Feeling excited about my migration to Blue-sky, so I'm posting what I was working on today to celebrate - it's a #sketchbook style #botanicalillustration of #bridewort. (It's an invasive in Sweden and is part of a commission for FOR Sweden)

More #sketchbook #botanicalillustrations for FOR Sweden's #Invasivespecies project; I love doing these. (for.se/hitta-de-inv...)

There's Bridewort, Dwarf serviceberry, Dwarf Japanese knotweed, and False acacia

I adapt these to create stand-alone #illustrations as well (see post below)

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Common Toadflax, also known as Butter and Eggs (as is Bird's-foot Trefoil); other local names inc Brideweed, Bridewort, Butter Haycocks, Bunny Haycocks, Bunny Mouths, Calf's Snout, Lion's Mouth, Gallweed & Gallwort
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Herb: Bridewort • Spiraea salicifolia

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I'm fairly sure this is Confused Bridewort, a new species for me. Planted in a nearby garden, it had suckered underground and popped up along, on and by a roadside wall, thus becoming independent of the parent.

Spiraea x pseudosalicifolia

Bridewort (Spiraea salicifolia) is a bit of a pink alien nightmare up close...

A street over on a later walk, when the light was more interesting. #MEcfsEgress #BloomScrolling DailyNaturePics 69

Here my #botanicalillustrations of #Bridewort #DwarfJapaneseknotweed, #Dwarfserviceberry & #Falseacacia have been edited into stand-alone watercolour illustrations which can then be re-used for other jobs.

If you hang onto your copyright, re-use fees can add up over time & are v welcome.

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I thought it a novelty to photograph some on an early walk, last year. Turns out we have Bridewort (Spiraea salicifolia) near the top of our garden, too!

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Also known as Bridewort or Meadwort, it's revered in magickal practices for its potent properties including harmony, attracting love, and warding off negativity. So maybe you can have your cake and eat it too. =)

used as both a bridal flower (alternative name "bridewort") and a funerary flower (found in bronze age burials and cremations), it's medicinal (the first plant from which salicylic acid was isolated) and a dye can be made from it's roots. Plus it's beautiful #nature #botany

Great Horsetail along the banks of the Mersey at Oglet, quite a scarce plant in these parts. Also Western Spirea and Bridewort naturalised along woodland edges in the area. @RECORDLRC @BSBIbotany @yoeGreenspace

One of the high-value income streams we are investigating for production on cutover lands is floristry. This requires the selection of appropriate species that thrive in wet, acid peatland. Bridewort of Aaron's Beard (Spiraea salicifolia) is a small shrub that fits the bill!

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Bridewort