{"id":7642,"date":"2013-05-06T08:00:33","date_gmt":"2013-05-06T12:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/?p=7642"},"modified":"2013-08-09T20:46:36","modified_gmt":"2013-08-10T00:46:36","slug":"mystery-flower-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/?p=7642","title":{"rendered":"Mystery Flower #13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As I mentioned in <a title=\"SITY: This Means War\" href=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/?p=7599\">last Friday&#8217;s post<\/a>, there is an invasive plant that is trying to take over my violets&#8217; turf. I have been unable to identify it, and I suppose that means it&#8217;s a good subject for a Mystery Flower.<\/p>\n<p>I thought I had a nice picture of this plant from a year or two ago, but I could not find it. I did find a picture in which it appeared, though. This is what the mystery flower looks like when it&#8217;s growing in the ground and awaiting some apian companionship.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7643\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/War-3.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7643\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7643\" alt=\"War 3\" src=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/War-3-300x224.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/War-3-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/War-3.jpg 801w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mystery Flower, bee-friended<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This is what it looks like when you&#8217;ve pulled it out, put it on the table, and let the cat sniff at it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/War-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7644\" alt=\"War 4\" src=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/War-4-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/War-4-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/War-4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/War-4.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And here is a closeup.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/War-5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7645\" alt=\"War 5\" src=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/War-5-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/War-5-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/War-5-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/War-5.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I still can&#8217;t imagine what this could be except ground ivy. <a title=\"creeping charlie at about.com\" href=\"http:\/\/landscaping.about.com\/cs\/weedsdiseases\/a\/ground_ivy.htm\">This article<\/a> about ground ivy (a.k.a. creeping charlie) makes me almost certain, because it says the leaves can be purplish and that the plant can grow up to a couple of feet tall. Of course, if I&#8217;m right, my chances of being rid of it are small, because I also read somewhere that manual removal is rarely successful.<\/p>\n<p>Do you know what this plant is?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I mentioned in last Friday&#8217;s post, there is an invasive plant that is trying to take over my violets&#8217; turf. 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