Wild Flowers you have seen while out walking....!

Discussion in 'Herbs and Wildflowers' started by Marley Farley, Apr 1, 2007.

  1. kryssy

    kryssy Gardener

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    Hi Hyla arborea - I've had a close look at that last photo and you're right - it looks like a load of little onions all stuck together. It was quite small and I didn't get as close as the camera did. When it stops raining - ha ha - I'll go up and check it out. If there are quite a few around I'll pick just one and try it out.

    So, Saturday night - coq au vin - ? Absolutelement!
     
  2. Hyla arborea

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    A samedi, alors! [​IMG]

    Actually these are perennials, so you could lift a couple and find a spot for 'em chez vous.... I'm sure I've seen them for sale in the vegetable section of a catalogue - Jacques Briant or Graines Baumaux or one of those. After all, they eat wild leeks - and even wild asparagus ( - which is, however, ghastly!!!) [​IMG]
     
  3. Marley Farley

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    [​IMG] Just couldn't resist this Dog Rose sheltered from the rain.. [​IMG]

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  4. Fonzie

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    Thanks for putting the pics on of wild flowers.
    God I just love the wild flora.
     
  5. shiney

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    Hi kryssy

    Re the oninons. I'm sure Hyla is correct. Years ago we used to grow what were known as Welsh onions and these were also perrenials that grew on the top of the plants. The onions were about the size of shallots and very good for cooking.
     
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  7. kryssy

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    Well folks - I have been walking up and down where I saw the "onion plant" and I cannot find it anywhere. No matter, I'll keep looking.
     
  8. Marley Farley

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    [​IMG] They have gone over here, now Kryssy & the only signs of them now are the thicker straw coloured stems in the long grass here.. Do you think that could be the case with you? [​IMG]
     
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    Wildflowers..........A few to choose from here.
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  10. kryssy

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    I went blackberry picking today and saw a couple of pretty flowers which of course have no idea what they are. Loads of blackberries though....

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    I recognised this heather of course having lived in Scotland. It is very much like Scotland here with bracken, lakes and heather.

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  11. shiney

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    Hi kryssy
    The picture above the heather looks like Impatiens Glandulifera (Himalayan Balsam)

    This should be a photo I took of them by the shore of Rydal Water

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  12. kryssy

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    Hi Shiney - do you think they would invade the garden? They are growing just outside our village and although I don't know how to take cuttings I could have a go. They looked very pretty.
     
  13. Marley Farley

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    Hi kryssy, I wouldn't want them in my garden although they are a lovely plant. If you look at the picture I posted you will see that they can spread like mad :eek: . Marley Farley's link is a good warning.

    Kids love the plants in late summer/early autumn when the seeds are setting. They enjoy grabbing the seed pods and watching, and feeling, them explode. :D
     
  15. Celia

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    The top photo could be birds foot trefoil?
     
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