Dawn
Do you think my title is a little exaggerated and melodramatic ? Not Really. This beautiful plant called the Tree Daisy or the Montanoa Hibiscifolia is a most hated bush in Africa, Hawaii and Australia (called Anzac plant).
The tree daisy grows up to 5m in height, it is a woody member of the aster family. It grows like a dense bush and in summer it is crowded with flowers.
The Tree Daisy was originally cultivated as a garden bush which somehow escaped cultivation and became an invasive weed. It spreads widely through seeds and could easily become a forest on its own.
I found this bush on one of my road trips. I took pictures of them even though it was mid noon and the sun was at it peak. To me it seemed like the perfect flower for any garden. I had no clue then about what the plant was.
I finally got down to do a bit more research on the plant and found that this beauty faces a terrible destiny. I wish I had brought home a cutting or two to preserve this beauty for the future.
The hunt is on and if I ever see this plant it will become a much loved plant in my garden.
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Question of
Do you think it is okay to destroy a specie of plants?
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Yes
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No
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Question of
Do you like these flowers?
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Yes
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No
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I find this flower beautiful. I also like what Doc said.
Honestly it was one of the most beautiful forests I had ever seen.
It is a beautiful plant. But we need to have a big garden for this flower.
It is like the Mexican sunflower if you let it grow wild it grows, if you keep it in a container it stays contained.
as always you bring a great debate to us.
I suspect that we, as a species spend far to much time attempting to control our world. It is time for us to seek harmony with nature.
we are not the masters of the earth we are voyagers with the rest.
You’ve summed up my feelings so well.We lord it over our planet and decide what is good and what is not.
I wish we would think about things like these. Who are we after all that we have done to this beautiful planet of ours?
i wish i had answers. As I said, you often bring wonderful, deep debates. I don’t have a good answer for this one.
We do not have the answers I agree , but I will search out far and wide and make a small change in the life of this plant.
it is an interesting problem when humans create a pest. We are really good at it.