I am convinced I am growing some very pretty weeds. I have a "naturalized" area of my garden with plants taken from "the wilds" (private property) of Alberta, and there is no telling what has come along for the ride. These are four that I can't identify. I have tried to supply a picture of flower and leaf for each. The colors are a bit washed out - plant4's flower is deep blue, and flower3 is a lot darker purple.
#1 Gypsophila paniculata, baby's-breath, which is a garden escape that has reached the serious weed stage. #2 is Physostegia virginiana, obedient plant. #3 is definitely either a campanula or an adenophora, but I'd say it's Adenophora liliifolia based on leaf shape. #4 is Gentiana dahurica. ... fairly common garden plants in our area, but sorry, no native plants there.
You are correct on all four!! Thank you! I thought the one might be baby's breath, but the flowers are so much larger than any I had ever seen... Will chop it down post-haste! No noxious weeds allowed! I'm happy to know I have gentian - it is very pretty and I will be cultivating it. I didn't think the one was Campanula - the leaves didn't match anything I could find. Adenophora it is! I had never heard of Obedient Plant. I thought you meant it was well-behaved in the garden, as opposed to a rampant weed! :-) Seriously, I did. Still, they all beg the question... if not native - where did they come from???? Thanks again!
