As the fireweed blossoms continue to open from the bottom up, the lower flowers die off leaving pink spikes.
I wasn’t the only one intrigued with the curly stigmas…
It was fascinating to watch the bees gathering pollen. Most bees seemed to bounce from blossom to blossom, making it very hard to photograph them. This big guy (below) contentedly hung out on one plant the whole time I was there.
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been observing and photgraphing the stages of fireweed development. Also known as Great Willow-herb, it is one of the first plants to regenerate a burned area of forest. It gently colours pink the shoulders of our highways through late summer into fall. In the next few posts. I’ll be sharing the many changes this plant undergoes.
These images were captured in the last week of July. Pinkish-white spikes begin to appear from the greenery. Soft pink blossoms open from the bottom up.
Gardening is not my thing. In spite of me, some stuff grows in the beds around my house. I was excited this spring to see my hydrangea green up. There was hope it would actually blom this year. Well, it did – sort of…timidly.
Awe, isn’t it pretty?!
Beware what lies below this soft look – very prickley!
I’ve just printed some new notecards.
They are available for sale and the Treasure Chest Artisan Market and Black Bear Gift Shop in Ignace or contact me. They are 5 1/2” x 4 1/4” and are $3 each. To see my other notecards, go here.
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It’s so much fun to watch the world through the viewfinder of my camera. I often find the unexpected. While waiting to catch the Beaver landing late one afternoon, I thought I’d capture the delicate, pink fireweed growing on the breakwall (will share later). Enjoying the pink blossoms up close and personal was a bright green bug!
Karen Greaves Photography & Fibre Art 