Unusual little flower

[jessbee]

These little guys are springing up in my yard again and I'm dying to know what they are. I've also seen them on Hog Island (?) while kayaking in the Willamette. The upper leaves are reddish and fuzzy; the flowers are tiny and light pink. Any ideas? They're cute, but they don't stick around too long.

[anna in boots]

It's a much-reviled weed in unincorporated Washington Country farming land but I never heard the name while I was living out there. I always thought it was a akin to Dead Nettle somehow.

Yup, just found it: lamium purpureum http://www.pnwflowers.com/flower/lamium-purpureum

anna in boots

[Waffle Stomper]

One person's weed is another's wildflower.

[anna in boots]

Is that what they're callin' it in Portland these days, "wildflower?"

Anna

[Cattrapper]

Looks like Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris)

[jessbee]

lamium purpureum http://www.pnwflowers.com/flower/lamium-purpureum

anna in boots

Thanks, that's the one. Wow, you all are fast.

I kinda figured it was a weed, since it thrives in my yard... it's a cute little bugger though so I may just leave it and focus on tackling the clovers instead.

[anna in boots]

Clovers tend to be edible. Think about harvesting them for salad sprinklings. Then, you'll have an herb garden instead of a problem. Now, if I could just think of a palatable way to serve moss....

anna in boots

[bcostley]

focus on tackling the clovers instead.

Nothing wrong with clover in a lown, IMO. They even used to put clover seed into lawn seed on purpose.