Sep. 22, 2020
showy baby's-breath, Gypsophila elegans
Showy? The baby's breath we looked at day before yesterday had flowers about an eighth of an inch across. That's about the size of one petal here, so this gets to be show off. It's all relative. Relatively small, that is. Showy baby's-breath is less likely to show up in your flower arrangement, but more likely to be in your garden. In the wild, it is not as aggressive as that other one. Showy baby's breath has been recorded from AK, CA, CO, CT, ID, IL, KS, MA, ME, MI, MN, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OR, PA, RI, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, AB, LB, NF, ON, QC, SK, and YT. Ouray Co CO, 6/21/13. Pink family, Caryophyllaceae.
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Hi Denise
Just thinking it's almost time to come look for Platanthera flava. Bob
Hi Bob:
I found it on Eber Rd, about 1.5 mi S. of Kitty Todd Preserve 1/4 mi from Metroparks land. I’m guessing it came in on the RR. (NwOhio)
Apparently so, but not on all plants. The brown only shows a little in this image.
Regarding umber pussytoes, one reference calls it brown-brackted pussytoes. Are it's bracts browner than other pussytoes?