We have an extremely hardy, invasive species here on the Kitsap Peninsula, the Scotch Broom (Spartium scoparium). You can see it all year long, usually looking like an old witch's broom up on its end, with green, woody stalks.But then all the sudden, spring comes and entire hillsides turn yellow! The horrible, evil plant is BEAUTIFUL during the spring! Its flowers are like those of a snap-dragon and bright yellow!
Whole hillsides light up with them!
BUT THEN!
The most amazing thing happened: I saw this mutant. This is scotch broom un-like all the others (though its the same species), because its flowers are not the typical brilliant yellow. This one's flowers has this amazing orange streak though its petals!! It was brilliant to see! There are only two small patches of these odd plants, one near the freeway on the Clear Creek Trail, and the other (this one) was found behind Safeway.
Pretty special, even for an evil weed!
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