Knapweed (Centaurea dealbata)

ZING! Went the strings of my heart!

Very pretty!

I love that flower! It certainly makes a beautiful banner as well.

Beautiful banner Natalie!

Very bad weed! When we first move here I sent DH out to weed whack the hillside because I had read about how bad those were. Next day I go out there to water the raspberries and here were all of those pretty purple flowers in clumps on the hillside, I asked him how come he left the weeds, his response, "I didn't think they were weeds, I thought they were pretty wildflowers".

That weed flower is entirely too happy! Almost like it's holding its arms out, bursting with joy, pointing out that the universe is indeed unfolding as it should. Weeds just don't see any of the boundaries that we do.

Thanks for the bright and beautiful reminder, Natalie!

Thanks everyone! I do not consider it a weed. I even bought this one in a one gallon container! It never spread - not even one seedling - so it was never a weed to me!

Tina, now I want to give it a hug!

Ann,

Pretty in pink! I love wildflowers!

Thanks! I love them too!

@rocklady, and

Here is the picture of the bloom. I really love this plant!

It is very pretty.

I looked up the invasive species we have here, Spotted and Diffuse Knapweed.
http://www.bcinvasives.ca/inva...

Very close, but the plant itself looks much different. The blooms are very similar though. I can see where I'd get rid of it too. Totally looks like a weed! I do like it though!

Natalie, we have so many in our area they will never be eradicated, they have a very long taproot and they laugh at most chemicals.

That stinks.

Oooo, I love this….A real eye opener! Great banner!

Thanks Tara!

Natalie said:Here is the picture of the bloom. I really love this plant!

I think it's beautiful also. What color! What style! What an amazing design!