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Identify a Wildflower Through Pictures

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If you need to identify a wildflower, as a first step you can browse through these pictures of wildflowers. The Vermont Wildflower Farm was the site for many of these pictures of wildflowers. I interviewed one of its owners, Chris Borie during my visit. Chris, a native of France, moved to Vermont in 1995, where he teamed up with Diana, a Vermont native. The couple uses the farm as a base for selling wildflower seeds. But admittance is free to the meadows and woods out back, where the visitor can view many types of wildflowers (with signs that help you identify the plants as you approach them).

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Picture of red poppy growing wild in a wildflower meadow.Red PoppyPicture of New England asters.New England Asters Picture of blanket flowers.Blanket FlowersPhoto of Queen Anne's Lace WildflowerPhoto of Queen Anne's Lace Wildflower
Bachelor buttons (cornflower) is a blue wildflower.Bachelor ButtonsPlains coreopsis is an annual wildflower. Plains CoreopsisPurple coneflower picture. The Latin name of purple coneflower is Echinacea purpurea.Coneflower PictureWild lobelia picture. This red lobelia grows wild in moist areas.Cardinal Flower
Rudbeckia picture.Rudbeckia PicturePicture of white water lily, surrounded by lily pads.White Water LiliesCosmos picture.Wild CosmosChicory picture.Chicory: Blue Wildflower

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