Wintry Melbourne Gets Its Colour Back
I shot this picture around midday yesterday, a few minutes' drive from where I live. The plant is called Tradescantia Zebrina but it is more commonly known as Wandering Jew. It's generally used as ground cover, but tends to grow profusely, especially if left unchecked. This one had not cut back, so it was actually taking over a nearby shrub. The stem in this photograph was probably a metre high, so it's already starting to dominate its neighbour.
FOOTNOTE: It's really struck a purple patch.
Click here: Pentax K100D, Shutter speed 1/180, F5.6, ISO speed 400.