2010.07.04 Czech Republic, esk Krumlov (mixed forest - mainly broadleaf, umava national park 825 m AMSL).Both are common, Filipendula flowering from june till august, Lupinus from june till september.Lupinus is not native and potentially invasive; the plant was introduced not only as ornamental plant but also as fodder (for deer too, seeded in forests) and for re-greening of roadside slopes after construction work - both worked (and still works) in favour of establishing this one in the Central European fauna.While Lupinus is potentially invasive it isn't as 'dangerous' as other species - actually it seems that Lupinus, a typical pioneering plant, is disappearing from habitats as soon as more competitive native plants manage to establish themselves there.German names: Gewhnliches Gross-Mdesss (Filipendula); Stauden-Lupine (Lupinus)ID: Fischer & al., Exkursionsflora (2008 3rd)
I've been accused of having everything in my yard except the kitchen sink. Well, no more! I now have the kitchen sink too.I plugged the drain puka (hole) and used our old kitchen sink as a planter for kaluh, an indigenous sedge (Schoenoplectiella juncoides). The algae is the result of adding greensand. So, don't add greensand. (The tacky-looking ply boards in the background are the neighbor's "fence." But it fits with the theme.)www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5188542408/in/photolist-...Kaluh or Rock bulrush(Schoenoplectiella juncoides)[syn. Schoenoplectus juncoides]Cyperaceae (Sedge family)Indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai; Kohala Mountains, Hawaii Island)Oahu (Cultivated)