Please Help Me Identify A Flower

[sorcerormickey]

My neighbor has a bunch of small plants that I would like to have also, so of course she cannot remember the name.;)

They are perennials, very small - only about 6 inches high. They have very small (about 1/2 inch) light lavendar colored flowers. The flowers look like tiny daisies, but purple.

I have been searching thru plant databases on the web, to no avail. I hope someone here can help. Thanks!

[DixieDreamer]

Doesn't sound quite right - but could it be a pincushion flower?

[sorcerormickey]

Nope, the flower is not full like a pincushion. It only has 5 - 6 petals each. This is making me nuts!

[Boo'sMom]

Is it maybe a version of a forget-me-not? Although listed as an "annual" they tend to self-seed and come back year after year.

forget-me-not (http://www.garden.com/shopping/prod_detail/main.asp?uid=DFDC4AC9-867C-4D79-BA70-D379E24D427E-35909841&search=forget%20me%20not&stype=All&sl=1&productID=2268&catID=6&page=1&pos=undefined)

[amid chaos]

I was going to suggest forget me not too.

[Boo'sMom]

I think they are actually a biennial, but there are several versions of this flower. This year I have the type that have created sort of a "mat", and they are very low and spread across the ground. I also have some that came up last year, and they were about 8 inches high, with multiple flowers on each stem. The flowers all seem to look alike, but the foliage has several different varieties.
Hope this helps.

[Snowwark]

Hi sorcerormickey! :)

Why not take a small piece of the plant to your nearest garden centre? Someone there should be able to indentify it for you. :)

[sorcerormickey]

I was thinking it may be related to the forget-me-nots, because I have the usual blue ones, and these have a similar form. I'll have to check out a garden center to find out the specifics. Thanks everyone!!!!!!:) :)

[ccbob]

Could it possibly be an aster?

[Tiggerkeeper]

ccbob, that was my guess too. What kind of leaves do they have? Are they like a phlox?

[sorcerormickey]

Nope, I don't think its an aster. It is similar in form and habit to a phlox, but the flowers look like tiny little daisies, with only 5-6 petals each.

[BigDis2002]

I actually have that flower and it is a type of aster I wish I had the name for you but I can't remember it . There are 250 different Asters and they are daisy look alikes and the lilac colored one I have grows low to the ground:)

[Maleficent2]

BigDis2002-hi sis if no one has welcomed you aboard-Welcome to the DIS glad you finally made it.


Aster was my quess also.


oh and looks like I am going to beat you to the world by several hours.Funny that since we are going together!!!!! LOL



Mal

[Jjacqjob]

Hi SorcerorMickey,

Is it possible it is vinca (just with your description of little purple flowers)?

[Snowwark]

I don't have an answer, but I did want to welcome Jjacqjob to the DIS, and especially to the Flower & Garden Board! :)

Welcome Jjacqjob!!! :) :)