by David The Good
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I just saw this post over at Eli’s Place, in which she wonders if she has a lousy weed… or a useful gem.
My vote is on the latter.
Here’s some photographic proof from last year’s garden, in which I let one of those mystery weeds go to bloom:
2026 Reading List
Currently Reading
The Holy Bible (Douay-Rheims translation) by God
Don Quixote by Cervantes
Finished Reading
History of Rome by Michael Grant
Cross Creek by Marjorie Kinnan Rowlings
The Life of Greece by Will Durant
The Annals of Imperial Rome by Tacitus
The Persian Expedition by Xenophon (trans. Rex Warner)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid 1
Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2
Florida Foraging 1 by Billy Bailey
Florida Foraging 2 by Billy Bailey
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2 responses to “Is this a “weed?” Pictures for Elizabeth”
Thanks so much for the pictures, David. To have it identified was great . . . but to know it attracts birds and butterflies is even better. Your blog remains a wealth of information!
I think I just have a thing for weeds and women in distress…