Posted on 18 September 20174 September 2017 by David Himalayan balsam, portrait Himalayan balsam, an outlier from a clump growing by the Smestow Brook at Newbridge. The morning sun was dramatically lighting the plant, while leaving the stream in the background in shadow. Post navigationPrevious post: Cobwebs on plants, after rainNext post: Orb webs on umbellifers after rain