What kind of flower...?

Question

What kind of flower/plant is this:
Go here for a picture:

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h183/Vilandra485/PinkFlowers.jpg

It seems to have 5 petals, but they aren't separated petals. The inside has those things that sprout out - I don't know what those are called, sorry! - it has 10 of those, white in color. Then also on the inside the center is rimmed with a ring of dark pink. The flowers came off a big bush/plant and the were in clusters. Each little stem has about a 1/2 dozen little stems coming off it, each with 2 little flower buds coming off that. (Seen in the pic.) The inside center is white for the light pink ones, and light pink centers for the dark pink flowers - and all have that ring around their centers tho. Thanks so much.

Not Zinnia and not Phlox...not sure about the Price William, I haven't found a flower by that name so I can't tell yet.

The whole plant was kind of like a rose bush TYPE plant, but with much more leaves.

Does the Prince William flower/plant go by any other name? Cause I can't find it in any search...

This was hard to find, but it is SHEEP LAUREL. And it is poisionious, lol. Here's a pic:
http://www.shortcourses.com/naturelog/sheep-laurel-02.jpg

Answer 1

It's Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) Gorgeous! (when well grown.) Remotely possible to be Sheep Laurel ,(K. angustifolia) but those colors in your pic are too vivid . Sheep Laurel is usually pale pink & is much less common . Rarely cultivated .
If you ever get inthe southern Catskills, in the"gunks" , (Shawangunk Mtns) at the right time , it's wall-to-wall Mtn Laurel along much of Rte44 ., esp. near Minnewaska Lake St. Park. Spectacular!

Zinnia? ;D "prince william" ? You mean "Sweet William"? That's Dianthus barbatus , an herbaceous biennial, or annual . 12"-30" . The plant in question is a shrub , so not that . Similar arrangement of flowers, though.

ps villandra , 50/50 that supposed pic of Sheep Laurel, is misidentified . Could be bad processing . Looks like Mtn Laurel . The "angustifolia" in the name , means "narrow-leaved ". It has leaves 1- 1 1/2" long by 3/4" to 1" wide , & are bluish-green , red-brown underneath. Btw It's only poisonous if eaten, & in lg qty, so nothing to worry about .

Answer 2

Like others said, a picture of the whole shrub/bush, or even more of the leave would be helpful.

When I first saw it, the flowers reminded me of the flowering quince (chaenomeles speciosa) bush I discovered on the property of the last house I owned - but I wasn't sure.

I did find a website that gives a description, but no photo of the prince william (amelanchier canadensis - (L.) Medik, common name juneberry, part of the rosaceae family), so I can't confirm if this is it, but at least now you have another name to search for.

Answer 3

It would help if I could see the entire plant, however I can tell you what it is not, it is not a zinnia. I have been growing zinnias for over 25 years and am a retired florist and is all my years have never seen a zinnia that even looked close to this.
I will continue to research your question however.

Answer 4

Agree with Mike. Mountain Laurel.

Answer 5

I just planted some of these. I think they are called Prince William, but they also look like Phlox.

Answer 6

close. it is Kalmia latifolia Mountain Laurel

Answer 7

its called prince william! its so not Zinnia! they are very pretty!

Answer 8

zinnia