cohanJul 15, 2023
#NativePlants + #NotQuiteNatives a #weed + an accidental #hybrid = #FlowersOnFriday
The weed is the clover Trifolium pratense, bottom right. 3 species of Trifolium here, plus Sweet Clover /Melilotus- all invasive escapes from agriculture, none native. Melilotus doesn't usually stray far from disturbed soils, and the Trifoliums at least do not form monocultures, rather mingling with native and others.. details continued in replies
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#Bloomscrolling #Alberta @plants
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pics in collage, continued- Stachys palustris, top left, might be a field weed in places, and I believe in North America we might have both a native and introduced form (more likely to be in fields? I've never seen that..) here it is an occasional wetland/edge plant, and I introduced it from the wild to my garden, where, admittedly it does spread more than ideal, but I'm still fond of it..flowers not quite open in this view (it should have edible roots, and medicinal uses? (Marsh Woundwort..)
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pics in collage cont- Top right and bottom left are Wild Blue Flax / Linum lewisii ; my plants are from British Columbia seed, but I think Alberta natives are the same species (none in my immediate area). Behind in lower left are a Castilleja (this one also from B.C.) and Erigeron caespitosus from the montane zone west of here.
#WildflowerHour #WildflowerGarden #July
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final, pics in collage above:
Centre is a Helichrysum, grown from seed as milfordiae- sadly not that sp, which has much more exciting flowers, but otherwise still nice with its little papery heads and nice silver mat!
Show threadAsh Qin 📷Jul 15, 2023
@cohanf I personally quite like how unusual that one looks. 💜
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@ashqinmoe Yes, I quite like it, and the foliage is lovely (can't see it in that photo, I'll try to remember to show) the only disappointment is that it is not what the presumed seed mother was, which is quite a special plant :)