Below are 20 photographs that show interesting, diverse plants photographed by me in Seattle. All happen to be non-native, most are garden ornamentals, and a few are garden edible plants. Being a plant expert, I pay attention to wild as well as cultivated plants. In the same way that the current Federal government has opened the southern border to tens of thousands of immigrants, Seattle's natural history has no border control against garden plants invading and settling here. Every individual property owner has the freedom to pull wild plants, or permit them to remain. My book Wild Plants of Greater Seattle, mentions most and illustrates many such plants.
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Glory-of-the-Snow and Dandelion ; photo by ALJ
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Chives, Peachleaf Bellflower, and Lavender ; photo by ALJ
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Annual Bluegrass, and Marigold seedlings ; photo by ALJ
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California Poppy ; photo by ALJ
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Yellow Corydalis or Fumitory ; photo by ALJ
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Red Valerian or Jupiter's Beard ; photo by ALJ
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Purpleleaf Plum tree ; photo by ALJ
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Rock Soapwort ; photo by ALJ
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Woodland Tobacco ; photo by ALJ
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Nemesia cærulea ; photo by ALJ
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Chard ; photo by ALJ
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Sunflower ; photo by ALJ
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Cyclamen ; photo by ALJ
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Biting Stonecrop, Whitlow Grass, and Grimmia moss ; photo by ALJ
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Yunnan Firethorn ; photo by ALJ
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Sidalcea ; photo by ALJ
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Royal or Flowering Fern ; photo by ALJ
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Rosemary seedling ; photo by ALJ
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Scented Geranium ; photo by ALJ
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New Zealand Cabbage-Tree ; photo by ALJ
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