Speaking of beautiful weeds (I just came from the Photography forum), I found a weed I've never seen before in my neighbor's road edge. It looks almost like some sort of blue dandelion. The leaves are dentate and form a flattish rosette, while the stem rises up and then branches out, with a flower at the end of each stem. The flowers are about 3/4" across when open (only when the sun shines), and consist of a single ring of pointed, connected pale blue petals,with stamens which are threadlike and point straight up from near the base of each petal. I can't take a pic as I have no digital camera. I do plan to collect the seeds, because I like it, whatever it is!
Don't think so -I grow those from see, and their leaves are more thread-like and slender. Besides, a single ring of petals? Unless these are a botanical ancestor of same?
Chicory image (Cichorium intybus). http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YOEk-KRQUx4/RsDB_t04epI/AAAAAAAAAA8/PfcTVVXH9hE/s1600-h/Asst
To saltcedar, and togata re:Chicory image (Cichorium intybus). by George, I think he's got it! That's exactly what it looks like! OK, now how do I treat it, or its seeds, to keep some? Thank you both for "digging it up" [sorry!] for me! However, I must say that my S.O. "blanched" [sorry again!] and asked, "Isn't that invasive?" Would it be invasive in coastal Oregon? I could keep it in a pot, maybe? And gather all the seeds?
togata57 gets the credit for this one. Seed is the usual method of propagating this invasive species.
