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

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

  1. cbvincent

    cbvincent Apprentice Gardener

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    I saw just a couple of these last year but this year there are lots more of them. They are about 6 feet plus tall, have a red stem, small white flowers which then develop into the green berries seen here and eventually they go glossy black.
    Anyone know what they are?
     
  2. cabbage123

    cabbage123 Apprentice Gardener

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    Hi guys,

    Just thought I would put some of my own pictures up.

    I am new to this and it is out of season for pretty much all of these but I thought they are nice enough to share!

    I dont know how to show pictures properly, can someone help?

    Thanks :gnthb:
     
  3. roders

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    :) Lupins.....Well,not quite wild flowers........but they are growing wild and don't they look magnificent?

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    They're lovely, Roders. I spotted group of lupins which had naturalised along the edge of the M2 recently, but they weren't quite as magnificent as these!
     
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    I love lupins and took these photos of wild ones in the remote part of Chilean Patagonia near the Simpson river.

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    This valley is full of them and they are poisonous to livestock.

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      Growing wild on my trip to Devon last week.

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      Found this site where you can see what grows in your area by putting your Postcode in the box ........... http://www.nhm.ac.uk/fff/
       
    • robocod10

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      this isnt really a pretty one, but found just above the water line in an estuary in welsh wales, i think its a type of wort?

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        i found it right next to the waters edge in a place called Porthmadog in Wales
         
      • Phil A

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        Hey, great thread, thanks for pointing it out to us Marley.

        The plant above is Wall Pennywort & know exactly where Robocod found it. Used to live near there.

        Edit : For our newly formed Forraging Fraternity, Wall Pennywort is an edible.
         
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        :thumbsup: You are so right Ziggy.. I have some in the wall in my garden & they are all the way up the Stank to the church... Also in some of the older graves as well.. A beautiful little plant when in flower too... :thumbsup:
         
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        I think this has to be one of my all time favourite wild-flowers.. I can remember field of them as a child.. Known by many names depending on where you live it seems.. Lucy Locket.. Milkmaids.. Ladies Smock.. Cuckoo Flower.. Meadow Cress... Pigeon's Eye.. Mayflower.. Bittercress...
        The lilac or white flowers are 1 - 2 cms across with 4 petals. Both the leaves and flowers are edible, a rich source of Vitamin C and can be eaten in salads. They are from the Brassicaceae family also called Cruciferae because the 4 petals of this family form a cross.. Found in damp meadows, verges & hedgerows & is a Herbaceous perennial..
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        robocod10 i absolutely love that flower you came across its stunning,wish they grew up here
         
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        That is a beauty Marley. I love wild flowers.
         
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