a very definite, and pretty shade of pink. Is there such a thing, or is this something completely different? I will post a close-up of the foliage in the next posting.
This is a close-up of the foliage in the pot. Some of the flowers formed into the typical ball of fluffy seeds and they flew away. I am going to try to keep some of the next batch of seeds. Even if it is a dandelion, I like it and will plant them on the vacant lot next door.
Buds look like they could be dianthus but dianthus don't blow away! lol
Wine cup?
"eyes"
Doesn't look like Winecup. Hawkweed, maybe? I haven't seen a pink one, but I know there's yellow and orange.
Very interesting...do you have any photos of the flower open?
A pink dandelion sounds cool :0)
interesting! Have no idea. Hope someone comes up with an answer.
Seedpicker, sorry, I don't have any pics of the flower open, but will try to get some tomorrow. I will also try to get some better pictures of the bud. It looks exactly like the yellow dandelions that are growing everywhere around here, except it is pink. I have put off planting the coral bean because I don't want to disturb this plant until I get some seeds going.
I was sure that someone here would know what it is. So the consensus, is that there is no such thing as a pink dandelion?
I haven't seen one. But there is a plant ID forum where more plant experts hang out. You might try it also.
Have you posted on the tree and plant identification?
No, I have not posted this to the plant ID section. Should I wait until I have some better pictures, or just post these?
I posted here first, because I know that there are a couple of great native plant experts here that know Texas wild flowers very well.
I found one, but the leaves look a bit different. Taraxacum pseudoroseum.
http://www.plant-world-seeds.com/store/view_all_seed?page=69
Linda,
Yes, I saw those while trying to find this. But my flowers do not have any yellow center, and are more of a clear, bright pink. At first I thought that they kinda looked a bit like a thistle.
Lily you should post over there. I am amazed at how quickly some of the people over there are at identifying plants.
If it turns out to be a pink dandelion for sure, I wanna try to trade for some seeds :0)
-t
There are apparently plenty of people growing the one Linda Found, and Terra Nova nursery even has a picture of one on their front webpage.
http://www.google.com/images?q=TARAXACUM+PSEUDOROSEUM&sourceid=navclient-ff&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1B2RNFA_enUS311US311
They identified it on the plant and tree ID forum. It is Emilia coccinea, Flora's Paintbrush. An African native which has become a pantropical weed.
Everywhere I found it on the internet, says that it is supposed to be red, but this one is definitely a very pretty, and bright, clear pink.
glad you found your id. ;0)
I'm still tempted to buy some of those pink/yellow seeds, lol...I will feel absolutely crazy planting dandelion seeds on purpose, though :0)
Question when I google Emilia coccinea I come up with a red flower and yours is clearly pink. T can you please tell me where you found seeds for the pink?
hi Marie-
I googled, too, and most were red, but there were a couple of pink ones, too.
I am referring to the seeds that Linda posted above, that you can buy here:
http://www.plant-world-seeds.com/store/view_seed_item/1455?actionName=view_all_seed&page=69
Whatever it is, it's pretty.
As posted on the Plant and tree Identification Forum:
It might be Emilia fosbergii which has naturalized in Texas and has been found growing in Travis County. It can have pinkish, purplish or reddish (not orange) colored blooms. It is often found in nursery containers. Emilia coccinea is not native to Texas. Of course, it could be Emilia coccinea if your coral bean was grown by a Florida grower and you purchased it.
Emilia fosbergii:
Blooms
http://www.forestryimages.org/images/768x512/5233084.jpg
Foliage
http://www.forestryimages.org/images/768x512/5233083.jpg
Images that show an orange bloom have been incorrectly identified.
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&client=firefox-a&chann...
Emilia coccinea:
http://images.google.com/images?client=firefox-a&rls=org.moz...
htop-
those last two links just bring up google's main page
I'd much rather have the pink ones in my yard than the yellow! ;) I'd be chasing hubby when he does the lawn, not to run over them. How neat.
Ooops! Sorry ...
Images that show an orange blooming Emilia fosbergii have been incorrectly identified.
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&client=firefox-a&channel=s&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&um=1&q=Emilia%20fosbergii&sa=N&start=0&ndsp=20
Emilia coccinea:
http://images.google.com/images?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=s&hl=en&q=Emilia%20coccinea&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi
