When you're as great as I am, it's hard to be humble

I think that these are pansies, but remain happy to stand corrected by the more green fingered of you out there in cyberspace. I don’t know if it is purely coincidental or not, but for my money, the loveliest flowers in town happen to sit right outside town hall.

I don't have a lot to say, aside from how much I hope that the Cottage Pie with Cheese-crusted Leeks that is on the go in the oven turns out okay, so I'll say it with more flowers!

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https://obscenedesserts.blogspot.com/ said…

Looks more like a type of primrose to me. Pansies don't have such fleshy leaves. But antipodean pansies might ....

25 August 2008 at 19:43

Anonymous said…

This is a Polyanthus which was developed for the Austraian climate to help the Poms get over the loss of their beloved Primrose.

25 August 2008 at 22:41

tr3nta said…

NICE PRIMULAS!!!

26 August 2008 at 02:32

USelaine said…

Yup, cultivars of Primroses aka Primulas.

And yup, Polyanthus is another name for them. Nice beds in your photos!

26 August 2008 at 06:54

Debbie Courson Smith said…

How did the dinner turn out?

26 August 2008 at 12:39

Anonymous said…

In the Wikipaedia link that Elaine supplied, the images 1, 2, 4 & 7 are what I know as Polyanthus ad 3, 5 & 6 are what I know as Primula. I have purple/pink Primula growing at the base of my Wollemi Pine on my front porch as I type. I did not even realise they were related. They have different leaves and different flowers.

26 August 2008 at 18:15

Kris McCracken said…

Thanks everyone for helping me out on this one! I always struggle with flowers. That said, I know what I like, and I like these little suckers!

Boise Diva, the dinner turned out excellently!

27 August 2008 at 15:27

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