If there is no struggle, there is no progress.
~ Frederick Douglass
Continuing on with my attempt at wildflower identification. I am pretty sure this one is Purple Deadnettle. It wasn't in my wildflower ID book..... I think that's because it is considered a "weed". So I struggled for - dare I admit it - 2 HOURS trying to figure it out. And I also admit I felt TRIUMPHANT when I did (I sure hope I'm right)
The bloom reminds me of a miniature orchid.
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If it is a weed, it's one of the prettier ones I've seen! Love the color!
ReplyDeleteI have a yard full of these beauties, but I am pretty sure it's called perilla mint, and it's an herb that I also eat in the summer.
ReplyDeleteLet me know if I am wrong!
I think you're right. It looks exactly like the photo of "red dead nettle" in my own wildflower field book. Congrats on seeing the beauty of these common little weeds - I too think the flowers are as pretty as orchids.
ReplyDeletereally pretty color!
ReplyDeleteI've seen these a lot but have no idea what they are called. Pretty pic, though.
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Very pretty. It's not often when both the bloom and the leaves offer beautiful colouring.
ReplyDeleteThat is so pretty. I like the way the colors fade into each other.
ReplyDeleteWeed or wildflower,it is pretty.
ReplyDeleteThe little colors popping out from the leaves is a nice surprise. Pretty flower.
ReplyDeleteI think you're a brave person. There is just too much stuff in nature to learn.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Ruth, either way... it is pretty.
Very beautiful!
ReplyDeletePurple Dead Nettle is a member of the mint family,
ReplyDeleteInsects love the flowers.
Lovely pictures!!
Whatever it is ~ it looks like spring to me Kerri! Pretty!
ReplyDeletexo Catherine
You've turned this into something very beautiful. I like to say that weeds are just flowers in their dress-up clothes.
ReplyDeleteI admire your perseverance Kerri in identifying this gorgeous wildflower, and thank you for sharing it with us. I learned something new today.
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