tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post6806703044212214794..comments2024-03-19T05:03:19.939-07:00Comments on Rural Revolution: Parade of wildflowersPatrice Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06012022335047974670noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-77572316696900090672012-06-23T18:04:30.820-07:002012-06-23T18:04:30.820-07:00Duh, you're right, I'd forgotten about St....Duh, you're right, I'd forgotten about St. John's wort, and goodness knows we have tons of it around here. However I believe you're mistaking ninebark with oceanspray. We have lots of both kinds of bushes, but the oceanspray blooms a little bit later (see this link for oceanspray photos:<br />http://www.bentler.us/eastern-washington/plants/shrubs/ocean-spray.aspx )<br /><br />Oceanspray is one of my favorite bushes. The way to tell the difference before they bloom (besides the leaf shape, of course) is ninebark has a sort of shaggy, raggety-looking bark.<br /><br />- PatricePatrice Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06012022335047974670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-39128231920222933722012-06-23T17:18:22.237-07:002012-06-23T17:18:22.237-07:00Your mystery plant appears to be St.Johns Wort. No...Your mystery plant appears to be St.Johns Wort. Not nearly as invasive as hawkweed (either color variation), but still needs controlled. Your ninebark photo looks suspiciously like thimble berry, ninebark has a beautiful feathery bloom. <br /><br />Wild geraniums are still blooming after all of the rain we've had lately, look for grassy openings along the treeline, or better yet, find a remnant of the original prairie that was too rocky to farm. They have many native flowers and grasses.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905366491370539130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-33690546085608841862012-06-21T03:49:05.611-07:002012-06-21T03:49:05.611-07:00you're "wild onion' is actually Prair...you're "wild onion' is actually Prairie Smoke, one of my favorites;).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-20190243196673827312012-06-20T12:00:57.543-07:002012-06-20T12:00:57.543-07:00The purple flower is not Chicory it is Flax.The purple flower is not Chicory it is Flax.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-29388235146435053082012-06-20T10:18:41.545-07:002012-06-20T10:18:41.545-07:00I think it's actually flax. It will definitel...I think it's actually flax. It will definitely take over a space. The more common color is blue, but it can also be found in red.dragonfly.gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08032454278054871627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-27342483406998335792012-06-20T10:14:11.228-07:002012-06-20T10:14:11.228-07:00You have a lot of knowledge and some lovely landsc...You have a lot of knowledge and some lovely landscape to walk through. Thanks for sharing it with us. :o)LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-84578145379708794672012-06-20T07:50:23.840-07:002012-06-20T07:50:23.840-07:00The first is a trumpet vine. I know because I had...The first is a trumpet vine. I know because I had that dang thing all over a fence in the first house we ever rented during the worst time of our married life LOL Sooooo, needless to say, I dislike trumpet vines immensly. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-15519921187893656052012-06-20T07:13:22.490-07:002012-06-20T07:13:22.490-07:00No no, Indian paintbrush is NOT the same as hawkwe...No no, Indian paintbrush is NOT the same as hawkweed! Feel free to encourage paintbrush to grow, it's a beautiful flower.<br /><br />- PatricePatrice Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06012022335047974670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-50677427784317521222012-06-20T06:55:05.683-07:002012-06-20T06:55:05.683-07:00Not chicory. Do not know what it is, but I do know...Not chicory. Do not know what it is, but I do know that it is not chicory. Chicory flowers have a double row of small petals. I know it well, it was very pretty at first, until it literally took over our "yard" at our former house.<br />PaintedmooseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-56284801240139902302012-06-20T06:22:07.672-07:002012-06-20T06:22:07.672-07:00Beautiful! Thank you for the pictures.
TKBeautiful! Thank you for the pictures.<br />TKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-39226019772649900452012-06-20T05:11:38.741-07:002012-06-20T05:11:38.741-07:00Lovely flower pictures thank you for taking us for...Lovely flower pictures thank you for taking us for a walk through your area.Sandy Livesayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183449816586125720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-75124320823854403022012-06-20T01:21:58.708-07:002012-06-20T01:21:58.708-07:00your hawk weed looks exactly like the flower we ha...your hawk weed looks exactly like the flower we have in southern michigan which I call indians paintbrush which i HAVE BEEN TRYING TO ENCOURAGE TO GROW, oh my gosh I guess I had better do a bit of reading up on that.!KARENAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-54922583217821178962012-06-19T23:50:19.535-07:002012-06-19T23:50:19.535-07:00Nice pics :>)Nice pics :>)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-37789142906338540972012-06-19T22:56:27.291-07:002012-06-19T22:56:27.291-07:00We love your wildflowers! Quite a few grow here in...We love your wildflowers! Quite a few grow here in northwest Arizona, too. We're at 4,000', so we get the high desert flowers as well as mountain flowers. What surprises us is how many different types of daisies there are! As for the flowers with the broad leaves at the base that you don't think are groundsel, we were wondering if they could be a species of Encelia? Possibly Brittle Bush or Acton? Thank you for sharing your pix! --Fred & Deb in AZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com