A Semi-Retraction

About a month ago I posted about how lovely prairies can be by posting this.  I was a bit tired and had a headache or some excuse, because this is actually an invasive plant, Dame's Rocket (Hesperis Matronalis). It is pretty, but not naturally representative of what our grasslands used to/can look like on their own accord.  Granted, some fields of lupines and other native flowers can put this to shame!  Dame's Rocket was one of the first invasive plants to find its way to our shores, back in the 1600's.  While not particularly dangerous, it can crowd out native vegetation and cause car accidents because it is so pretty.