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Let's Play "Name That Wildflower!"
Here are some tiny flowering weeds or wildflowers photographed around the
edges of our property. I wonder if anyone can name any of these: A bright blue flower, shown bigger than life size: http://www.paghat.com/images/wildflowerblue_may.jpg A bright purple pea-like flower, bigger than life size: http://www.paghat.com/images/wildflowerpurple_may.jpg An extremely tiny (one inch tall) wild groundcover with eency yellow flowers: http://www.paghat.com/images/littleyellowweed_ap.jpg A bright orange daisy-like thing, shown bigger than life size, three inches tall: http://www.paghat.com/images/wildflowerorange_may.jpg This seems to be a volunteer alyssum but its so much smaller than any cultivated alyssum I've seen; shown twice life size: http://www.paghat.com/images/wildalyssum_may.jpg -paghat the ratgirl -- "Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher. "Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature. -from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers" Visit the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com |
Let's Play "Name That Wildflower!"
paghat the ratgirl wrote: A bright purple pea-like flower, bigger than life size: http://www.paghat.com/images/wildflowerpurple_may.jpg My guess is a vetch of some sort. An extremely tiny (one inch tall) wild groundcover with eency yellow flowers: http://www.paghat.com/images/littleyellowweed_ap.jpg I have no idea but it looks like a ground cover that comes up in one spot every year here. This seems to be a volunteer alyssum but its so much smaller than any cultivated alyssum I've seen; shown twice life size: http://www.paghat.com/images/wildalyssum_may.jpg Reminds me of feverfew, but probably isn't. Kate |
Let's Play "Name That Wildflower!"
paghat the ratgirl wrote: A bright purple pea-like flower, bigger than life size: http://www.paghat.com/images/wildflowerpurple_may.jpg Looks like a prairie salvia of some sort. An extremely tiny (one inch tall) wild groundcover with eency yellow flowers: http://www.paghat.com/images/littleyellowweed_ap.jpg Could it be horse herb? This seems to be a volunteer alyssum but its so much smaller than any cultivated alyssum I've seen; shown twice life size: http://www.paghat.com/images/wildalyssum_may.jpg Frog fruit has darker centers, but do a search to see if it is similar. Need a good, cheap, knowledge expanding present for a friend? http://www.animaux.net/stern/present.html |
Let's Play "Name That Wildflower!"
(paghat the ratgirl) wrote in message ...
Here are some tiny flowering weeds or wildflowers photographed around the edges of our property. I wonder if anyone can name any of these: A bright blue flower, shown bigger than life size: http://www.paghat.com/images/wildflowerblue_may.jpg Phacelia campanularia A bright purple pea-like flower, bigger than life size: http://www.paghat.com/images/wildflowerpurple_may.jpg Linaria purpurea ? |
Let's Play "Name That Wildflower!"
"........ http://www.paghat.com/images/wildalyssum_may.jpg
Reminds me of feverfew, but probably isn't. Actually that was my thought too - something close to the species! Cheryl .........." You must have a very different form of feverfew to that which I know, see http://www.bluewisteria.co.uk/bluewi...ers/index.html -- David Hill Abacus nurseries www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk |
Let's Play "Name That Wildflower!"
phacelia
linaria ? calendula (or else some arctotis returning to species) alyssum - this is how the first flowers look in spring in my garden. "paghat the ratgirl" wrote in message ... Here are some tiny flowering weeds or wildflowers photographed around the edges of our property. I wonder if anyone can name any of these: A bright blue flower, shown bigger than life size: http://www.paghat.com/images/wildflowerblue_may.jpg A bright purple pea-like flower, bigger than life size: http://www.paghat.com/images/wildflowerpurple_may.jpg An extremely tiny (one inch tall) wild groundcover with eency yellow flowers: http://www.paghat.com/images/littleyellowweed_ap.jpg A bright orange daisy-like thing, shown bigger than life size, three inches tall: http://www.paghat.com/images/wildflowerorange_may.jpg This seems to be a volunteer alyssum but its so much smaller than any cultivated alyssum I've seen; shown twice life size: http://www.paghat.com/images/wildalyssum_may.jpg -paghat the ratgirl -- "Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher. "Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature. -from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers" Visit the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com |
Let's Play "Name That Wildflower!"
A bright blue flower, shown bigger than life size:
resembles bugloss (Boraginaceae)An extremely tiny (one inch tall) wild groundcover with eency yellow flowers: oxalis corniculata A bright orange daisy-like thing, shown bigger than life size, three inches tall: resembles gazania (Gazania rigens) sed5555 |
Let's Play "Name That Wildflower!"
On 5/24/04 6:34 PM, in article , "David
Hill" wrote: "........ http://www.paghat.com/images/wildalyssum_may.jpg Reminds me of feverfew, but probably isn't. Actually that was my thought too - something close to the species! Cheryl .........." You must have a very different form of feverfew to that which I know, see http://www.bluewisteria.co.uk/bluewi...ers/index.html David, I used to grow feverfew - if you let the seedlings self seed they looked a bit like that - tiny flowers. The leaves might have helped with getting a better ID. Cheryl |
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(paghat the ratgirl) wrote: Here are some tiny flowering weeds or wildflowers photographed around the edges of our property. I wonder if anyone can name any of these: A bright blue flower, shown bigger than life size: http://www.paghat.com/images/wildflowerblue_may.jpg Thanks to all who've assisted. This one was correctly identified as Phacelia campanularia, Desert Bluebell A bright purple pea-like flower, bigger than life size: http://www.paghat.com/images/wildflowerpurple_may.jpg This one was correctly identified as Linaria, but the species appears to be morocanna. The other three are still mysteries: An extremely tiny (one inch tall) wild groundcover with eency yellow flowers, which is certainly a locally native wildflower around Puget Sound: http://www.paghat.com/images/littleyellowweed_ap.jpg The last two came out of a so-called western wildflower seed mix, but the name of the mix obviously didn't mean only wildflowers actually native to the west. A bright orange daisy-like thing, shown bigger than life size, three inches tall: http://www.paghat.com/images/wildflowerorange_may.jpg This seems to be a volunteer alyssum but its so much smaller than any cultivated alyssum I've seen; shown twice life size: http://www.paghat.com/images/wildalyssum_may.jpg -paghat the ratgirl -- "Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher. "Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature. -from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers" Visit the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com |
Let's Play "Name That Wildflower!"
An extremely tiny (one inch tall) wild groundcover with eency yellow flowers, which is certainly a locally native wildflower around Puget Sound: http://www.paghat.com/images/littleyellowweed_ap.jpg This looks like the black medic I find around my place, so my guess is Medicago lupulina. Karen Portland, OR |
Let's Play "Name That Wildflower!"
The orange daisy I agree with Gazania
The white alyssum looks like a sweet alyssum (Lobularia) to meThe last two came out of a so-called western wildflower seed mix, but the name of the mix obviously didn't mean only wildflowers actually native to the west. A bright orange daisy-like thing, shown bigger than life size, three inches tall: http://www.paghat.com/images/wildflowerorange_may.jpg This seems to be a volunteer alyssum but its so much smaller than any cultivated alyssum I've seen; shown twice life size: http://www.paghat.com/images/wildalyssum_may.jpg -paghat the ratgirl -- "Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher. "Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature. -from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers" Visit the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com |
Let's Play "Name That Wildflower!"
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wrote: An extremely tiny (one inch tall) wild groundcover with eency yellow flowers, which is certainly a locally native wildflower around Puget Sound: http://www.paghat.com/images/littleyellowweed_ap.jpg This looks like the black medic I find around my place, so my guess is Medicago lupulina. Karen Portland, OR That was a super good guess, especially given how crappy my photo was. I just now went out to the street edge to see if it had any of the little black seeds of Black Medic, & it doesn't, but your suggestion led me to a website that noted Black Medic and Least Hop Clover greatly look alike. Turns out it's Trifolium dubium, one of the commonest early spring roadside weeds. One way or t'other, this newsgroup is so often so helpful. -paghat the ratgirl -- "Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher. "Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature. -from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers" Visit the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com |
Let's Play "Name That Wildflower!"
"paghat" wrote in message news:paghatSPAM-ME-NOT- That was a super good guess, especially given how crappy my photo was. I just now went out to the street edge to see if it had any of the little black seeds of Black Medic, & it doesn't, but your suggestion led me to a website that noted Black Medic and Least Hop Clover greatly look alike. Turns out it's Trifolium dubium, one of the commonest early spring roadside weeds. One way or t'other, this newsgroup is so often so helpful. -paghat the ratgirl Well, gee-ez. Least Hop Clover is one I've never heard of and I'm going to check it out. Maybe that's actually what I have! Karen |
Let's Play "Name That Wildflower!"
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(Sed5555) wrote: oxalis corniculata A bright orange daisy-like thing, shown bigger than life size, three inches tall: resembles gazania (Gazania rigens) sed5555 Thanks-thanks! That's the one. Thanks again to all helpers. There are so many things that pop up here & there that I don't know what are, some invasive weeds, some native weeds & wildflowers, some from wildflower seed mixes turned loose in the neighborhood over the years. There are a half-dozen kinds of wild crane's-bills of which I've only identified two with any certainty, & many dandylion-like flowers that turn to fluff on plants that aren't dandylions. It'd be so great to have the kind of knowledge, eye, & memory that would permit one to just look at a meadow & start naming the flowers one after another. -paghat the ratgirl -- "Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher. "Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature. -from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers" Visit the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com |
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