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Recently we have seen these flowers growing in home gardens in the Twin Cities. Can you identify them and provide background information on how to gr...
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Asked June 26, 2024, 9:29 AM EDT
Recently we have seen these flowers growing in home gardens in the Twin Cities. Can you identify them and provide background information on how to grow? thank you
Anoka County Minnesota
Expert Response
Hi Alan,
The first picture of the blue/purple flowers are a perennial geranium. Once established they are pretty tough and hardy.
https://lancaster.unl.edu/perennial-geraniums
I believe the second flower is a Ranunculus;
https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/tall-buttercup
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/plantmaterials/mtpmstn9891.pdf
Both flowers favor moister, richer soil. There is lots of information on the internet. You might want to look at other varieties of these flowers as well.
Sally Granath
St. Louis County MG
