False Oxlip #wildflowers

Posted by on Apr 12, 2017 in 2017, April, False Oxlip, Flowers, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, False Oxlip, April 2017

 

Primula veris x vulgaris. (more…)

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“A plant of fairies, best left well alone.”#wildflowers

Posted by on Apr 11, 2017 in 2017, April, Cuckooflower, Flowers, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Cuckooflower, April 2017

 

Cuckooflower or Lady’s Smock, never knowingly included in a May Day garland, says Baker. (more…)

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Opposite-leaved Golden-Saxifrage #wildflowers

Posted by on Apr 9, 2017 in 2017, April, Flowers, Opposite-leaved Golden-Saxifrage, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Opposite-leaved Golden-Saxifrage, April 2017

 

Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. (more…)

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Bluebell time #wildflowers

Posted by on Apr 6, 2017 in 2017, April, Bluebell, Flowers, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Bluebells, April 2017

 

A first April visit and plenty of Hyacinthoides non-scripta to be seen. (more…)

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Barren Strawberry #plants

Posted by on Mar 31, 2017 in 2017, Barren Strawberry, Flowers, March, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Barren Strawberry, March 2017

 

Potentilla sterilis. (more…)

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Wood Anemone #wildflowers

Posted by on Mar 29, 2017 in 2017, Flowers, March, Spring, Wood Anemone | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Wood Anemone, March 2017

 

Anemone nemorosa. (more…)

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A shade different #wildflowers

Posted by on Mar 27, 2017 in 2017, Flowers, March, Plants, Primrose, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Primroses, March 2017

 

Every year in the same place, a small group of pinkish-purplish Primroses appear. (more…)

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How to avoid long teeth #plants #wildflowers

Posted by on Mar 20, 2017 in 2017, Common Dog Violet, Flowers, March, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Common Dog-violet, March 2017

 

Eat Common Dog-Violet, Viola riviniana, according to Plant Lore. (more…)

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An emetic and purgative #plants

Posted by on Mar 17, 2017 in 2017, Dog's Mercury, Flowers, March, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Dog's Mercury, March 2017

 

Among the qualities of Mercurialis perennis, according to The Poison Garden website. (more…)

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Primrose #wildflowers

Posted by on Mar 14, 2017 in 2017, Flowers, March, Primrose, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Primrose, March 2017

 

Lovely to see Primula vulgaris back on the rides. (more…)

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Spurge Laurel #plants

Posted by on Feb 27, 2017 in 2017, February, Flowers, Plants, Spurge Laurel, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Plants, Wood Spurge, February 2017

 

Daphne laureola. (more…)

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Signs of Spring #nature

Posted by on Feb 22, 2017 in 2017, Dog's Mercury, February, Flowers, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Plants, Dog's Mercury, February 2017

 

Dog’s Mercury, Mercurialis perennis, is among the plants pushing through. (more…)

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