Christina Asks for Assistance

I received an email from Christina today, who has two mystery plants to post for identification. Both are "volunteers" that came up in her garden.

 She explains, "Plant #1 has a VERY distinctive growing habit, and a tiny purple flower that closes in the evening:"

 

I am fairly certain Plant # 1 is spiderwort (Tradescantia bracteata).

Here are some additional spiderwort images via Google.

I found an informative article by Arthur Lee Jacobson, a lifelong Seattle resident and avid gardener/consultant/photographer about spiderwort (click to read).

I love spiderwort, and saw some white blooms in Ballard last weekend. I want to include some in my garden here (I had some on the East Coast - it thrived in a moist, shady space).

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And now for Plant #2:

This resembles Queen Anne's lace (about which Arthur Lee Jacobson authored another well-researched, informative article).  Thoughts from others?

Here are some images via Google, too.

Comments

[Wayne]

Looks like a carrot going to seed (biennial). Is it growing where carrots were grown the year before?

[Wandering Jew]

This is such an amazing blog. Your writing is very helpful to others.