Monday, August 27, 2012

SATURDAY FLOWERS - old shots

Recently I had some slides converted to digital from my days of canoe tripping in the wilderness of North Western Ontario between 1990-94.

Thanks Beth at Beyond the Garden Gate for helping me to identify Fireweed, the provincial (territorial?) flower of the Yukon.  It makes sense since we canoed in remote northern Ontario.


I thought of Asters as blooming on meadows, butt this article on eHow says they can grow in bogs and swamps too. 



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  1. Tanya Breese27 August 2012 at 06:30

    i don't know what they are but they are pretty!

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  2. Beth27 August 2012 at 07:44

    Lovely! Identification: POSSIBLY 1) fireweed and 2) fleabane. I am not certain though. It will be interesting to see what others think.

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    1. astudentgardener27 August 2012 at 14:51

      The second shot could be Fleabane or Aster, they look so similar. I'd never heard of Fireweed before, but it sure looks like the images from a Google search and I'm going to add it to my list of plants for the cottage.

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  3. Alicia@ eco friendly homemaking28 August 2012 at 09:42

    I don't know what they are but I so agree they are beautiful!

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  4. Nancy28 August 2012 at 12:08

    I'm thinking fleabane too for the second flower, but the center is a bit too big. Whatever they are, love them.

    Thanks so much for sharing at Your Sunday Best this week. :)

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    1. astudentgardener28 August 2012 at 12:50

      Thanks for hosting Nancy, I will be sure to be back.

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