Looking up some flower descriptions, I'm surprised to find Foxgloves described as 'purple', and often see references to Echinacea as 'purple', too. I call these bright pink, and I'd love to have a purple Foxglove. On the other hand, I see some flowers I think of as more a shade of dark blue being classed as purple - some Campanulas, for instance. To me, purple is a rich, deep bluey-pink or pinky-blue - the colour of Symphytum officinale, say. I know there are too many flower colours to narrow them down to only a handful (and I know there are zillions in the RHS colour range), but surely there must be some concensus as to what purple is?
When I'm offered a plant described as 'purple', I don't know if I'm going to get what I call purple, or pink, or light mauve, and growing from seed means it could be a couple of years before I find what I have won't fit where I wanted to put it.
Any thoughts?
Seeing Red?
Mary,
Apart from the obvious problem of those of us who have a certain colour impediment; like if I use a red tee peg on the golf course, I cannot see it against the green grass (if thats the colour they both are in the first place !!). Maybe Dave should offer a prize for the first member to come up with a colour chart we can all agree on !
El Tel
how about geranium Kashmir White which isn't pure white but has red veins.
Mark
Mary nearly all my foxgloves are 'purple' or a deep mauve if you prefer, not pink not blue. If you would like some seeds will save some for you, this is the first year they have bloomed.
I would love some of the cream spotted foxgloves if anyone has seeds.