Saw this a couple of days ago, it had a rose like stem, but curious bloom.
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Saw this a couple of days ago, it had a rose like stem, but curious bloom.
The red bit is not a plant, but a parasite-caused growth on a rose plant. It is called Robin's pincushion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZBqtm_ehcQ
and http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/species/robins-pincushion
Brilliant, thanks Catherine, looks really nice though.:)
might be a variety of carex bronze grasses es
http://www.greatgardenplants.com/orn...x-toffee-twist
I think Catherine has got it though
It says there that it grows on wild roses, but I have had it grow in the garden on the smaller-leafed ones like Rosa Glauca.
I suppose that is because it is closest to a wild variety, although it has purple/grey leaves?
I see that David Austin sell it as a Wild Rose!http://www.davidaustinroses.co.uk/r-glauca
Looks lovely in any garden - and its thorns keep cats away!;)