Flower ID 4

[Tracy D'Amico]

Okay, now that the uploads are back in business!
Good luck everybody! Oh, and this is NOT a photo taken in my shop.

 

[hangglidegirl]

It looks like a fuzzy, magenta version of grape hyacinth?!?

 

[RWK]

I am guessing Gomphrena (Clover)

 

[Tracy D'Amico]

No and no... much more rare.

 

[felicityflowers]

This might be too rare but, it's not Helonias bullata "swamp pink" is it?

 

[Tracy D'Amico]

Ooo, no but that sure looks like it.

Hints - it's not grown in the US, and it's a type of wildflower, though its name is not what you would typically think of as a wildflower.

 

[daisy mae]

I'm thinking some type of hyacinth.

 

[Beth]

Looks clover-like to me, but no specific guess.

 

[lizzie ann]

my guess is wood hyacinth.............

 

[Dazeal]

Is it some type of Star of Bethlehem?

 

[Beth]

Is it crimson clover?

 

[bloomz]

Nepali Mustang Fingers.

 

[Tracy D'Amico]

Okay, last hint, then it's time to put this poor choice to rest!

It's smells like vanilla.

 

[lori042499]

is it a rare allium

 

[ctherose]

It's a wild orchid--I'm trying to find a name...

 

[Trish]

Red hot poppers are what they are called in
my neighborhood in oklahoma.The texans
brought them up from Dumas and the Okies
planted them all over Grand Lake Towne in
Oklahoma. They look like protea. They are like
an iris, die off and come back in an abundance.

 

[felicityflowers]

is it a rare allium

I think Lori's right. Is it Allium schoenoprasum aka blooming chives?

 

[felicityflowers]

I think Lori's right. Is it Allium schoenoprasum aka blooming chives?

Ah, crap. That's not it either. It's too purple instead of pink....

Man, Tracy! You picked a good one :>

 

[Tracy D'Amico]

It's a wild orchid--I'm trying to find a name...

Bingo!! Whew - this was so hard, I think that answer should just lay it to rest, but I'll wait a bit to see if anyone can find the name of this rare wild orchid.

I'll check back in later after my meeting.



I thought they looked like scillia when its full open - used to get them from June for weddings. Love 'em

 

[ctherose]

Orchis simea, or monkey orchid?

Or maybe a spotted orchid?

But probably a western marsh orchid (Dactylorhiza majalis)--grows wild in Europe. Final answer, Regis.

Thank you, Tracy, for responding--this has been driving me nuts ALL day!