For at least 15 years, I’ve been trying to get a decent photo of this flower which grows like a weed all around the edges of my garden. This morning, I came the closest to doing so so far. The flowers are from 1 to 1.5 inches (~2.5 to 4 cm) across and come with a warning. They are so invasive that it is illegal to plant them in some states in the U.S. Wish I’d known this before planting them. Thanks to Forgottenman for finally identifying them for me.
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lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
Weed or not, they are lovely.
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How pretty they are — but thanks for the warning!
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Very pretty flower and nice photo. Those little tiny things are hard to photograph.
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I think it is the color that is hard to photograph for some reason. I photograph tinier flowers with no problem..I can’t photograph morning glories either.. They never come out right.. and they are a similar color.
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That’s interesting violet is a difficult color to photograph..
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This is such a pretty flower? Love it.
Regards, Teresa
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Gorgeous; I wouldn’t mind some weeds like that in my garden!
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Gorgeous; I wouldn’t mind some weeds like that in my garden!
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We have 2 beds of them and yes they are quite hardy and water resistant. But they sure are beautiful when they are in full bloom! 🙂
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Oh they are prettier than what we have here 😀
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They aren’t really petunias, though, Cee, and you would not believe how invasive they are. They cannot be gotten rid of and take over..They grown on high stalks.
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Mexican Petunia are really pretty! Nice shot!
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I cant get a good photo either maybe because of the surrounding weeds~! There are several othertypes that I can’t photograph. I am going to try using “bracketing”, more trouble but may work. I have one tree which is rare called Anacacho Orchid Tree , for some reason the flower is so white that it blows out the photo~! You may have some down there but the only place it grows well is only in this part of Texas down to Anacacho county. The split leaves show that it is a very ancient plant~!
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