Thursday, August 4, 2011

Purple Flowers by a Chain Link Fence

Purple Flowers by a Chain Link Fence
[Photo by KPA]

I've been trying to find out what this purple (city) wild flower is. I asked a woman walking by who looked like she might know about gardening. "It's from the mint family," she said right away, and confidently.

Searching online, it looks like it might be a spearmint.


Above is a sample of a leaf and a stalk I took. The leaf does have that strong minty scent.