Please help me ID this flowering plant!

Mon Jul 13, 2009 5:55 pm

It's about 12" to 18" tall.

TIA!

Mon Jul 13, 2009 7:34 pm

Looks almost like a Pansy. Not definate though.

Mon Jul 13, 2009 8:02 pm

It's like a small shrub. I took the pictures last Thursday, the 9th, at Shore Acres State Park.

Mon Jul 13, 2009 10:21 pm

It does look like a pansy but leaves aren't right so it couldn"t be.

Mon Jul 13, 2009 10:38 pm

It's a real stretch, but I think it's a Martha Washington Geranium cultivar.
It might be this one:

http://www.tiedemannllc.com/catalog_online.htm
PELARGONIUM domesticum (Martha Washington) 'Pompeii' (Schmidt)
Velvety dark plum flowers outlined In pink. Strong grower

... but they don't have a photo

Mon Jul 13, 2009 11:58 pm

Applestar, I think you got it! Thank you soooooo much! It's such a pretty little thing, I totally fell in love with it!

Here is a pic I found online of Pelargonium domesticum 'Pompeii':

Too bad the site where I found that pic is sold out.

I've added this plant to my list, though, along with Portulaca grandiflora 'All Aglow'.

Tue Jul 14, 2009 4:34 am

Kisal, let us know how they do!

I had good luck with three Martha Washington geraniums one year--they were gorgeous--and then last year couldn't get one to grow--it was 'rescued' from the back of a greenhouse where it was extremely dried out. May have had something to do with its demise, though I've killed plenty of plants with no help at all.

And I've had the portulaca--mine grew huge in a large pot in full sun. It got quite leggy by the end of summer, and if I grew it again I'd consider giving it a haircut halfway through the summer.