Purple Wildflowers

After I painted these beautiful purple wildflowers, I discovered that they are called purple loosestrife. They were introduced to North America in the 1800s for beekeeping, as an ornamental plant, and in discarded soil used as ballast on ships.

By the late 1800s, they had spread throughout the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada, reaching as far north and west as Manitoba. In the 1930s, the species aggressively invaded the floodplain pastures of the St. Lawrence River, steadily expanding its distribution and posing a serious threat to native emergent vegetation in shallow-water marshes throughout Ontario. To date, this invasive plant is found in every Canadian province and every American state except Florida, Alaska, and Hawaii.

Learn more about these wildflowers here.

Original painting.
Artist signed front and back.
Varnished (protection against UV and dust)
Certificate of Authenticity included.

Size: 9” W x 12” H / 22.86 cm W x 30.48 cm H
Medium: Acrylic
Surface: 280 GSM 100% cotton canvas paper (ready for framing)
Year Created: 2022

Frame not included.

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