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Questions tagged [wildflowers]

A flowering plant that grows in the wild, most commonly not intentionally planted.

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What is the black and yellow plant at the base of my fence?

As you can see, next to the fence at the bottom there is some sort of black and yellow plant with a corn-like looking texture. I can't find anything that says what it is. May it also be noted I live in the U.K. Does anyone know what it is or at…
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What is this white flowered purslane lookalike from South Florida?

My wife found some purslane on her daily walk and brought some home for the garden. We also have another weed growing in the backyard that seems to be purslane as well, but it lacks branching stems and the stems seems to be all green. I would like…
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Is this some version of loosestrife?

This is growing in a sunny yard in a planter in Northeastern Illinois near the Wisconsin border. It's growing in a planter that should be butterfly-friendly specific. Don't want to yank it if it's beneficial; it's pretty darn healthy!
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Can I grow wild white or other types of clover in an outdoor container?

In the spring, a number of wildflowers, such as dandelions, buttercups, and some lovely purple things, pop up in our yard. I'm in Massachusetts, United States, so that means April and May. Others appear later and stay through the summer. Each year…
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Yellow flower with 13ish spiked petals, orange outer center, and yellow-green inner center?

A friend spotted the flower in Monument, Colorado while walking near Monument Rock. I've never seen anything like it. A Google reverse image search was unsuccessful.
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Identifying this white wildflower

I photographed this flower in Grenada in November of last year. The flowers were small (roughly 1½ in or 4 cm in diameter), white, with 5 narrow petals. There was just one flower on a stem, and one stem per plant (at least on the ones I saw); the…
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Identification of a plant

Could anyone identify this plant for me please. It was spotted in a wooded gill, ancient woodland, amongst bluebells and wild garlic. Not in a boggy situation.
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Can you help identify this flowering plant (purple flowers with yellow centre)?

I spotted this plant near the edges of a lawn near Toronto. It produces small pink flowers about 2cm in diameter which are yellow near the centre, it has spear shaped leaves about 3cm in length. It forms intertwined mats in the lawn, nearly like a…
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Can you help identify this weed which sparrows like?

I live in Ontario, near Toronto and there's this plant which grows as a 'weed' in lawns I'd like to identify. It usually shows up in lawns or in the cracks between pavements in late summer to autumn. It forms these fluffy masses, and when mowed…
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What are the best mixes for native Georgia wildflowers/grasses?

As you may already know, planting native plants is beneficial for your local ecosystem. Planting non-native is, well, not good. So.... I have a long driveway and would love to line it with native grasses and wildflowers. I'm new to planting native…
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Another white wildflower growing in Serbia - what is it?

For some reason I didn't mow this white wildflower, but I could, unless you tell me it is some relatively useful plant. Grows in partial shade. Here are photos:
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What is this plant, weed or wildflower?

I am hoping it will be a wildflower, as it is spread throughout our school wildflower garden, but no buds yet.
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Plant Identification - Long stalk, purple flower, growing in grass

Can anybody please help me identify this plant? A number of them were growing in some unmown lawn here in Ireland. Initially I thought it was a type of speedwell, but I'm not so sure. Thanks!
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Help identifying a small flowering plant

This little guy started popping up around my house. We never planted it, but I'd love to know what we have growing here. It is small type, the flowers have a honeysuckle type style, 5 petals and the leaves of the plant itself are shiny ,…
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good plants for a marshy area?

I'm trying to add some plants to our backyard that can do well in healthy soil that does get very marshy several times during the summer. It's an area that receives some sun and some shade - probably more shade than sun. Our backyard has an area…
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