Replacing weeds with wildflowers
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2 years agoJeb zone 5
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Weed or Wildflower?
Comments (9)Thank you for the caution, well received, but this sample was brought to me for identification by a young friend who found it growing on the side of a road during one of her walks. Unfortunately, however, I've been physically unable to properly care for my once-lovely lawn in more than ten years, so Mother Nature has gradually replaced it with free plants she deems more suited to the area. She must be right, for the multitudes of noxious weeds grow with abandon, without any loving care from me. (Indeed, the plant I submitted may be among the crowds!)...See MoreIs this a wildflower or weed?
Comments (4)A weed is anything growing where you don't want it. So...we can't say if it's a weed or not. It is likely wild lettuce, which one could say is a wildflower. The photo is so blown out, that I can't be sure of my id though....See MoreWildflower or weed?
Comments (3)Oh! Just like the one I posted the other day in a completely different part of the property! Sorry for being so unobservant....See MoreWildflower or weed in damp area
Comments (1)It's an Epilobium, maybe one of the common weedy ones....See Morenickel_kg
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