John Mitchell Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Does anyone know what kind of flower this is? I think it might be fairly common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radim Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Search Zinnia Radim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reimar Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 A Zinnia in January John? What kind of winter are you having on that west coast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Richards Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Some kind of marigold maybe, but I wouldn't want to guess which variety. The foliage might help to narrow it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gennadii Rybalov Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 If I'm not mistaken - Zinnia eleganshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinnia_elegans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 35 minutes ago, Reimar said: A Zinnia in January John? What kind of winter are you having on that west coast? It's always summer in Lotus Land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 19 minutes ago, Dave Richards said: Some kind of marigold maybe, but I wouldn't want to guess which variety. The foliage might help to narrow it down. I'm thinking tagetes marigold perhaps. But I'm not sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 But... leaves and petals look more like those of a megellan orange zinnia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reimar Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 I don't think it's a marigold since they have a very cut leaf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 3 minutes ago, Reimar said: I don't think it's a marigold since they have a very cut leaf. Yes, leaves are wrong too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 3 hours ago, Gennadii Rybalov said: If I'm not mistaken - Zinnia eleganshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinnia_elegans I think that you might be correct, Gennadii. Zinnia elegans could be the scientific name for the Magellan Orange Zinnia. Mine was photographed in late summer after all the seeds had disappeared (I guess). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted January 25, 2018 Author Share Posted January 25, 2018 Thanks, everyone, for the suggestions. Much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Looks like a Chrysanthemum to me. NO! I am wrong. Please ignore this post. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Heaton Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Looks like a pot marigold to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 13 minutes ago, Sue Heaton said: Looks like a pot marigold to me. Leaves and shape of petals wrong, I believe. Also bloom too big for marigold. Went with Zinnia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 That's definitely an orange-colored flower of some kind . . . or maybe a vegetable. Hmm. It might be the very rare snake-eating flower of the Amazon, last seen near the third bush from the left as you enter from Brasilia. Damn, I don't know! In the city here we only see flowers in shops, and they're expensive. Got any dog questions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share Posted January 27, 2018 3 hours ago, Ed Rooney said: Damn, I don't know! In the city here we only see flowers in shops, and they're expensive. Got any dog questions? Woof? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 9 hours ago, Ed Rooney said: That's definitely an orange-colored flower of some kind . . . or maybe a vegetable. Hmm. It might be the very rare snake-eating flower of the Amazon, last seen near the third bush from the left as you enter from Brasilia. Damn, I don't know! In the city here we only see flowers in shops, and they're expensive. Got any dog questions? What Ed really wants to know is: can you eat it? With some lovely pasta? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazmander Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Dahlia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 A message from the "other forum".... from Geoff..... can some tell John Mitchell that it's a double form of English marigold Calendula cv. Note the leaves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share Posted January 27, 2018 5 hours ago, Martyn said: A message from the "other forum".... from Geoff..... can some tell John Mitchell that it's a double form of English marigold Calendula cv. Note the leaves. Thanks for the breaking news. So I guess Geoff means this one, late in its blooming cycle? So I'm now down to Magellan Orange Zinnia or English Marigold Calendula. Is it possible to have a show of hands? P.S. What does "double form" mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marianne Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 I don't know a lot about flowers but when I was a little girl I helped my grandmother in our garden and she gave me my own little plot where I planted zinnias. Definitely a zinnia - not sure what type but a zinnia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reimar Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 I think double form means twice as many petals - so less like a daisy and more like a ... zinnia. Judging by the leaves, I would stick with zinnia. Most marigolds have just too finely cut leaves for a match. But hey, I'm no horticulturist, so I hate to go against Geoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share Posted January 27, 2018 50 minutes ago, Reimar said: I think double form means twice as many petals - so less like a daisy and more like a ... zinnia. Judging by the leaves, I would stick with zinnia. Most marigolds have just too finely cut leaves for a match. But hey, I'm no horticulturist, so I hate to go against Geoff. A double dose of petals makes sense. I'm obviously no horticulturist either. Perhaps I should just default to "pretty orange flower" or give it to Edo for pasta or salad makings. P.S. The leaves do look a bit too chunky to me for a marigold. But what do I know? Not much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reimar Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Well you must know something more than me because a search for "orange zinnia" has your image as number 2 out of more than 1800 images! Nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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