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| I have several flowers that were either volunteers in my garden or I found on the side of the road...please help me ID them??? Are they BF host plants???
#1 Found as volunteer in my Tomatoe Garden in May & was about 5 ft tall...
#2 Found along side of road in July & is definitely in the Pea family---clusters of blusih-purple flowers
#3 Found in my Wildflower area in March--was about 1-2ft tall with 1-2"red flowers, maybe came out of a wildflower seed mix
I collected seeds from #2 & am planning to scatter them in my wildflower area for next year.
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Follow-Up Postings:
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| The first one looks like Yellow Sweet Clover, Melilotus officinalis, a non-native weed. |
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| Second one might be alfalfa |
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- Posted by jacqueline3 9CA (My Page) on Sat, Jul 16, 11 at 13:46
| The third one looks like some sort of cosmos. Jackie |
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- Posted by imabirdnut 7b (My Page) on Sat, Jul 16, 11 at 17:50
| esh_ga...you nailed it! It is considered an invasive non-native! The good news about #1 is that I cut it down before it set seed!!! It was crowding my tomatoe plants, so I got rid of it! On the native plant site...#3 is identified as Adonis aestivalis---Summer Pheasant's Eye. It must have been in a flower mix I scattered on my wildflower area. #2 isn't alfalfa...it is more shrubby than the alfalfa I have planted for butterflies. It is definitely in the Pea family but still waiting for an ID! Thanks everyone for replying! |
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| Post that second one on the Name that Plant forum - that one has been id'ed before but I just can't remember what it was. Post it just like you did here with the photos in the post. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Name that Plant forum
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| Medicago is the only genus in the Fabaceae that I know with coiled fruits like that. Fairly certain it is Medicago sativa |
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