tall stalk with light purple flower weed (or wildflower)

[wsmoak]

I suppose this one could charitably be called a wildflower, but it's growing with all the other weeds so...

You did a great job with the purple-flower-bush, how about this one?

The stalk is very tall and the flowers are small (should have added something for scale) perhaps an inch for the whole top of the plant where the flowers are coming out.

It's quite pretty, the stalk is thin and the purple flowers 'float' a foot or more off the ground.

-Wendy

 

[AmyRey]

We have TONS of those (when a field of them blooms, it's so pretty!) but I have no idea what they are, so I'll be watching this thread too.

Here's another picture of said "weed" from my files. This is one of my favorite photos.

 

[vfem]

We have these too, again, no idea! Reminds me of a mix of violets and snapdragons though.

 

[thistlebloom]

I don't know either, but I wanted to tell you both how lovely the photos are!

 

[wsmoak]

I rather liked the diagonal leading lines in the background on mine, though it was totally unplanned and is just the cracked and peeling paint on the deck railing. Another project! -Wendy

 

[April Manier]

A weed is simply a plant out of place. If you love it, keep it!

 

[thistlebloom]

I rather liked the diagonal leading lines in the background on mine, though it was totally unplanned and is just the cracked and peeling paint on the deck railing. Another project! -Wendy

Yes Wendy, I noticed that artsy touch.

 

[AmyRey]

I ran into some really knowledgeable gardeners yesterday and asked them.

It seems that it might be something called "Oldfield toadflax." I don't think I have ever heard these words mentioned but it seems like our mystery weed for sure.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuttallanthus_canadensis

 

[wsmoak]

Good job AmyRey! That one wasn't easy. Tell your expert friends 'thank you' from me. -Wendy

 

[AmyRey]

I can't believe that its name isn't more commonly known since we have so much of it here.

But now we know!