rock garden plant

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  1. wnor

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    Here is another plant identification. This is in a rock garden.
    Thanks
     

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  2. saltcedar

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    Silene?
     
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    Thank you so much.

    Wes
     
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    Phlox bifida.
    It's not a silene, as indicated by the absence of inflated calyces behind the flowers.
     
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    Thank you. I couldn't find a dark blue silene in my dictionaries so still hope for an answer in the future.

    Wes
     
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  7. wnor

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    That definitely looks like it. Thanks.

    Wes
     
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