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Freitagsblümchen

Magenta and lavender are not my hues. But the more I take photos, the more I admire the gentle pinks and complementary colors/colours. (NB. I did lower the vibrancy by -2 or -3 in camera raw.)

 

This little gem measures about 5 cm. On a windy, recently rainy day. My kind of weather.

 

"Eutrochium is a North American genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the sunflower family. They are commonly referred to as Joe-Pye weeds. They are native to the United States and Canada, and have non-dissected foliage and pigmented flowers."

~Wikipedia

 

"Joe Pye (Jopi in the Native tongue), an Indian healer from New England, used E. purpureum to treat a variety of ailments, which led to the name Joe-Pye weed for these plants."

~Blanchan, Neltje (2005). Wild Flowers Worth Knowing. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.

 

Bees seem to like it. Lavender or sage blooms behind the pink Joe Pye.

 

Taken this morning for the relatively new and active group: Freitagsblümchen

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Uploaded on August 9, 2019
Taken on August 9, 2019