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Linum grandiflorum
It is an annual herb producing an erect, branching stem lined with waxy, lance-shaped leaves 1 to 2 centimeters long. The inflorescence bears flowers on pedicels several centimeters long. The flower has 5 red petals each up to 3 centimeters long and stamens tipped with anthers bearing light blue pollen.
It is native to Algeria, but it is known elsewhere in Northern Africa, Southern Europe and in several locations in North America as an introduced species. It can on occasion be found as a casual well outside its normal established range; records from the British Isles, for example, are reasonably frequent (as per the latest BSBI atlas) but, grown as an annual, it rarely persists for more than one season.
Spotted on Aug 9, 2013
Submitted on Aug 9, 2013
5 Comments
I found its ID! :)
I agree,superb!
Thanks Tiz, I hope to find its ID. It has grown from a packet of mixed seeds "wildflowers" , which I planted last summer. It's a plant very slender, with deep red delicate flowers, which close at night and then reopen with the sun of the next day.
This flower is super-pretty! I really hope that you get in ID, I would love to know what it is. Was it planted or growing in the wild?
what a gorgeous flower~