The small package has been opened but I am still trying to figure out what it is. Annie in Austin suggested one idea, and while the flower looks very much like it is related to a flax the rest of the plant doesn't quite fit and so here is a better picture of the whole plant. Anyone else want to play?
30 minutes later....
Ah HA...even though I should be planning an Easter dinner...I have been surfing and think I finally found the species...Veronica chamaedrys or Germander Speedwell!
Some of the photos via google show the same striking white stamens as your original photo - that looks like a winner, Tabor.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the Easter dinner!
Annie at the Transplantable Rose
Me again... David in NC seems to have the little veronica in his March 19th post.
ReplyDeleteWhy did I never notice it before?
Annie
Yes, it's speedwell. Such a dainty, tiny flower, isn't it? And a beautiful shade of blue.
ReplyDeleteI found it growing wild under the trees, over by the river last spring, and named it via the internet. The Connecticut Botanic Society has a great website for IDing wildflowers.
If I hadn't been trying to keep those daffs fresh for church, I never would've thought to put them out where it was cool. They've lasted amazingly well.
Happy Easter to you Tabor!