Flower ID please

pammosley · #1 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 08:22 PM

Hi everyone, you will be pleased to know that I haven`t given up on trying to identify my plants....... Stop groaning everyone I can here you

I`m fairly confident with this one

Tutsan?

But this one has me stumped

Found in an urban park on the edge of a brook. The largest leaves are 2inch across, smallest 1/2 inch. The leaves dont smell. It was a cople of yards away from the Tutsan. Maybe a Cranesbill?
Any help gratefully received.

Lancashire Lad · #2 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 08:28 PM

Your second is one of the Campanula's (Bellflower). Many variations are available from garden centres, and I would imagine this is a garden escape/casual.

Regards
Mike.

pammosley · #3 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 08:38 PM

Thanks Mike, It`s been really bugging me, I`ve spent a couple of hours on books & internet trying to ID it

No wonder I couldn`t find it

It`s very pretty. Do you know if the Tutsan right ?

Lancashire Lad · #4 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by pammosley

...Do you know if the Tutsan right ?

Looks spot on to me.

Regards
Mike.

pleb · #5 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 08:46 PM

Hi Pam,

Your first plant looks a pretty good Tutsan, Hypericum androsaemum, related to the St. John's Worts.

The second is a Campanula, as Mike says. It might well be Trailing Bellflower, Campanula poscharskyana which around Plymouth is commonly naturalized on garden walls but is not often seen far from habitation..........but there are lots of other Bellflowers that it could be.

Keep those pictures coming in.

Phil

pammosley · #6 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 08:57 PM

Yes....... I got one right

davidbr · #7 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 10:10 PM

Your bellflower is Adria Bellflower, Campanula portenschlagiana - a plant I see a lot of on walls around and about Bristol. There's another fairly similar species, C. poscharskyana (Trailing Bellflower) which tends to be commoner, but with practice they're fairly easy to tell apart

And I agree No. 1 is Tutsan

aeshna5 · #8 (**permalink**) 11-07-2009, 05:10 AM

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Originally Posted by davidbr

Your bellflower is Adria Bellflower, Campanula portenschlagiana - a plant I see a lot of on walls around and about Bristol. There's another fairly similar species, C. poscharskyana (Trailing Bellflower) which tends to be commoner, but with practice they're fairly easy to tell apart

And I agree No. 1 is Tutsan

The shape of the flowers says to me it is C. poscharskyana- they are more open + often paler in colour. C. portenschlagiana has more closed bell-like flowers, usually a deeper blue colour.

pammosley · #9 (**permalink**) 11-07-2009, 06:59 AM

Thanks to everyone for their help here, much appreciated

I`ll get there in the end

KeenTeen17 · #10 (**permalink**) 11-07-2009, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by aeshna5

The shape of the flowers says to me it is C. poscharskyana- they are more open + often paler in colour. C. portenschlagiana has more closed bell-like flowers, usually a deeper blue colour.

Looks right for C. poscharskyana to me as well. Its all over the walls up here in't North

Good call on the Tutsan