Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Devil's-paintbrush

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.

Orange Hawkweed is an introduced plant from Europe. It's one of my favourite wildflowers - this spring was the very first time I had ever seen it.

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?