Topic: Stock flowers...and something else...

[Patty S]

Someone at our church got married last Saturday & left the big flower arrangements behind "for anyone who might want them"
HA! Ask me twice!!

There were about 11 different kinds of flowers/greens in the arrangement, & I took it apart ...cuz it looked like a funeral spray to me, which didn't seem very cheery!

A gal from my Garden Club said that the white one is called "Stock", but she didn't know what the pink one is called.


Close-up. I've seen this somewhere before, but can't think of the name.


Not that it's important to know... I've just got this thing about flower names!

[Dianna]

Maybe the white is a white stock and the pink is a pink stock? 

[Bonnie]

I don't have a cllue as to what it is, but it sure is pretty.

Bonnie

[Patty S]

Maybe the white is a white stock and the pink is a pink stock?

No, silly girl!

The white stock flowers are growing on a STALK, while the pink flowers are in bunches, like little nosegays... Not the same flower at all.

Anyway, I saw them at Walmart this morning. (Now there's a reliable resource for accurate information, if there ever was one!) The tags on all of them said Kalanchoe blossfeldiana.

I've always thought that Kalanchoe is a succulent!
(Not the first time I've seen different plants with the same name.)

[Dianna]

Well, if you are going to start running over me for trying to help you, I guess I shouldn't tell you that I really think their plants were mis-labeled. I think I have that Kalanchoe blossfeldiana and it sure doesn't look anything like that plant....

Have you tried googling it to compare?

I might post a picture of mine tomorrow to show you the difference. But, then again...I might not!

[Patty S]

Yup, shore 'nuf did... Take a look!. I don't trust Walmart's plant department any more than.... well, never mind. But I did think that Kalanchoe was a succulent, so I have no doubt that yours looks WORLDS different than these!

Post a pic anyway... we may as well ALL be thoroughly confused!

[Jim]

I don't know much about flowers but this looks kind of similiar to the one you posted.

[Patty S]

Now those look like pink STOCK flowers, to me! (notice the long leaves.) The leaves on my whatevers are dark green & round.

Nice try though! (They matched something!)

[Jim]

No, silly girl!

Now that sure looked like it hurt.? I bet this is what Dianna looked like after you ran her over.

[Patty S]

Now THAT is funny! (Sorry, Dianna... I cant' help it)
I'm sure loving the heck outta those new graphics y'all are coming up with!

Thanx for the laugh... I needed that!

I don't wanna talk about those stupid flowers anymore, anyway... somebody didn't name them right!

[Dianna]

Back on topic....

Patty, the blooms on your plant, to me, just do not look Kalanchoe-ish. The ones on your plant have sort of like a crepe paper look... (now how's that for proper English!  )

Never fear, we will find out what it is eventually. I just hope it is this year and not the next...

(BTW, the blooms on my plants look like the pics in the link you put up...)

[G-Mom]

Could it be a turtlehead plant?  I know they come in pink or white.  Here is a link to a page for them....http://www.missouriplants.com/Whiteopp/Chelone_glabra_page.html

Definately scratching my head over this one