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Some of the Wildflowers Growing in Our Yard These are not all "wild" wildflowers - sme came up from seeds we've flung into the yard from time to time. Hard to tell which is which. In any case, here they are.
This pretty little flower grows in our front lawn. I think it is Yellow Star Creeper. It's low-growing and covers well. No idea what this is, but it's brilliant orange, and about 3" across. These tough-looking plants come up every year. A very solid bud. Nothing delicate about these. A tall flower, from store-bought seed, I think... A dandelion flower Ready to blow seeds across the yard. This stuff looks and smells like chamomile, but I think it's something else. Common Mallow, showing the small flower and button-like seed pod. A Common Mallow plant. Not very delicious, my critters tell me. This semi-succulant ground cover grows under the avocados. It dies back in dry times, but comes back strong when it gets water. Some kind of Sow Thistle (common? smooth?). The equids love to eat these. Thistles, gone to seed. Finches show up by the dozens to eat the seeds, and/or the aphids that live on the plants. I grew up calling this Sourgrass. The flower stems taste lemony. It grows from tiny bulbs. Sourgrass again. The equids like to eat a little of it sometimes, which makes them drool. It comes up everywhere in early Spring, then dies back to nothing when it's done. Very pretty when in bloom. I don't know what this is. The flowers/buds are very small. The whole plant is about a foot tall, with lots of flowers on tiny stems. Looks like it should turn into a dandelion-like thing... These Fillaree seeds each turn into 5 twisty things that get stuck in fur. Sabrina likes the plants though! Fillaree flowers. They are really tiny - less than 1 cm across. A sunflower. Who knows what kind - we have dozens. The birds love these. |
