Do you recognize this wildflower?
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Does anybody recognize this wildflower?
Comments (18)Yea, sigh, many of the dogs are grazers. One of them chewed my Sterling Silver rose so many times, she caused the bush to revert to a rugosa. Last year it bloomed with small red flowers! I had to fence off my asparagus because the dogs kept digging them up and eating them. They all love fruits and vegetables, and some of them eat flowers, too. I used to allow my hedgehogs some garden time, under supervision so they wouldn't get lost. They'd wander through the strawberry bed taking one bite out of each strawberry they came across. They never ate a whole strawberry. They lost their garden privileges. The long-earred hedgies have really expressive faces. The old black Lab in the photo loved to supervise the hedgehogs for me. This one is peeved about my intrusion with the camera. Lorna...See MoreIf you were at the Ft. Worth swap, do you recognize these?
Comments (9)I don't know what it is! If someone else remembers, please post. It looks "twiggy" to me, like an ornamental tree or similar, but I can't remember it. You might try the plant identification forum here, think it's called Name That Plant. edited to add: somehow missed this the first time I read it "either from you or for you". Since I'm pretty sure I didn't bring it, it must be for me! If you don't want it, let me know, & I'll pick it up when I take you the coral honeysuckle! This post was edited by sylviatexas on Wed, Nov 12, 14 at 16:27...See MoreAnyone Recognize This Very Nice Weed/Wildflower?
Comments (5)That's it! sounds like a keeper wildflower/weed: it has nectar (good for bees, right?), it tastes like parsley, you can chew the roots & apply to rashes & sores, & you can eat the roots for stomach ache....See MoreDoes anyone recognize this wildflower?
Comments (20)I had the wrong species name for my plant, it is Vernonia noveboracensis. You must have the cultivar Vernonia lettermanii 'Iron Butterfly '. It's a clone of a selection that was shorter and more compact than the species. Any seedlings from your Iron Butterfly will be taller and slightly different than the plant you purchased. It's a good idea to cut the plant back early in the season so it won't flop. If they aren't cut back they can flop and become a doughnut shape. I cut my plant back severely 1 time this year, but I could have done it a second time, it still grew to about 4 feet, but is bushy enough to not flop. Vernonia species will hybridize easily, so it's possible the wild one can hybridize with yours, but I wouldn't worry about it, you might end up with some beautiful hybrids. This is where wild Vernonia lettermanii grows, in novaculite rock along a river running though mountains in Arkansas and Oklahoma. They grow out of cracks in the rocks and sometimes get flooded, so they need good drainage, but can handle periodic flooding. Iron butterfly should do well in regular garden soil, so they claim. The Chicago Botanical Garden did a comparative study of different Vernonia cultivars including Iron Butterfly. Photos by the amazing Adam Black...See MoreAlisande
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