My 3rd wildflower find of spring... by marlboromaam

My 3rd wildflower find of spring...

Lamium amplexicaule, commonly known as henbit. When I was a little kid - always on my grandmother's heels, she called these hen's peck and I asked her why it had that name. She said it was because the tiny blossoms were no bigger than a hen's peck. Made perfect sense to me. LOL! It's a member of the mint family and is edible. It's non-native from Europe and documented growing wild in the Carolinas and Georgia. More info on this little wildflower here - http://namethatplant.net/plantdetail.shtml?plant=792 and an interesting article on its qualities here - http://www.eattheweeds.com/henbit-top-of-the-pecking-order/
Great close up making it a very pretty weed.
March 4th, 2021  
@wakelys Thank you, Susan!
March 4th, 2021  
Lovely shot! I have never seen one of these. Very interesting flower.
March 4th, 2021  
@ljmanning Thank you, Laura! I don't know where you live, but if you're in the states, you probably have them. Most folks see them as weeds.
March 4th, 2021  
@marlboromaam I'm in Ontario,Canada, and we have Lamium here, but they are low growing and the flowers are small and much flatter. Slightly different type, I guess.
March 4th, 2021  
@ljmanning I'll bet they are still beautiful! Wildflowers are my favorite. They're special and so unique. =)
March 4th, 2021  
Cute tiny flower. great narrative.
March 5th, 2021  
@dutchothotmailcom Thank you, Esther!
March 5th, 2021  
Beautiful
March 5th, 2021  
I liked your story from your grandmother. We we're on the same wave today
March 5th, 2021  
@danette Thanks, Danette!

@milaniet Thank you, Milanie! Yours is a much better image than mine. =)
March 5th, 2021  
Such a beauty, love the background dof too.
March 5th, 2021  
I first read your caption as 3D, which indeed it does look. Love the way the bloom pops out.
March 5th, 2021  
This is very pretty
March 5th, 2021  
Beautiful detail and color!
March 5th, 2021  
@sherimiya Thank you, Sheri!

@kjarn Thanks, Kathy!

@aikiuser Thanks, Jenn!
March 5th, 2021  
Enjoy the plant info
March 5th, 2021  
Nice detail... the plague of many lawns in my neighborhood.
March 5th, 2021  
@k9photo Thanks, Kate!

@kvphoto Plague? Nah! Thanks, KV!
March 5th, 2021  
@marlboromaam it is very pretty in your picture though:)
March 5th, 2021  
@kvphoto Ha ha! It's a lousy shot. I couldn't get a good focus on the tiny thing.
March 5th, 2021  
Nice find. Lovely capture
March 5th, 2021  
@haskar Thank you very much, Haskar!
March 5th, 2021  
So lovely and most unusual, it almost looks like an orchid of some kind. What a precious story too,
March 6th, 2021  
@joysabin Thank you! It does look very similar to an orchid.
March 6th, 2021  
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