Wildflower IDs ???

12 years ago

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...

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#2 Found along side of road in July & is definitely in the Pea family---clusters of blusih-purple flowers

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#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

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I collected seeds from #2 & am planning to scatter them in my wildflower area for next year.

Thanks for your help with these!!!

Comments (6)

Iris GW
12 years ago
The first one looks like Yellow Sweet Clover, Melilotus officinalis, a non-native weed.
lycopus
12 years ago
Second one might be alfalfa
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12 years ago
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imabirdnut
Original Author
12 years ago
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!
Iris GW
12 years ago
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
lycopus
12 years ago
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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