ruta

spinach

tamarind tree

Umbrella plant

violet

Wild Rice

Xeranthemum

Yarrow

My old favorite....

Zinnias

arum

bougainvillea tree

Creeping Charlie. Hah, another name for that dad-blasted ground ivy/weed that is turning my lawn into a weed patch.

Daisy daisy, give me your answer do....

endive -  I loved them braised

Forsythia (or as we call it in our house...For Cynthia...in honor of the day 3 year old Cathy helped cut some for her new baby sister....ta da....Cynthia!)

gladiolus  prevously called xiphium from the Latin
or Greek word for sword.

Hollyhock

Impatiens (balsam)

Jonquil

Kunzea

My all time favorite scent....

Lilac

mimosa - mine is honey suckle scent...

Nasturtium The first flower I ever planted with my Daddy's help chosen because my favorite book character "Honey Bunch" planted them.  I was about 6 or 7

Olive - I could eat them as snack all day long!

Petunias or as we call them in my family....PEE tuun ies!

(Note to Bubble, you have a kindred spirit in my family.  I once took my 2 grandieces to a buffet restaurant and Bethany came back with a plateful of olives.  She was impressed that they had 9 different kinds!)

quince  -  makes a delicious jelly

Rosa Rugosa alba, a rose I always liked, but is considered a plant pest here. Used to be used as a hedgerow plant.

Sagebrush

Trailing Jade

Bear Valley Sandwort - native to California, listed as threatened by the US Fish and Wildlife agency.