my pretty little crocuses and unknown friend. The crocuses are growing, among the grasses, here and there, in our backyard. I don't know how they got there. I can only guess that the previous owner of the house planted them in the flower-bed; the crocuses were dug-out by the squirrels and scattered out in the backyard.
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I allow weeds in my garden for couple of reasons: what are weeds to me perhaps are great plants to someone else somewhere in this world. Dandelion are considered weed in the USA, but they are grown and eaten in France. I can't recognize plants and thus those weeds might be native plants. Many of these weeds have flowers and I see bees and butterflies flocking on them. Thus, I leave them in our garden. But, I don't allow weeds to grow in my vegetable bed, vegetable garden. However, these "unknown friends" are most welcome. I don't know what they are; online search is revealing that they are speedwell? They are creeping ground cover with beautiful, dainty, fragile flowers. The sky-blue flowers are tiny but intricate in every details; the four petals are stripped. The middle is white with a big yellow center. Even the small, rosette-like leaves, arranged in whorls look like flowers. The whole plant is covered with such beautiful flowers and looks exquisitely beautiful. The pictures are not doing any judgement. They can stay in my vegetable-plot, in my pots, everywhere in my garden. Can anyone recognize these plants?
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Your crocuses look very beautiful. Interesting post on weeds.
ReplyDeleteHere we have clovers growing as weeds. Last year my mum let them grow and when we finally harvested it we had enough to eat for four days straight.
The crocuses look very pretty, people do sometimes plant them in their lawns so maybe their position was intentional.
ReplyDeleteLove the crocuses popping up here and there, spring is on the way for you I think! As for the blue flower I can't name it, but I do have it here in my garden in Perth and like you I sort of keep it in control but definitely don't take it all out! It's kind of like a very pretty groundcover!
ReplyDeleteYes, it's Veronica Chamaedrys. (Speedwell) I have some in my garden, but it's not doing as well as yours! Wish mine was a little more speedy!
ReplyDeleteYour crocuses looks so pretty! Their blooms are such a welcome sight in the spring :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice surprise... hooray for spring and random crocuses!
ReplyDeleteHi Sri, thank you :-). You know they also call fenugreek as Indian Clover; and the position of the leaves indeed look like clovers.
ReplyDeleteHi Liz, it could be but I highly doubt. The previous owner planted everything along the border; she was like those types of gardeners who plant everything in neat and tidy borders. I like the garden to be wild.
Hi HolleyGarden, thank you :-). This is first time I am seeing them in our garden. They are growing in the greenhouse ground. The greenhouse is really wet because during night the water condenses and with day and rise in temperature, it becomes like rain and fall all over inside the greenhouse. I have read somewhere that speedwell likes wet and damp weather. Perhaps that's why they are growing.
Hi Mark and Gaz, thank you :-). Yes, they are and I love them because of their daintiness and fragility.
Hi Julie, thank you :-); you bet hooray for spring and random flowers. I can't wait for the temperature to rise more.