1 native columbine – perennial, volunteer, fertile. my favorite flower.
2 miniature rose – perennial. a roommate brought this several years ago. she keeps coming back, despite my neglect-on-purpose gardening style.
3 siberian wallflower – annual, volunteer, fertile. this is from american meadows seed mix two or three years ago, which i know NOW isn't the best source for beneficial wildflowers. oops.
4 decorative allium – perennial, dividing bulb, fertile
5 and 6 coreopsis – perennial, fertile. she bloomed yesterday; welcome!
7 sunchoke – annual, rhizome, fertile. they're only 30% of their eventual height.
8 ostrich fern – perennial, grows pups. there are two pups under this one-year-old fern, and last year i transplanted another pup which is still thriving.
9 and 10 daisies – perennial – and forget-me-not – annual – both fertile
11 foxglove – perennial, fertile. this two-year-old has a second, much shorter flower spike.
12 ornamental columbine, native columbine, forget-me-not, and hosta. hosta are perennial, fertile, dividable base. wild strawberry volunteers here.
all of the above have made themselves at home in the back yard i rent. every week or so i go out for the minimal weeding – boneset is so very aggressive, bless it.
by Wuncomfortable