Saturday

Purple Deadnettle

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.
~  Frederick Douglass

16 comments:

  1. If it is a weed, it's one of the prettier ones I've seen! Love the color!

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  2. I 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.

    Let me know if I am wrong!

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  3. 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.

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  4. I've seen these a lot but have no idea what they are called. Pretty pic, though.

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  5. book of quotes... treasures!

    Have a great day!

    xoxo, Juliana | PJ’ Happies :) | PJ’ Ecoproject

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  6. Very pretty. It's not often when both the bloom and the leaves offer beautiful colouring.

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  7. That is so pretty. I like the way the colors fade into each other.

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  8. The little colors popping out from the leaves is a nice surprise. Pretty flower.

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  9. I think you're a brave person. There is just too much stuff in nature to learn.

    I agree with Ruth, either way... it is pretty.

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  10. Purple Dead Nettle is a member of the mint family,
    Insects love the flowers.
    Lovely pictures!!

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  11. Whatever it is ~ it looks like spring to me Kerri! Pretty!
    xo Catherine

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  12. You've turned this into something very beautiful. I like to say that weeds are just flowers in their dress-up clothes.

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  13. I 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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