Buttercups are wild flowers with petals that are shiny they seem to have been laminated, and with small and sparse foliage on tall slender stems. They abound everywhere, even on the field, but I let them thrive on my flower garden because of their beauty. I pick them up almost everyday to put in my flower vase.
Lupine at the early days of blooming...the clusters of florets that are crabclaw-shaped start blooming from the bottom upward. The foliage show stellate formation. I think they re-sow themselves. I have seen several isolated plants in other parts of my garden.
California bluebells is my guess for these lovely dainty flowers in groups of two at every stem, with stellate-shaped foliage as well. I saw an isolated plant also in the flowering stage interspersed with daisies, so I figure it is also self-sowing. Next time I won't pull any weedlooking plants off my garden until 2nd week of June.
Another variety of Columbine (Aquilegia caerulea) with striking contrast of red orange-yellow petals, this time the spikes are not curved but straight, the blooms slightly larger and more open than in the previously-shown purple variety (A. vulgaris). Foliage is clearly shown here, but I can't think of a way to describe it (seeing is better anyway.)
Daisies are everywhere...very wild, with scarce small pointed leaves in a sturdy single stalk. They grow in clusters. The petals are so delicate.
Petunias (P. drummondii) from my generous mother-in-law...clusters of small flowers either in solid or combination of colors, with stiff stems and simple foliage...
I don't know what this is...The plant is just about 6-8 inches high (it is an annual) with uninteresting foliage, but the flower has several layers of petals in red-white combination...so striking...
Another unkown flower clusters of delicate pink, the individual florets about 1-2 inches big/long, unscented, grows in a bush (perennial).
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The last two (as suggested by a friend):
double petunia
honeysuckle
...respectively
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