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Questions and Answers: 2019

Question: Please help ID this sweet little purple flowered plant...

  • Question

    Please help ID this sweet little purple flowered plant...

    Answer

    Dear Von, it appears you have photographed Polygala polygama (racemed milkwort). It is usually pink to pink-purple in color (and always hard to tell if the computer monitor is affecting the color of the flowers). This is a native species. If you have the ability to measure the flowers (length, in mm) we can tell for certain. Feel free to continue the conversation by emailing at ahaines[at]nativeplanttrust.org, best wishes.