What kind of flower...?

What kind of flower/plant is this:


Go here for a picture:





http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h183/V...





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.
What kind of flower...?
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 %26amp; 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 , %26amp; are bluish-green , red-brown underneath. Btw It's only poisonous if eaten, %26amp; in lg qty, so nothing to worry about .
Reply: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.
Reply:Agree with Mike. Mountain Laurel.
Reply: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.
Reply:I just planted some of these. I think they are called Prince William, but they also look like Phlox.
Reply:zinnia
Reply:its called prince william! its so not Zinnia! they are very pretty!
Reply:close. it is Kalmia latifolia Mountain Laurelwww.poetry.com