Today I participated in a plant ride. A group of us spent the morning touring the Hyde Park neighborhood in Austin, TX on bicycles to learn about local plants. It was organized by Tamara and Eric under the auspices of the Austin Wildflower School of Botanical Medicine.
Discussing the many health benefits of loquats
Learning about datura
Inspecting the poppies
Asclepias curassavica
Nasturtium in fromt (orange), Borage (Borago officinalis) behind, and behind that an artichoke
Aquilegia sp. (Columbine)
Datura. Highly toxic; see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datu
Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica)
Smelling datura leaf
Looking at salvia
White flower: Flowering tobacco (Nicotiana sylvestris); Purple: delphiniums; red: salvia
Chaste Berry tree (Vitex agnus-castus)