Strange flower

dave_putty · Post by **dave_putty** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 2:47 pm

Not sure what this flower is called but it looks like a bunch of Dragons heads...please enjoy it

Any comments advice welcomed

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 4:10 pm

Don't know what kind of flower it is Dave but it sure is red, sort of sets off the holiday season though. Nice

MacroLuv · Post by **MacroLuv** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 4:15 pm

Flowers looks like a Campsis (Trumpet vine).

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 5:41 pm

You know I have Trumpet vines around my house too in the summer, they are great places to find ants and I sort of thought the same thing, that they might just be Trumpet plants/vines but wasn't really sure. Mine look just a bit more orange than these.

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 5:14 am

Thats what I thought they were also. I like the green & red together. Look, an aphid on the flower!

Cyclops · Post by **Cyclops** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 5:19 am

Looks like theyre a member of the family Scrophulariaceae, which includes Digitalis(Foxglove) Figwort and Mullein(Verbascum)

I think trumpet vine is in a different but similar family.
Either way theyre great colours for the time of year!