Gardening
Related: About this forumhelp me identify a flower/weed
growing up to four feet tall
bright blue little flowers just like a forget me not, flowers in clusters
stickery or bristle-y stems
large green leaves at the base
smaller green leaves on opposite sides of stem, alternating
mopinko
(71,713 posts)Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)try NatureGate's identifier thingummy - here
I'd bet there are various other id tools out there as well.
silverweb
(16,402 posts)[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]Bookmarked.
Thanks -- and nicetameetcha!
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ginnyinWI
(17,276 posts)It is a prairie plant and grows wild at my house (outskirts, sunny, sandy soil). If we stopped mowing the lawn we'd have prairie back in a few years. I let them grow in selected spots along with the milkweed, bee balm and coneflowers.
grasswire
(50,130 posts)I think, from photos, that it may be some kind of wort. Not sure yet.
It is invasive, taking over a couple of areas. Bees absolutely swarm it, so I leave it as long as possible before it starts falling over and stops blooming as much. It is a very pretty plant; the flowers are a beautiful blue and very much like a forget me not.
Botany
(72,385 posts)It could be tick trefoil or lead plant.
grasswire
(50,130 posts)TuxedoKat
(3,821 posts)or Tradescantia. It is blue-purple and grows in clusters but doesn't have stickery stems usually, at least not the ones I've seen. There are many varieties though.
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=&imgrefurl=http://www.perryhillnurseries.co.uk/catalogue/perennials/tradescantia/&h=195&w=259&tbnid=lcxTQVX1pdc3rM:&zoom=1&tbnh=150&tbnw=200&usg=__1JEN0PlytAAT4_cJkm3c1hfmfWg=&docid=BjGzZ9yhs9_bKM&itg=1&sa=X&ei=Dw_DU4i0JMGXyASRwoKIDA&ved=0CJsBEPwdMAo
http://www.gpnc.org/spiderwo.htm
grasswire
(50,130 posts)They told me to bring some in to them, and I will next week.