Sunday Snapshot: Purple

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Sunday Snapshot: Purple

July 25, 2010 by barefootheart

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on July 25, 2010 at 8:23 am Louise

That is a truly stunning picture, even if it is of the dreaded purple loosestrife. I love the touch of gold that the goldenrod brings.
on July 25, 2010 at 8:48 am Seabrooke

Beautiful colours. We’ve got a large expanse of it at the corner of our roads that I admire when I go by.

I always feel a bit sad when seeing such displays, though, thinking of the habitat deterioration that must have occurred in order to allow the loosestrife to get a foothold there, even in what looks like healthy wetland. There’s nary a sprig of it in the pristine interior landscapes of Frontenac PP.
on July 25, 2010 at 9:18 am barefootheart

Yes, Louise and Seab, it is a little upsetting to see the loosestrife. I think the battle is lost. On the other hand, it is just one more of a huge host of introduced species. It doesn’t seem that disruptive to natives because it occurs where there are often many imported species already. And at least it is beautiful! What really bothers me are the stands of very aggressive phragmites, which seem to be making inroads here and really do seem to squeeze out everything else.
on July 25, 2010 at 6:22 pm eyegillian

Yes, this is such a beautiful photo — I love the purples that are adding such a glorious flash of colour. I was hoping it was fireweed, which we’re seeing a lot of around here… at least, I hope we’re seeing fireweed, not loosestrife. I’ll stop and check one day soon!
on July 26, 2010 at 11:13 am barefootheart

Thanks, Eyegillian. Loosestrife has really taken hold around here, but maybe you are still enjoying fireweed.