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Wildflower/weed, any guesses?
#219247 Jun 29th, 2008 at 07:44 PM
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This plant is only about 6 or 8" tall. It grows wild under the trees.

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Please ignore the grass and other weeds.

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melcon6 #219248 Jun 29th, 2008 at 07:48 PM
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i've seen it before, feel i should know what it is, but it is escaping me. it is a nice looking flower though!
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#219256 Jun 29th, 2008 at 08:27 PM
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I think it's pretty, too, Jiff. I think I've seen larger, more trim, cultivated versions of it in peoples gardens and those are blooming right now too.

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melcon6 #219315 Jun 30th, 2008 at 05:21 AM
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could it be verbascum nigrum?

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kennyso #219317 Jun 30th, 2008 at 05:23 AM
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nevermind the verbascum, i just noticed the position of the flowers, and it's probably not verbascum

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kennyso #219318 Jun 30th, 2008 at 05:24 AM
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I think I've got it, Lysimachia ciliata (Fringed Loosestrife)
http://ontariowildflowers.com/main/species.php?id=74

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kennyso #219372 Jun 30th, 2008 at 09:50 AM
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nice flower whatever it is. LOTS of blooms for a wild flower!

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A weed is a wild flower that's growing where you don't want it growing.

Give it a good home - it looks good.

When sorting seeds, do not whistle.

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