Berries on Brilliant Stalks by Chipka

Photography • Flowers/Plants • posted on Nov 15, 2009

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I have no idea what this plant is. I've seen it numerous times. I always suspected that it is considered a weed. I've never seen it growing in people's gardens in a way that implies intentional planting. At my grandparents' home, I saw it growing wild, attractively colonizing the property behind their house. Such property was (is) owned by the local railroads, and so there wasn't much large scale cultivation taking place there. Recently, I saw the same breed of plant growing on a railroad embankment behind the infamous truckyard my father makes use of. I was bored and in need of something to do. I had my camera. There were plants. There were yellow jackets (yesterday's post) and there were all sorts of other things as well. As always, thank you for viewing, reading and commenting, and I hope you're all having a great day/evening.

Comments (18)

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jac204

4:49PM | Sun, 15 November 2009

Nice picture. I hope you find out because I think I've seen those around too.

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Hubba1

4:54PM | Sun, 15 November 2009

I have captured this plant as well, and just like there its not growing in or around any lanscaped area. Very unique with its red trunk and big green leaves.

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Lashia

5:03PM | Sun, 15 November 2009

beautiful macro! I love the close up, and the high contrast colour, very natural.

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kgb224

6:32PM | Sun, 15 November 2009

Outstanding capture my friend.

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auntietk

6:54PM | Sun, 15 November 2009

Whatever it is, it's fascinating! I wouldn't wish boredom on anyone, but you always make the best of it, and I love seeing the results!

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tennesseecowgirl

10:41PM | Sun, 15 November 2009

beautiful details. not sure the name but I have seen this same plant here.

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danapommet

10:56PM | Sun, 15 November 2009

Andrea will know. Great capture and colors. Dana

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blondeblurr

1:20AM | Mon, 16 November 2009

To start with, let me say this: Brilliant hot-pink against the lush green leaves and the purple berries, makes an amazing colour combo, which works well and you did it justice. Next...Jeff and I tried to help, by searching, what kind of botanical specimen this is and came up with...nothing ! then we made it our mission to find out something about this sucker, we googled vines, berries etc, than went through the book of weeds, 1000's of illustrated plants, even the book on flowers, still nothing --- I think, that it must be some sort of an American or Europaen native plant, not Australian. I remember as a kid in Berlin, that the Juniper berries (Gin) looked similar to these. Would be great to find out, one day, what it actually is, maybe 'Kaward' might know ? or check with your local Nursery. Cheers BB

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Meisiekind

2:35AM | Mon, 16 November 2009

Oeeee Chip - look at the colors - from pink to burgundy to almost black... Wonderful stalks and berries... no matter what they are! It is probably weeds because they are many times so pretty to look at!!! Well captured! :)

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helanker

2:49AM | Mon, 16 November 2009

WOW ! It is beautiful. It makes me think about a plant that suddently popped op in my garden many years ago. It was almost 2-2½ feet tall and it had the same kind of stalk full of berries looking exactly like beautiful blank blackberries. Sitting like the way your plants berries were sitting, but very tight to eath other. So it was like one big berry stalk. SO beautiful it was. Unfortunately I never found out what it was.

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