tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post3595940196230649615..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Pretty pictures: Iowan roadside flowers, and a large wad of metalmr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-4751955835255511472021-02-18T18:56:47.097-08:002021-02-18T18:56:47.097-08:00Makes sense to me , I never thought about it but t...Makes sense to me , I never thought about it but the flowers are very a like .Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01781507447548174128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-46609465427147222072008-07-16T07:01:00.000-07:002008-07-16T07:01:00.000-07:00Crownvetch is used in Maryland a lot on steep hill...Crownvetch is used in Maryland a lot on steep hills next to roads. It is a very effective ground cover that keeps the soil from eroding. I wouldn't be surprised if it's invasive, but I've never lived close enough to any for it to be a problem for me personally.<BR/><BR/>Ostrich ferns are not as tough as I wish they were. I guess I thought that the whole tough thing meant I could plant them in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-84386996327203281462008-07-15T13:50:00.000-07:002008-07-15T13:50:00.000-07:00And a pox on the crown vetch and whoever thought i...And a pox on the crown vetch and whoever thought it should be planted everywhere along all the highway system of the US.Frances,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03616568389165362993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-90046870055747100052008-07-15T13:49:00.000-07:002008-07-15T13:49:00.000-07:00Your daisy like if it was in the UK is an erigeron...Your daisy like if it was in the UK is an erigeron of some kind, common name fleabane. Tanzania, who knew?<BR/><BR/>Frances at Faire GardenFrances,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03616568389165362993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-20599965430160855222008-07-14T19:48:00.000-07:002008-07-14T19:48:00.000-07:00gorgeous photos!arlene,University Place floristgorgeous photos!<BR/><BR/>arlene,<BR/><A HREF="http://www.flowerstogoonline.com/University-Place-pi-18.html?&cID=2" REL="nofollow">University Place florist</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-55271006828937137152008-07-14T19:31:00.000-07:002008-07-14T19:31:00.000-07:00Yeah, I guess so. I mean, I knew they were both in...Yeah, I guess so. I mean, I knew they were both in the Asclepiadaceae. I was meaning more that the upright <I>Asclepias</I> sort of already looks like a tropical - I remember thinking not too long ago that they're built a lot like <I>Ficus elastica</I>. But that's true about the Hoyas. I wonder - are there any non-trailing, upright <I>Hoya</I>s? That would be cool, and it would also wind up mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-74670074693525252472008-07-14T19:20:00.000-07:002008-07-14T19:20:00.000-07:00"I've always liked milkweeds. The leaves get no at..."I've always liked milkweeds. The leaves get no attention but are actually quite nice. Somebody should slap together a tropical version of these that can be grown indoors."<BR/><BR/>OMG, I can't believe I am the first to mention it.......A hoya is a tropical version of this plant.....same family.....the milkweeds. Check it out in wikipedia.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12576909568589166072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-42934599909223198752008-07-14T08:51:00.000-07:002008-07-14T08:51:00.000-07:00Hey, Mr. S, I love your new bio photo. You're rig...Hey, Mr. S, I love your new bio photo. <BR/>You're right about the vetch. It's the only plant besides poison ivy I've drenched with RoundUp. And of course as the song goes, the cat came back. Nasty stuff. Nearly impossible to get all the rhizomes out. <BR/>Did you find out what that first NOID is? I like it too. <BR/>This is a time of year I love for photographing roadside and woods perLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10120410003047077951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-78570883522850500752008-07-14T08:00:00.000-07:002008-07-14T08:00:00.000-07:00Seems like I remember reading about vetch seed bei...Seems like I remember reading about vetch seed being sprayed along new road construction to stabilize the soil. So it probably is invasive somewhat. And don't they also sell it as deer food?Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953459540634785074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-15936589275093717662008-07-14T07:17:00.000-07:002008-07-14T07:17:00.000-07:00I love that chicory photo. That is one of my favo...I love that chicory photo. That is one of my favorite flowers. You're cool. I'm happy to hear that your PB is OK.<BR/>RRMRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01099423464451803354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-41778648366473673352008-07-14T03:31:00.000-07:002008-07-14T03:31:00.000-07:00Your sixth photo, the yellow NOID that's been both...Your sixth photo, the yellow NOID that's been bothering you, is birdsfoot trefoil by the looks of things - <I>Lotus corniculatus</I>.<BR/><BR/>The eighth one, the one you remember being called an aster, looks like a daisy. They're part of the Asteraceae family. The genus name is <I>Bellis</I> - if you were in the UK it'd definitely be <I>B. perennis</I> but I'm not sure what species are common Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695173188736074202noreply@blogger.com