Clearance Moorcroft Loosestrife Vase 84/12 – Ltd Ed 22 Moorcroft

Moorcroft Loosestrife Vase

2021 RSPB Leighton Moss Collection

Designer: Kerry Goodwin

Shape: 84/12

Limited Edition of 20 Only

Dimensions: H 30 x W 9.5 x D 9.5 cms

Purple Loosestrife has flowers that are both elegant and beautiful and the wetlands occupied by the plant can show a delicate and colourful grandeur all of their own.  Enhancing the rampant beauty of purple loosestrife, designer Kerry Goodwin introduces the delicate Brimstone butterfly.

The brimstone is commonly found in wetlands due to the plants that are found there. In winter, the brimstone travels to woodland areas, but come the spring, when their host plants have developed, they return to wetlands such as RSPB Leighton Moss, to breed and lay eggs. Males have yellow iridescent wings, while females have greenish-white wings and are not iridescent. Kerry sought to include both butterflies on her tall, elegant vase, with one to be found on each side fluttering around the purple loosestrife.

RSPB Leighton Moss Collection

A collection of designs inspired by RSPB Leighton Moss – the largest reedbed in northwest England, home to important breeding birds and other wildlife. This diverse habitat along the shores of nearby Morecambe Bay provides a home for important breeding populations of bearded tits and bitterns. Its wildlife ponds support dragonflies, while the coastal saltmarsh lagoons attract large numbers of wading birds including oystercatchers.  These creatures, together with brimstone and orange tip butterflies and wigeon ducks are celebrated in all their glory in this collection.