Question: 1. tall (3-5 feet) stemmed plant with a small white flower later in the season at its tip. opposite leaves …
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1. tall (3-5 feet) stemmed plant with a small white flower later in the season at its tip. opposite leaves (oval) popping up everywhere. native or invasive? Sorry for the sideways pics. 2. And can you identify the plant w the blue flowers) . Native? Thank you! Western Ma
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Dear renlibrarian, I can help with the two plants you have posted images of. The first two images are of a species of Apocynum (dogbane). There are two species (and their hybrid) in the northeast. I if you can post images of the flowers later in the season, I can help you with the identification at that time. The blue flower is Pulmonaria saccharta (lungwort), a member of the Boraginaceae (borage family) native to Europe. Beautiful image.
