Big Bank of Goutweed
by Lise Winne
Title
Big Bank of Goutweed
Artist
Lise Winne
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This is goutweed, a Queen Anne's lace look-a-like that blooms in June in the Northeastern USA (Queen Anne's lace comes out much later).
Featured is an entire bank of goutweed (also called Bishop's Weed) with a tree growing off to the right hand side. A white sky is in the background. It is thought to be an invasive exotic plant.
Goutweed is known as a natural medicine for gout, as well as arthritis. In early Britain in Spring, it was boiled and used as a food (much like spinach).
According to Wikipedia: "Once established, goutweed is difficult to eradicate. The smallest piece of rhizome left in the ground will quickly form a sturdy new plant. All-green goutweed may be more persistent and spread more rapidly than ornamental, variegated goutweed varieties, making the all-green type particularly difficult to control. And all-green, wild type forms are known to reappear from seeds of variegated varieties."
It is found in the UK and in New England in the USA.
Symbolism of goutweed: enduring, persistent, unwavering
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July 9th, 2020
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