Is there a blue/mauve mallow

[Naturenutz]

Today while out without my camera,i saw what looked like a mallow but it was blue,light blue with darker viens ,kinda like common mallow in flower pattern.Also another plant with many flowers heads,which were bluish petals with an orange,yellow centre,looked a little similar to ragwort flowers exept blue petals if i remember correct. Can anyone put some possibles forward .
They were both on waste ground on a restricted access site.

[Johnny Redgate]

Second one sounds like Michaelmas Daisy (Aster species). First one if not a mallow maybe a crane's-bill?

[Jez]

Originally Posted by Johnny Redgate

Second one sounds like Michaelmas Daisy (Aster species). First one if not a mallow maybe a crane's-bill?

That is what I would suggest too, second could be Meadow cranesbill?!

[Naturenutz]

Thanks guys ,2nd was michaelmas daisy .Is this a wild flower or escape ?
Dont think it was a cranesbill as leaves were wrong,but good suggestion.Im pretty sure it was a blue mallow,as the leaves were right,if not smaller than other mallows ive seen and there were common mallow in the area.

[loripo]

I think Michaelmas daisies would be escapees but very common, heres one from the Gallery
Common Michaelmas-daisy - Aster salignus - Wildlife Photography

[davidbr]

Michaelmas-daisy is a garden escape, originating from North America, and there are several species.

By far the commonest one is Aster x salignus, Common Michaelmas-daisy; most plants you find will be this. Narrow-leaved Michaelmas-daisy (Aster lanceolatus) usually has white flowers and Late Michaelmas-daisy (Aster x versicolor) is a darker blue and as the name suggests, flowers later in the season - it was still out last year at Abbey Wood Station, Filton, in mid-November.

Then there's Confused Michaelmas-daisy (Aster novi-belgii); that's the name often given in books for the whole complex, but it's greatly over-recorded for A. x salignus - I've only found it once around Bristol and my impression is it also flowers later, mine were at their best late in October.

[Naturenutz]

Hi david,i found these under the avonmouth bridge,access is from pill .Strange as there are no houses nearby.next to the portbury car holding place.

[Johnny Redgate]

Might they be sea aster down there?

[Cotham Marble]

Originally Posted by Naturenutz

Today while out without my camera,i saw what looked like a mallow but it was blue,light blue with darker viens ,kinda like common mallow in flower pattern.

Malva sylvestris flowers can be coloured anything from pale purplish pink to a darkish blue.

CM