Published Tuesday, August 9, 2011, OK personal/derivative use; link lovethatimage.artsquadgraphics.com.
Rose campion
An old-fashioned flower, for sure. My mom used to grow this one. It’s very, very tough, can bloom in sun or shade, reseeds very vigorously. Also it’s on the tall side, which I like. But the color of its small flowers (one inch or 3 cm) is extraordinary: an electric magenta that seems to move to red—just the most shimmering, intense color, and combined with its silvery stems and leaves, a real showy plant.
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caite@a lovely shore breeze on 10 Aug 2011 at 3:15 am #
what a fantastic color.
siany on 10 Aug 2011 at 5:40 am #
oooh beautiful!
commonweeder on 10 Aug 2011 at 5:51 am #
I have rose campion. It is a charmer. I was just in Seattle with 75 other garden bloggers and we saw some wonderful unique gardens. What a great part of the world you live in.
janakidiary on 10 Aug 2011 at 6:14 am #
the flowers look lovely 🙂
flitterkit on 10 Aug 2011 at 12:07 pm #
Pretty. 🙂
Joyce M on 10 Aug 2011 at 12:10 pm #
Grows in sun or shade, what a winning flower.
Joyce M
gengen on 10 Aug 2011 at 1:57 pm #
Pretty shot…happy WW!
Lisa's Chaos on 10 Aug 2011 at 6:42 pm #
SO pretty! Love the vibrant color!
Mary on 11 Aug 2011 at 7:47 am #
What a pretty color…they look pretty tough which is what we need here.
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Paz on 11 Aug 2011 at 7:30 pm #
Oh! What beauties!
Beverly on 12 Aug 2011 at 8:51 am #
I love that shade of pink. I am more of a bold pink than soft pink kind of girl.
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Riet on 12 Aug 2011 at 12:44 pm #
Yes I love that color pink. Lovelflower.
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LaVoice on 12 Aug 2011 at 2:24 pm #
A very pretty bloom with just the right touch of moisture. Nice job.
Jacqueline on 12 Aug 2011 at 9:45 pm #
Sara, Thanks for the comment at Deeprootsathome. My friend is a young hippie. Like me when I was her age 🙂 This garden was pristine (for a garden, and they didn’t mind getting dirty). The family is going back to the old-fashioned way of women wearing feminine dresses (from thrift stores) and they have a whimsical appeal.
Now I know what rose campion is: lovely with the dew or rain!
Cassy on 12 Aug 2011 at 11:43 pm #
Lovely flower and the color is very feminine.
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Fishtail Cottage on 13 Aug 2011 at 12:08 am #
Thanks for sharing at this weeks garden party! love that bright pink color – you captured it perfectly! xoxo, tracie
Nicole Blean on 13 Aug 2011 at 12:27 pm #
Beautiful pink flowers! Happy Pink Saturday.
Fishtail Cottage on 13 Aug 2011 at 1:46 pm #
Coming back to let you know that i don’t send out a weekly invite via email to join the party (don’t know how) sorry! but hope to see you again…..& again…….xoox, tracie
Rosie@travel-i-tales on 13 Aug 2011 at 11:47 pm #
They look a little like petunias. Nice!
Rosie
mostly macro on 14 Aug 2011 at 11:57 pm #
Agrostemma githago, which literally means ‘Crown of the field’, but we call it Corncockle..We don’t see it much anymore these days, due to too much chemical sprayig.
Kala on 15 Aug 2011 at 12:57 am #
Beautiful color in these photos. Happy Macro Monday
Hootin' Anni on 15 Aug 2011 at 3:32 am #
I bet these are truly a striking addition to your garden!!
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Adrienne in Ohio on 15 Aug 2011 at 5:20 pm #
I love the dewdrops on this flower. Very pretty color, too.