Inside Out Flower?
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bakingbarb
Location: Washington, Western
Posted: May-09-2005 at 7:05pm
Is there a variant of inside out flower (Vancouveria hexandra) that is purplish? I cannot find any information about this. The plant and flowers seem to be the inside out flower but its purple flowers.
~BakingBarb
bakingbarb
Location: Washington, Western
Posted: May-09-2005 at 7:07pm
Ok now that I said that, I am not positive about the foliage but still not sure what I am looking at.
~BakingBarb
Lisa A
Location: Oregon, Greater Portland Metro
Posted: May-10-2005 at 8:56am
Inside-out flower only comes in white but its closest relative (IIRC, it's only relative) is bishop's hat, Epimedium, which does flower in many different colors. Check out Epimedium grandiflorum 'Lilafee' in the plant gallery to see if this comes close to your mystery plant.
bakingbarb
Location: Washington, Western
Posted: May-10-2005 at 8:05pm
Lisa, the flowers are tiny compared to those and a very dark purple. And the foliage is very soft looking, lobed/rounded. I looked in my wildflower book but am not seeing them so now I am not sure where to look.
~BakingBarb
bakingbarb
Location: Washington, Western
Posted: May-12-2005 at 8:42pm
This is another plant but has anyone grown the fairy slipper? My Grandma used to call them lady slippers but no it was the fairy slipper. I love those babies and would love to have them just not sure how hard they are to grow and if there is even a source for them.
~BakingBarb
bakingbarb
Location: Washington, Western
Posted: May-16-2005 at 8:44pm
OK I know what the flower is! It is from the cranesbill family. tada!!!!!!!!!! The little tiny flower is inside out though! But I found one with seed pods on it and that makes it a cranesbill.
~BakingBarb
cjmiller
Location: Oregon, Willamette Valley
Posted: May-17-2005 at 11:47am
About that lady slipper or fairy slipper, I once tried transplanting them from a forest site up near Carson WA, to my yard, trying to duplicate the growing conditions as much as possible, then I found out that what was missing was some kind of tiny fly that has a role in the fertilization process, and obviously I did not sucessfully bring that critter back with me!
Those people who know critters much better than I, say you cant do it without them. and they dont eveidently thrive in the city or 'burbs. A visual substitute that blooms in the fall is the hardy cyclamen.
Carol
bakingbarb
Location: Washington, Western
Posted: May-21-2005 at 8:02am
Thank you for that info. My parents had a little tiny patch growing in their yard in North Pole Ak and I am going to visit them next month. I highly doubt the little patch is still there but am anxious to see the wild plants I grew up with. I wonder if a wild cranberry from there would transplant to my yard. There they are growing in mosses and of course it gets quite cold in the winter!
Back to the fairy slippers I would love to see a wild patch of those again. SIGH They are just so beautiful aren't they. Just so delicate looking but obviously strong to survive such winters.
~BakingBarb

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