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Help -I'm after a plant but I can't remember what it's called

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DigOutThoseLemonHandWipes · 03/06/2020 21:36

Last year my Mum mentioned that she was.looking for a particular plant but couldn't find it. I'd love to surprised her with it as she is 100's of miles away stuck in lockdown alone. I think it was a type of poppy but it flowered with different coloured flowers on the same plant. I would probably recognise the name if I saw it. Does anyone have any idea what it might be?

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NanTheWiser · 04/06/2020 14:57

How lovely that you found it!

A couple of years ago, I bought an oriental poppy 'Checkers' which is white with a black centre, and it flowered with both pale pink and white flowers. I'm guessing that there are actually two plants close together, which can happen sometimes by the grower.

Anyway, I hope your mum enjoys her plants!

DigOutThoseLemonHandWipes · 04/06/2020 15:39

@NanTheWiser I hope she does - I feel so sorry for her stuck on her own without her children/grandchildren nearby so even now we can see people we can't see her.as it would need an over night stay.

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tdm1 · 05/06/2020 16:33

Is it jalapa mirabilis which really can have different coloured flowers on the same plant, e.g. pink flowers, yellow flowers and even half-pink and half-yellow flowers?
www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/11156/Mirabilis-jalapa/Details

tdm1 · 05/06/2020 16:35

Sorry, I didn't realise you'd found what you were looking for!

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