Birdsfoot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus Other names: Birdfoot Deervetch, Bacon and Eggs (England), bloomfell, cat’s clover, crowtoes, ground honeysuckle See the picture below for a picture of the fruit, for which the “birdfoot” is named. Family: Fabaceae Range: It has been introduced to most of the US and Canada. Native: IntroducedIt’s considered invasive in areas of […]
Large Leaf LupineLupinus polyphyllusOther names: Known as garden lupine in cultivation. Big-leaf or large-leaf lupine, Blue-pod lupine, Meadow lupine, Bog lupineFamily: Fabaceae (Legume Family)Range: Large-leaf lupine is native to western North America from southern Alaska and British Columbia east to Quebec, and western Wyoming, and south to Utah and California.Native: IntroducedNative Habitat: Stream banks, meadows
A variety of Arizona wildflowers, mostly from the Desert Botanical Garden. My personal favorite was the chocolate flower, which smells exactly like chocolate, and you can smell from yards away. If it weren’t wildly out of its growing zone, I’d be filling my garden with it. 2023 Note: It’s not wildly out of my gardening
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Flower Listing (L to R, Top to Bottom) These flowers are all native to Hawaii. Hibiscus arnottianus, Koki’o ke’oke’o, MalvaceaeHibiscus kokio subsp. Kokio, Kokiʻo, MalvaceaeMetrosideros polymorpha, ‘Ohi’a lehua, MyrtaceaeHibiscus kokio subsp. Kokio, Kokiʻo, MalvaceaeHibiscus arnottianus, Koki’o ke’oke’o, MalvaceaeHibiscus kokio subsp. Kokio, Kokiʻo, MalvaceaeMorinda citrifolia, Noni, RubiaceaeScaevola taccada, Beach Naupaka, GoodeniaceaeScaevola taccada, Beach Naupaka, Goodeniaceae The
