Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Hawkweed

A macro shot of a small Hawkweed wildflower, seen in South Glenmore Park on 20 August 2013. I love any flower that has toothed petal tips : )

Supposedly a weed, I've only ever seen Orange Hawkweed growing in the wild twice, I believe. This photo was taken at the Reader Rock Garden on 30 June 2010. I love their colour and the toothed tips of each petal. Provincial Designation: Prohibited Noxious. "Native to Eurasia, Orange hawkweed was likely introduced as an ornamental plant because of its showy, fiery orange flowers .... The ancient Greeks believed hawks’ feeding on the sap of hawkweed is what gave them their keen eyesight. Other common names are devil’s paintbrush and red devil." www.invasiveplants.ab.ca/Downloads/FS-OrangeHawkweed.pdf After some really beautiful, somewhat milder weather, winter has returned yet again this morning. Snowing and settling, unfortunately. I had been planning on making a brave, second trip east of the city in the next few days, but the thought of snowy backroads makes me really nervous after getting my car stuck in snow and needing help to dig it out the other week.

One of my favourite wildflowers, Orange Hawkweed, though this plant was photographed at the Reader Rock Garden at the end of September. Also called Devil's-paintbrush. Introduced from Europe, it grows in waste areas, roadsides and lawns.

This is one of my favourite wildflowers (though this particular plant was growing at Reader Rock Garden). Also called Devil's-paintbrush. Introduced from Europe, it grows in waste areas, roadsides and lawns.

Perhaps someone would correct me if I have identified this incorrectly? I remember writing down the name in the field, on one of the hundreds of small pieces of paper that litter the area around my computer. Whatever happened to the once very-organized person I used to be years ago??? Will she ever return? Gosh, I hope so, but I have serious doubts, LOL. Seen in Weaselhead.

A cluster of beautiful, hairy buds from one of my favourite wildflowers, Orange Hawkweed. I liked the fact that there was just one small bud beginning to open. Seen at the Reader Rock Garden on 10th September. I think I have only seen this plant growing wild in one natural area in the city.

One of my favourite wildflowers - Orange Hawkweed! This particular plant was growing at the Reader Rock Garden.

Here, once again, is one of my favourite wildflowers, Orange Hawkweed. This plant was growing at the Reader Rock Garden.

Such a bright sight! These Red Long-horned Beetles also like Goldenrod, another yellow wildflower. Actually, these beetles are very tiny - easy to forget when one crops and enlarges any photos of them!

I was so thrilled yesterday to be shown several Orange Hawkweed flowers. They were growing along the edge of a parking lot for the park where we walked. This was a plant I had been hoping for a couple of years to see! More beautiful than I had expected and the background matched the flower itself. It is a weed that was introduced from Europe. Why are so many weeds quite beautiful?! Also known as Devil's-paintbrush. Isn't is beautiful, Doug?