Help with Identifying.....

JimW · Post by **JimW** » Tue Jul 19, 2016 10:53 pm

I have a bunch of this wild flower growing at my place. Anyone know what it is? The bees love, lots of honey and bumblebees feeding on it.

Thanks

JimW

Ontario Chick · Post by **Ontario Chick** » Tue Jul 19, 2016 11:09 pm

Bugloss -Blueweed...
At least it looks like it, plenty of it blooming around here, we still laugh about it, when we moved here I kept asking everybody if they knew what the blue weed was called, turns out it's called ... you guessed it, Blueweed.

JimW · Post by **JimW** » Tue Jul 19, 2016 11:57 pm

Thanks OC that is definitely what it is.

Post by **Killerbunny** » Wed Jul 20, 2016 7:50 am

Thanks guys I always wondered what it was.

redninja · Post by **redninja** » Wed Jul 20, 2016 10:26 am

I think the roots of that plant produce a red dye, but not water soluble.
Also flowers and leaves dried and powdered can be made into a paste and used externally for inflammation.
We don't have any in our area here.

kenya · Post by **kenya** » Wed Jul 20, 2016 7:23 pm

HaHa I didn't know it was a weed and transplanted it into my garden, beautiful flowers.

Post by **Home Grown Poultry** » Wed Jul 20, 2016 7:42 pm

beautiful weeds are my kind of flowers! wish I had some around here id put em in all the flower beds.