Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Shagnessy Heights Natural Area

Blue Gramma/Blue Grama/Gramma's Eyebrows is an uncommon, native grass in Alberta, growing in dry prairie grassland. This much-enlarged image shows the grass in flower. Seen at Shagnessy Heights in Calgary.

LOL, I'm not posting this for the merits of the photo, but I hadn't seen pink Soapwort before and wanted a photo of it in my Plants of Alberta Set. Found at Shagnessy Heights Natural Area here in the city.

This Yellow Clematis is one of the worst invasive plants here in Alberta and it has done tremendous damage to the natural areas and parks in the city. An introduced plant from Japan, this semi-woody vine grows May-September. It has a wonderfully bright, attractive flower and gorgeous, silvery-haired seedheads, but it prevents native plants from growing and even strangles and kills huge trees. PLEASE don't plant this in your garden!