The unmistakable cheery blue flowers that decorate our roadsides in the summer. These were blooming in the median of a parking lot in Brushton.
For a description of the species, see the Cichorium intybus reference page.
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Chicory (Cichorium intybus)
Photographed July 8. 
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Hedge Bedstraw (Galium mollugo)
Photographed July 8. A charming little weed listed as “noxious” in many states, but a cheerful and welcome visitor here in the median of a parking lot in Brushton.
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Wood Sage (Teucrium canaedense)
Photographed June 18. A bumblebee comes in for a landing at a Wood Sage flower blooming in front of the abandoned St. Wenceslaus Church in Schweitzerloch.
For a description of the species, see the Teucrium canadense reference page.
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Double Form of Soapwort (Saponaria officinalis)
Photographed June 18. Also known as Bouncing Bet, which Wikipedia tells us is a traditional epithet for a washerwoman: the sap produces suds that can be used to wash clothes. The usual form is single, but once in a great while a double form shows up. The double forms became prized cultivars, and some of their escaped progeny may in turn contribute to the double forms we see in the wild. These plants were blooming in front of the abandoned St. Wenceslaus Church in Scweitzerloch.
For a description of the species, see the Saponaria officinalis reference page.
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Dayflower (Commelina communis)
Photographed June 30. Just about the purest blue in the floral kingdom, and indeed the flowers make a prized blue dye in Japan. These flowers are common weeds in city yards and vacant lots, but old Pa Pitt loves them and loves to photograph them. These were part of a big patch blooming in Beechview in the morning. By the middle of the afternoon, the flowers are withered, so you must look for them early in the day.
For a description of the species, see the Commelina communis reference page.
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