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Ebey's Landing — Wednesday, Apr. 2, 2014

Puget Sound and Islands > Whidbey Island

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Type of Hike

Day hike

Trails Hiked

  • Wildflowers blooming
Can anyone identify the flowers by the fence? There were hundreds of these along the fence line and in the homestead lawn. I am wondering if they are a non-native plant since I can't find them in our flower book.
We began our hike at the Prairie Overlook TH. The day was sunny, clouds were hiding the Olympics, and there was a light wind which was cold as we began our hike but which later in the day felt good as we were warmed by the sun. Rather than hiking the beach to make a loop we returned to the TH on the bluff trail so we could again enjoy the beauty of the bluff and the activity in the waters below. We saw a few eagles soaring above. Oregon grape, popcorn flowers, yellow desert parsley, prairie stars, and early blue violets were flowers seen along the bluff trail. Many filaree, a few grape hyacinths, and a flower we haven't yet identified were growing in the homestead lawn.
Peregos Lake
Peregos Lake
Early Blue Violet
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Comments

It's hard to tell from the non-closeup shot, but it looks like a patch of Purple Deadnettle (Lamium purpureum). The upper darker purple is actually the new leaves coming in; the flowers are the lighter colored, smaller dots among the purple leaves.

BTW, Purple Deadnettle is classifed as an invasive species.

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terpene on Apr 06, 2014 02:05 PM

Purple Deadnettle is exactly what it is! We do have a close-up picture and in looking at it again it is very obvious that the purple are new leaves. The flowers are tiny and pink!

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"Bob and Barb" on Apr 06, 2014 02:05 PM