There’s an alley behind the building where I work, and a stream that runs beside the alley. I look at these colorful flowers when I use the alley exit from our parking lot. I’m not sure what they are- I just like the color.
September 2015 - I dropped my Nikon L22 at the arboretum (on asphalt!) and it's definitely broken. :(
October 2014- finally reached 365 photographs and it...
Rosebay Willowherb is what we know them as. When the lovely colour dies you get LOTS of 'fairies' that fly around the area scattering the seeds for next year. Not something you want in your garden though.
Interesting to read on Wikipedia...so much more info than I knew!!
It rapidly colonizes burnt ground; during the bombing of London in World War II many of the derelict bomb sites were soon covered with these plants, bringing a splash of colour to what was otherwise a very grim scene.
Interesting to read on Wikipedia...so much more info than I knew!!
It rapidly colonizes burnt ground; during the bombing of London in World War II many of the derelict bomb sites were soon covered with these plants, bringing a splash of colour to what was otherwise a very grim scene.
I like the long stems on them.
:)