Spring wild flowers are blossoming all over metro Detroit-Windsor with dandelion season fading.

I have a soft spot for these 'outlaws' that are weeds to many. They cheer up dreary places, have their moment in the sun and then step aside.

I am an admitted 'lawn hippie' [I'd make the dandelion the state flower and protect it] and do not allow the lawn service to use any herbicides so I get a nice mix of flowers over the year. But I don't know what this tiny purple one is. It is having a bumper years. Any ideas?



Do you have any favorite Detroit wild flower stories or pictures?