Friday, April 30, 2010

Virginia Buttonweed







Member of Madder Family
Blooms: April - October
This little plant is related to the tiny purple Bluets that cover the ground in early spring. It is like a ground cover and can become a " troublesome" plant in gardens and lawns.
Click on the picture and then click again for a really close look at these tiny little flowers and see their fuzzy petals--really pretty.
It grows in moist wet soils of meadows, edges of marshes and in shady wooded areas.
I found this one growing at the base of a huge oak tree deep in the woods.


1 comment:

Tina said...

Found these in my yard in Maine! Thanks for helping me solve the mystery of what they are......!

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