pokeweed

[OT from cottage renovations]

it came as a surprise to me that there are cultivars of pokeweed.  it's one of those opportunistic species whose arrival is greeted by dismay by any gardener. 

though unlovely to behold in any phase of its perennial cycle, even I have to relent somewhat as its blossoms turn into fruit. 

(click through these thumbnails for higher resolution images)

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Oak Street

Phytolacca americana

OK, fine.  look at it for a bit, and for another fraction of a second take its picture.  and then pull the darn thing up before those seeds can take root somewhere.