I went up into the mountains this weekend to see what was
happening and what was in bloom and to see what pictures I could get. It was a
lovely time and a great day to be in the mountains.
The problem is that I do not really know what any of these
things are. Google Goggles goes a bit of a way as to identifying what the
flowers I found are called, but it doesn’t help me to figure-out what they are!
I want to do some planting this spring and am looking for
some wildflowers to use in my area of the complex. The thinking is that I want
to xerascape in my area and to do that, the use of native plants would help me
to get to water-neutral usage.
The problem is that according to one website, some of the
flowers I like the best are noxious weeds. Some of the websites I have found
call them wildflowers. It would not be so confusing if the websites weren’t
official ones.
The USDA calls Dalmatian Toadflax a noxious weed, while the
official website for the Colorado State Parks calls it a wild flower telling
you where to see it. So, what is one to
believe? I suppose I can go to the shops and see if anyone sells it. That
should tell me the situation.
Wherever you are today, I hope that you had a lovely
weekend.
Don Bergquist – June 04, 2012 – Lakewood, Colorado, USA
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