Fireweed beside a Saskatchewan slough

Fireweed flower © SB

Saskatchewan is not the first place that comes to mind when I think of Fireweed.

Instead, I'd imagine B.C., the Yukon, and Alaska, where I've seen this plant growing freely. 

But as Fireweed likes open areas and riverbanks, why wouldn't it like growing beside a Saskatchewan slough? 

And on the bank above the water the day I took these pictures, three plants were growing, full and healthy... 

Who knows? Next year, there may be none... or more. 

Fireweed flower  © SB

A graceful Fireweed plant, growing beside a Saskatchewan slough.  © SB

Prairie Wildflower: Fireweed.  

Location: Near Muenster, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Photo Date: July 4, 2015.  

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