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Posted by Marion (Nanaimo, BC, Canada) on 26 May 2008 in Plants & Nature and Portfolio.

A lovely weed on the bank behind our home. It is dotted with these purple lovlies along with bright orange wild poppies. A very colorful bank. I looked up the name of this wildflower ... It is called a Purple Loosestrife. The name "Loosestrife" comes from the ancient practice of draping these plants over the necks of yoked oxen to "loosen the strife" between the animals.

I am on holidays from August 17th until August 26th ....whee!! Although I will be home for the first few days, on the 21st we are heading to the States mainly to go to Tacoma Washington to attend the Gaither Gospel Homecoming Tour on Friday the 22nd. We are in for a real treat. We will also be tourists for a while and hopefully will come back with lots of good pictures. Anyhow, all of that to say I probably won't be visiting your wonderful sites for at least the 21st - 26th, but I promise I will catch up. I will prepost.

Comments (23)

Earnest from Oklahoma, United States

Looks oddly familiar -- perhaps from a wildflower pack I planted some time ago... Nice photo.

26 May 2008 12:06am

@Earnest: It looks very much like the picture Ron posted a couple of days ago, only his is more dappled by the sun and I think a nicer capture.

Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada

It looks very much like the picture Ron posted a couple of days ago, only his is more dappled by the sun and I think a nicer capture.

26 May 2008 12:28am

saeed from ahwaz, Iran

Really lovely and nice!

26 May 2008 12:48am

ManuelaR from Hainburg, Germany

Lovely light!

26 May 2008 2:56am

Anthony Lambert from Germany

OK OK !! I´m slowly getting the point Marion.Pink is not your favorite colour,Purple is.......or am I wrong again ?

26 May 2008 3:25am

@Anthony Lambert: You are right Anthony, in flowers purple and blue are my favorites, but then I love all of the flowers no matter what color they are. Picked out two new clematis yesterday to plant at our new house. Purple and blue. You have found me out.

Mithun from Bengalore, India

Lovely lighting, good DOF

26 May 2008 3:26am

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

It's so pretty in the shade, it illuminates the entire compo, c'est beau Marion :)

26 May 2008 3:46am

Mandy Provan from Johannesburg, South Africa

I love the lighting on this capture Marion - what a beautful weed!! :)

26 May 2008 3:54am

Betty from New Jersey, United States

Love the light here, Marion! Nice DOF.

26 May 2008 5:27am

Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia

So pretty. Love the rich colors.

26 May 2008 6:32am

Ron from Saint Louis, United States

I see we have the same weeds! This is lovely, Marion, and mixed with wild orange poppies it must be a magnificent sight! I'm flattered by your comment, Marion, thanks for your kind words ... truly apprecited. rll

26 May 2008 6:44am

@Ron: I snapped a few close up (my favorite) pictures of the wildflowers and when I uploaded them to my computer realized that it looked very much like your posting of a few days ago. Almost didn't post it, but......I still like yours better.

Judy from Brooksville-Florida,, United States

I'm smiling as I write, Marion. I named a small flowering 'weed' as such and was chastised into renaming it a 'wildflower' ... so I guess the same is true here. God doesn't make junk, right? :)

26 May 2008 8:00am

@Judy: No He sure doesn't. OK, from now on I will call them a wildflower. Actually I think they are called something strife. Now my curiosity is aroused I will have to look it up. I found it, it is called Purple Loosestrife. The name "Loosestrife" comes from the ancient practice of draping these plants over the necks of yoked oxen to "loosen the strife" between the animals.

Alun Lambert from cheshire, United Kingdom

lovely image

26 May 2008 10:36am

standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France

This is really pretty Marion. I like the purple shades!

26 May 2008 1:47pm

Observing from Chester, United Kingdom

A beautyful beauty...! great shot, color, light, everything to make a perfect picture.

26 May 2008 5:53pm

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

A beautiful image Marion, the colour is georgous. It reminds me of a flower that we have here called Honesty :)

26 May 2008 8:14pm

amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada

VERY nicely done with the way the light is falling on this, Marion!!

26 May 2008 10:12pm

Rags from Plano, United States

Pretty looking plants.

26 May 2008 10:33pm

Japanalia from Yokohama, Japan

Good use of light here, Marion! It makes even a weed look precious!

28 May 2008 1:45am

Anita from West Nottingham, United States

A lovely photo. i like how the flowers are in light surrounded by darker areas.
However, I don't think it is Purple Loosestrife, as Loosetrife flowers have 6 petals each.

29 May 2008 5:08pm

@Anita: umm, I just looked it up on the net and you are right this doesn't look like any of the pictures I see there. I wonder what it is. I did look up wildflowers before I posted this and found a site which identified this as loosestrife. That site was obviously wrong. Well now you have me scratching my head and wondering what this really is....:D

Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada

umm, I just looked it up on the net and you are right this doesn't look like any of the pictures I see there. I wonder what it is. I did look up wildflowers before I posted this and found a site which identified this as loosestrife. That site was obviously wrong. Well now you have me scratching my head and wondering what this really is....:D

29 May 2008 7:48pm

Anita from West Nottingham, United States

Could it be Fireweed?

30 May 2008 7:06am

@Anita: no, fireweed has beautiful long stamens in the center much like the azeleas have and their petals are longer and less round. Next time I am on at local garden shop I shall ask. Thanks for your input.