刚迁进新居的时候,见到店里出售野花的种子,喜欢图案中那形态各异,风情万种的野花,但没想到,种下去后,连一棵草都没有见到。
![](http://lh3.ggpht.com/_LM32qI_s73w/THBbZP9e7iI/AAAAAAAAAMc/k4iwS6mvzSo/s720/7%20aw940.jpg)
Dames Rocket
以后发现,在路边,山上,几乎到处都可以见到很好看的野花,觉得不妨自己引种。当然,谁没有听到过路边的野花不能采的忠告呀,可是还是经不起诱惑,试试总可以吧。
![](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_LM32qI_s73w/THBblN2leDI/AAAAAAAAAM8/JDuayhcqRrs/s720/9%20lzA261.jpg)
几年下来 ,搜集了几十种野花(有的是花店出售的),它们多姿多彩,有顽强的生命力,给院子里增添了不少色彩,尤其是春天和夏天,屋前屋后,蛮有情趣。
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Violet (Viola sp.),这是春天出现最早的野花之一,花虽不大,可像花毯覆盖地面
![](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_LM32qI_s73w/THBcVEOltCI/AAAAAAAAAOc/YbfRNfeu6VI/s800/3%20lzA273.jpg)
有两种颜色, White / blue Violet, Purple/ blue Violet
![](http://lh4.ggpht.com/_LM32qI_s73w/THBcLB-rVII/AAAAAAAAAOM/NTZ_wFEm7Hs/s800/3%20lzA304.jpg)
![](http://lh5.ggpht.com/_LM32qI_s73w/THBcDosGy3I/AAAAAAAAAOA/rZw41xQ9BHM/s720/3%20lzA309.jpg)
也称common blue violet
![](http://lh3.ggpht.com/_LM32qI_s73w/THBceWglRJI/AAAAAAAAAOw/fIhDo4ntFII/s640/4%20lzA215.jpg)
periwinkle,光线不同,颜色略有差异
![](http://lh4.ggpht.com/_LM32qI_s73w/THBcojrxc1I/AAAAAAAAAPE/Mxs-1bEuvlo/s720/4%20lzA117.jpg)
![](http://lh5.ggpht.com/_LM32qI_s73w/THBcRHhwS8I/AAAAAAAAAOY/L7pmlzIWt8I/s800/2%20lzA294.jpg)
Lesser
celandine,金黄的花朵与绿色的叶子都像是涂了一层油,发亮
![](http://lh3.ggpht.com/_LM32qI_s73w/THBcOPmy1HI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/nwzDk9Btv0s/s800/2%20lzA297.jpg)
附近的一个邻居索性以这种花来装点院子了
![](http://lh3.ggpht.com/_LM32qI_s73w/THBb_Op2rtI/AAAAAAAAANw/PMuNF_AbLKw/s640/5%20lzA339.jpg)
Hispid Buttercup
(Swamp Buttercup)
![](http://lh4.ggpht.com/_LM32qI_s73w/THBbnJkzwpI/AAAAAAAAANA/sOidntzTW7A/s800/5%20lzA260.jpg)
![](http://lh4.ggpht.com/_LM32qI_s73w/THBcc0wgdeI/AAAAAAAAAOs/H1Q1rW0dyyQ/s640/11%20lzA220.jpg)
Large-flowered
Bellwort
![](http://lh5.ggpht.com/_LM32qI_s73w/THBbeykh7rI/AAAAAAAAAMs/ZUTksZoiNFk/s640/11%20lzA267.jpg)
![](http://lh3.ggpht.com/_LM32qI_s73w/THBcgIAqHiI/AAAAAAAAAO0/TUO3II1tYpg/s640/1%20lzA133.jpg)
Virginia Bluebells,非常遐意的蓝色,像小女孩的裙子
![](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_LM32qI_s73w/THBcCPvlnaI/AAAAAAAAAN8/r8KQ6noVRjc/s720/1%20lzA320.jpg)
![](http://lh5.ggpht.com/_LM32qI_s73w/THBcA9RdamI/AAAAAAAAAN4/wAF8_tYzyjI/s576/6%20lzA335.jpg)
celandine-poppy,一棵有数朵花
![](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_LM32qI_s73w/THBcACD1XCI/AAAAAAAAAN0/zUlB_cVH2bg/s640/6%20lzA337.jpg)
比其他的poppy 要容易种,且越来越茂盛
![](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_LM32qI_s73w/THBcmPcN08I/AAAAAAAAAPA/Mm0_vnLHcvk/s640/6%20lzA122.jpg)
![](http://lh3.ggpht.com/_LM32qI_s73w/THBbvkIYwyI/AAAAAAAAANQ/7m8kaOEnVV8/s720/7%20lzA231%20%282%29.jpg)
Dames Rocket,也称Sweet Rocket,Mother-of-the-Evening(Hesperis Matronalis),非常容易生长,在晚上可以闻到淡淡的香味,花可以长到一人多高
![](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_LM32qI_s73w/THBbzmfjhcI/AAAAAAAAANY/4QTY38knzBk/s720/7%20lzA221.jpg)
Hesperis为希腊文,是“晚上”的意思,指植物在夜晚释放甜美芬芳的特点。也有解释这种花代表有地位的女性,因其高挑出众的身材。
![](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_LM32qI_s73w/THBbsa3AfhI/AAAAAAAAANI/zKSQITnjCKU/s720/7%20lzA246.jpg)
花有白色,粉色两种,
![](http://lh5.ggpht.com/_LM32qI_s73w/THBbtL8YIrI/AAAAAAAAANM/-Js0lVDkceY/s640/7%20lzA233.jpg)
有时粉色与白色相间,成斑点状
![](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_LM32qI_s73w/THBbwycq_xI/AAAAAAAAANU/Ew9y2rW573U/s720/7%20lzA224%20%282%29.jpg)
![](http://lh4.ggpht.com/_LM32qI_s73w/THBbgrIFd9I/AAAAAAAAAMw/i8kiAuZCMvs/s720/8%20lzA265.jpg)
Wild
geranium,成丛状生长
![](http://lh5.ggpht.com/_LM32qI_s73w/THBbh3uR3YI/AAAAAAAAAM0/uZwAYPgqjOo/s720/8%20lzA264%20%282%29.jpg)
![](http://lh4.ggpht.com/_LM32qI_s73w/THBbixP0DzI/AAAAAAAAAM4/XVdXkueEIWk/s720/8%20lzA262.jpg)
![](http://lh4.ggpht.com/_LM32qI_s73w/THBcaHb3T5I/AAAAAAAAAOk/p5WShoGxteo/s640/12%20lzA271.jpg)
Marsh
Marigold
![](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_LM32qI_s73w/THBbp3beC7I/AAAAAAAAANE/CZa12XUH6bs/s720/9%20lzA259.jpg)
Balsam Ragwort (Balsam Groundsel)
![](http://lh3.ggpht.com/_LM32qI_s73w/THBbcZHFZdI/AAAAAAAAAMg/zqwn1QH-lBQ/s720/9%20lzA270.jpg)
![](http://lh5.ggpht.com/_LM32qI_s73w/THBbeAAA15I/AAAAAAAAAMo/18NqcmCJZQs/s640/9%20lzA268%20%282%29.jpg)
![](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_LM32qI_s73w/THBb8__eGuI/AAAAAAAAANs/p9hU0iycbOE/s800/lzA137.jpg)
这种开小小的兰花的野花多用来做ground
cover,耐树荫,耐旱
![](http://lh4.ggpht.com/_LM32qI_s73w/THBciiWdyDI/AAAAAAAAAO4/fp6oni14Jz8/s800/lzA127.jpg)
类似野生的草莓,只开花,不结果,沿着花径种,很有装点效果
![](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_LM32qI_s73w/THBck2uybSI/AAAAAAAAAO8/3l6G_-76aTg/s720/lzA126.jpg)
所以,路边的野花不但可以赏,也可以采,更可以栽,关键在去粗取精,择优录取。
![](http://lh5.ggpht.com/_LM32qI_s73w/THBb0-g1r-I/AAAAAAAAANc/BF1UFY0Bp20/s720/lzA218.jpg)
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自然,有的野花在登堂入室站稳脚跟后,会显露野性,喧宾夺主,甚至取而代之。最常见的是蒲公英(Dandelion),看漫山遍野金黄色的蒲公英,很为壮观,
![](http://lh3.ggpht.com/_LM32qI_s73w/THBcZMYyR4I/AAAAAAAAAOg/cuOnYXQ5pYk/s720/2%20lzA272.jpg)
但在院子里的草地上出现,则很难彻底清除。
![](http://lh5.ggpht.com/_LM32qI_s73w/THBbWvgO1-I/AAAAAAAAAMY/aKkZDDwSBnw/s800/w944.jpg)
查查当地的网站,看看感兴趣的野花有多大的风险,认清面目,Non-native一类多可相安无事,属于Invasive 的就得小心,不要染指为好。否则,沾上后轻则惹麻烦,重则引狼入室,可能毁了家园,尤其这几种,不可掉以轻心
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