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    We spent a nice afternoon at a NGS garden. I saw a flower that I thought 'great, that would grow in our shade-hole'. Someone told me the name (as well as confirming that it is shade-loving), but by the time I got home, I couldn't remember it properly.
    It has blue, 5-petalled flowers, about the size of a 1p piece, and when I try to recall the name my brain fixes on "Oomphaloompha", which is obviously wrong. Any knowledgeable flower-grower able to work out what it is from that decription?
    Flowers come in too many colours to see the world in black-and-white.

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    Vinca Minor?
    My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
    to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

    Diversify & prosper


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    • #3
      Google Image Result for http://www.missouriplants.com/Blueopp/Vinca_minor_flower.jpg
      My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
      to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

      Diversify & prosper


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      • #4
        That struck a chord - just went out and checked a label in the garden! Is it an Omphalodes Cappadocica - bit like a forget-me-not?
        Life is too short for drama & petty things!
        So laugh insanely, love truly and forgive quickly!

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Comfreyfan View Post
          That struck a chord - just went out and checked a label in the garden! Is it an Omphalodes Cappadocica - bit like a forget-me-not?
          Nice one Comfeyfan........deffo more oomphaloompfa like than a vinca minor!
          My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
          to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

          Diversify & prosper


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          • #6
            Originally posted by Comfreyfan View Post
            That struck a chord - just went out and checked a label in the garden! Is it an Omphalodes Cappadocica - bit like a forget-me-not?
            THAT'S THE ONE!

            ta.......
            Flowers come in too many colours to see the world in black-and-white.

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            • #7
              HilaryB
              Glad Comfreyfan could come to your rescue, would have hated to have asked for oompaloompa down the GC.
              That's one plant name I shan't forget in a hurry!
              Sue

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Sue View Post

                ..............................That's one plant name I shan't forget in a hurry!
                Sue
                Oh I don't know, what's it called again??????????
                My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
                to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

                Diversify & prosper


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                • #9
                  If I hadn't been told the answer on here, I think I would have given up on looking for it! The particular one in the garden I visited was the variety "Starry Eyes", and I WILL be looking out for it when I go to garden centres!
                  Flowers come in too many colours to see the world in black-and-white.

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                  • #10
                    You can get it online

                    Buy Navelwort Omphalodes cappadocica 'Starry Eyes': Delivery by Crocus.co.uk
                    Last edited by IgglePiggle; 30-03-2009, 05:52 PM.

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