The camera’s battery pulled a number on me and went comatose. Phone to the rescue.
This was growing in wild abundance amidst grass and other hardy-looking vines on the side of the road near the signposted pole I posted earlier. A really brilliant purple colour.
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Thank you very much for this info - it's so good to read up and learn about plants I usually don't give much time of the day to.
It's thanks to your No Mow theme that I'm developing a new-found interest in scruffy-looking bushes or weedy areas by the wayside, in green areas - wherever I go, in fact. One never knows what one might discover with a little bush-wading and weed-scrabbling.
I'm so keen to capture a couple of pollinators too, but so far I've only been able to get a shot of a chicken and of two spiders ;-) hardly what one would call true pollinators. Bees and butterflies and birds are scarce at the moment.
@cocokinetic You've got a great No Mow May going on! There are insects everywhere around me, but I've only gotten one shot of a bee, so don't feel bad. Like trying to chase lady bugs... Just shoot the weeds and wildflowers and they will appear when you least expect it to bomb your shot. LOL!
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ps - I was just wondering (sorry to keep you like this!) we are experiencing a fairly large outbreak of dengue haemorrhagic fever on the island at the moment, and it’s particularly rife in the northern region, where I live. The health authorities are tramping up and down the streets daily, spraying insecticide everywhere in an attempt to halt the spread of the dengue-carrying mosquito. I wonder if this is why I’m not seeing much bee and butterfly and insect movement.
@cocokinetic Oh, I don't know. I would hope they're using a spray that would target only the nervous system of the mosquitos and NOT the pollinators. With a world-wide problem with our pollinators, I would hope they'd know better. However, I do know that if it comes down to people or pollinators - they'll go for the pollinators. I don't know who you could call and ask about what they're spraying and what else it's killing besides mosquitos - if anything else. Is there a local pest control service you could call and ask?
Is it a wildflower? A true wildflower?
I agree, they really are a wonderful shade of violet/purple. Beautiful.
Thank you very much for this info - it's so good to read up and learn about plants I usually don't give much time of the day to.
It's thanks to your No Mow theme that I'm developing a new-found interest in scruffy-looking bushes or weedy areas by the wayside, in green areas - wherever I go, in fact. One never knows what one might discover with a little bush-wading and weed-scrabbling.
I'm so keen to capture a couple of pollinators too, but so far I've only been able to get a shot of a chicken and of two spiders ;-) hardly what one would call true pollinators. Bees and butterflies and birds are scarce at the moment.
haha … well, I’m waiting for them, they’ll be most welcome, photobomb and all.
ps - I was just wondering (sorry to keep you like this!) we are experiencing a fairly large outbreak of dengue haemorrhagic fever on the island at the moment, and it’s particularly rife in the northern region, where I live. The health authorities are tramping up and down the streets daily, spraying insecticide everywhere in an attempt to halt the spread of the dengue-carrying mosquito. I wonder if this is why I’m not seeing much bee and butterfly and insect movement.