Plant with green flowers (growing, yard, leaves, planting)

[Karen59]

I have several of these plants with green flowers in my garden. The plant reproduces by sending runners.
Does anyone know what it is?

I live in New Jersey.

Thanks.

[Zoisite]

I'm pretty sure that is Green Ball Dianthus, your plant has the same flower formation and same leaves and stems as Green Ball. Yours is a bit more scraggly and spikey looking than most shown below but it may be one of the more rustic looking varieties of Green Ball Dianthus.

Green Ball Dianthus: https://www.google.ca/search?q=diant...h=583&biw=1120

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[nuts2uiam]

Originally Posted by Zoisite

I'm pretty sure that is Green Ball Dianthus, your plant has the same flower formation and same leaves and stems as Green Ball. Yours is a bit more scraggly and spikey looking than most shown below but it may be one of the more rustic looking varieties of Green Ball Dianthus.

Green Ball Dianthus: https://www.google.ca/search?q=diant...h=583&biw=1120

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Once again, Z to the rescue. I never knew it was a dianthus, I knew it by Green Trick. Neat flower. Thanks, you should know that it is a bit after 8 am and I leaned something already so I guess I am done learning for the day.

[Karen59]

Wow, thank you, Zoisite. It does seem to be Green Ball Dianthus! The link you provide has this picture:

https://littleprinceplants.com/our-p...sweet-william/

That picture looks just like it.

There were a few wild plants in my lot (on which I am planting wildflowers) that looked so unusual I didn't weed them, but let them grow, the Green Ball Dianthus among them. I'm glad now, because the Green Ball are quite pretty.

I googled Green Tick and saw even more pictures.

[Zoisite]

You're welcome. I learned something new too, I'd never heard of it being known as Green Trick before this. I think those flowers look nice in floral arrangements. They look like green pom poms.
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[nuts2uiam]

The very first time I saw a Green Trick was in an arrangement that also had Allium. The combo was stunning paired together.

[twinkletwinkle22]

Originally Posted by Karen59

I have several of these plants with green flowers in my garden. The plant reproduces by sending runners.
Does anyone know what it is?

I live in New Jersey.

Thanks.

runners...that must be why I cannot find any seeds for this. darn

[Karen59]

Originally Posted by Karen59

I have several of these plants with green flowers in my garden. The plant reproduces by sending runners.
Does anyone know what it is?

I live in New Jersey.

Thanks.

My flowers are starting to have magenta flowers, see picture. Here is a link that has a similar picture, that I found in the link Zoisite sent me.

Look at the third picture in this link, if you are interested.

Growing with plants: A Trick Around Growing 'Green Trick

I'm a little confused by the difference between Green Ball Dianthus and Sweet William, Dianthus barbatus. Maybe it is the same plant, in a different life cycle?

And where did these Green Balls come from in my empty lot???

Thanks!

Edit to add, I am not certain if the runners are for reproducing, it just looks that way, but I might be wrong.

[Zoisite]

Originally Posted by Karen59

My flowers are starting to have magenta flowers, see picture. Here is a link that has a similar picture, that I found in the link Zoisite sent me.

Look at the third picture in this link, if you are interested.

Growing with plants: A Trick Around Growing 'Green Trick

I'm a little confused by the difference between Green Ball Dianthus and Sweet William, Dianthus barbatus. Maybe it is the same plant, in a different life cycle?

And where did these Green Balls come from in my empty lot???

Thanks!

Edit to add, I am not certain if the runners are for reproducing, it just looks that way, but I might be wrong.

Something like that. Or they could be another variety of dianthus that starts off the flower clusters with a green ball first and then the individual flowers coming out next. Here is some further information with pictures of those red flower buds coming up out of the mossy green balls. Check out all the additional pictures and information about the different varieties and development stages of sweet william that is listed with the image gallery at the bottom of this page: https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/sweet-william/

They do reproduce by seed as well as spreading by runners. You probably got those flowers in your yard from seeds that were in the droppings of birds that had eaten them in somebody else's garden.

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[Karen59]

Originally Posted by Zoisite

Something like that. Or they could be another variety of dianthus that starts off the flower clusters with a green ball first and then the individual flowers coming out next. Here is some further information with pictures of those red flower buds coming up out of the mossy green balls. Check out all the additional pictures and information about the different varieties and development stages of sweet william that is listed with the image gallery at the bottom of this page: https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/sweet-william/

They do reproduce by seed as well as spreading by runners. You probably got those flowers in your yard from seeds that were in the droppings of birds that had eaten them in somebody else's garden.

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ha ha, thank you birds! Drop more seeds.

Thank you for the info.