Wild flowers for ID

[PeterD]

These flowers were growing in the old Chalk quarry at the foot of Portsdown Hill.
They all share the same type of foliage and the flower shape is the same. The three distinct colours are shown below. It suggests they are from the same family




Thanks

Peter

[metalfish]

they're all valerians

[aeshna5]

All colour forms of the same species- Red Valerian, Centranthus ruber- a great insect plant!

[Tiggrx]

The 3 varieties are:
1. Centranthus ruber f. albiflorus
2. Centranthus ruber f. ruber
3. Centranthus ruber f. coccineus

[PeterD]

Originally Posted by Tiggrx

The 3 varieties are:
1. Centranthus ruber f. albiflorus
2. Centranthus ruber f. ruber
3. Centranthus ruber f. coccineus

Thank you all for your help. I looked up Red Valerian. Although mention was made of the various colour varieties, no mention was made of any sub families so thanks for the additional info Tiggrx.

Now to trawl the web again for additional info

Peter

[metalfish]

I didn't know all that extra id either so cheers

[treecreeper]

It's also called 'Kiss me quick' for some reason