Something Bright for a Cold January Day
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A Plethora of Aliases
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Musk okra, aka abelmosk, ambrette seeds, annual hibiscus, Bamia Moschata, Galu Gasturi, muskdana, musk mallow, musk seeds, ornamental okra, rose mallow seeds, tropical jewel hibiscus, or Yorka okra. (Abelmoschus moschatus or Hibiscus abelmoschus Linn.)
Stairway to the Stars
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Coleus. I don’t know the species. I’m just getting interested in these plants. Buds are about a quarter-inch in size.
Lily at Last
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Asiatic lily. (Lilium asiatica)
Flower Buddies
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Coreopsis, also calliopsis and tickseed. (Coreopsis)
CORRECTION:
I identified last week’s Something Bright flower as poison ivy. That was not correct, as several of my smart followers pointed out.
All agree it is a type of berry, but I am still working to identify it. The options include:
- Rubus aboriginum — Garden dewberry
- R. allegheniensis — Allegheny blueberry
- R. arbutus — Sawtooth blueberry
- R. caesius — European dewberry
- R. cuneifolius — Sand blueberry
I should be able to make a final determination when the berries ripen.
Star-Spangled Eyes
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Golden ragwort, not to be confused with ragweed. (Packera aurea)
AKA golden groundsel, squaw weed, life root, golden Senecio, uncum, uncum root, waw weed, false valerian, cough weed, female regulator, cocash weed, ragweed, staggerwort, and St. James (but not St. John’s) wort.
And you thought it caused allergies.
A Little Short
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Dwarf Daffodils. (Narcissus Tete-a-Tete)
