Blackberry Flowers
Western Washington, September 4 2022
Mary Howerton (shop)
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Blushing Brambles
Watercolor On Black Cotton Paper
2023, 8"x 10'
Blackberry Blossoms
Private Collection
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Tanacetum vulgare (tansy) and Rubus armeniacus (Himalayan/Armenian blackberry)
Yesterday I went to downtown with a particular goal in mind. I wanted to take postcard-like photos of flowers with famous Vancouver landmarks in the background. The results were a bit disappointing and all I found was a nice show of Rudbeckia by the Science Center (yesterday's post). However, I did manage to get some shots of BC Place Stadium (our local football palace) with two familiar 'invasive weeds' in the foreground. in this sense my photography project was modestly successful.
Tansy was brought to North America by early European settlers for its purported medicinal benefits. As with the dandelion, the first tansy seeds arrived in a doctor's bag. Obviously, tansy has made itself at home and I see it all over the place.
The Himalayan blackberry was introduced to North America in 1885 by the American plant breeder Luther Burbank. According to legend, Burbank received the seeds from a person in India and naturally concluded this blackberry was from the Himalayas. Actually the guy in India got them from a collector in Armenia. Incidentally, this blackberry species may be extremely difficult to eradicate (and it has quite dangerous thorns) but it produces first-rate fruit.
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Blushing Brambles
Watercolor On Black Cotton Paper
2023, 8"x 10'
Blackberry Blossoms
Private Collection
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part of the fruit hoop series i made last summer 🌿
watercolor and hand embroidery on antique cotton
etsy // ig
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