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Jayb

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Pink flower name?
« on: July 16, 2015, 21:45:30 »
These took my eye today several patches growing in quite long grass, very pretty but I wonder what they are? I've had a little google but couldn't spot them.
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Re: Pink flower name?
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2015, 23:16:16 »
Could they be Common Centaury (Centaurium erythraea)?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centaurium_erythraea

http://www.british-wild-flowers.co.uk/ (click on "flowers" link and scroll down for common centuary.

They do look attractive for sure. :happy7:

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Re: Pink flower name?
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2015, 08:02:50 »
Yes that's got to be the one, cheers Ed  :wave:
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