Today marks the first day of National Wildflower Week, so we"re shining a light on fireweed—a ‘weed’ in name only and a wildflower that’s a welcome sight wherever it grows. This tall, willowy perennial is a pioneer species, which means it"s often among the first plants to colonize an area cleared by fire or other damaging events. Native to temperate zones in the Northern Hemisphere, fireweed thrives along streams, roadsides, and forests, creating stunning blankets of pink in open meadows.
Love blossoms
Today in History
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Welcome to ‘Hollywood North’
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Kagami-ike, Nagano, Japan
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Celebrating Panama s independence
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Great Backyard Bird Count
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A house of grand scale(s)
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Winter at Valley Forge
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Sunlight sets Iceland s Eyjafjallajökull aglow
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Bear Hole Brook, Catskill Mountains, New York
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Splashes of color for Watercolor Month
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1, 1, 2, 3: It s Fibonacci Day!
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Santorini through the clouds
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International Womens Day
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Gemsbok in Namibian sand dunes
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The confluence of the Arve and Rhône Rivers
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The borrowed days are here
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Drop in on International Surfing Day
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Portland celebrates its bounty
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River Quoich in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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I see one!
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Ancient storage in the Grand Canyon
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World Elephant Day
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Hey, you two in the front!
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Red squirrel
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Life carries on, rising from a ship s skeleton
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Twas a night just like tonight
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Boxing Day—a shopper’s delight
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World Honey Bee Day
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World Laughter Day—it s a hoot
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
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Citizenship Day and Constitution Day