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WILDFLOWERS YOU HAVE SEEN WHILE OUT WALKING

Discussion in 'Herbs and Wildflowers' started by Marley Farley, Jan 3, 2019.

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New Year and new thread..

Link to 2018 thread here

Marley Farley, Jan 3, 2019
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We now have Milk Thistles growing locally, that turned up in some imported topsoil. I've read suggestions about adding them to homebrew to mitigate any adverse effects of alcohol The Supplement You Should Absolutely Consider Before a Night Out

Wonder if the rude filter will overide the botanical name?

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We've had it growing in our garden for decades. The leaves look quite spectacular at times but are extremely vicious

At one time a local garden centre said they would love to buy them from us (we had loads) but the plant regulations said we would have to have a 'plant heath certificate' before they could have them. They did send us some of their customers.
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Celandines are flowering, it must be Spring!
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Coltsfoot are flowering, it must be late Spring/early Summer!
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@Scrungee It will soon be Christmas at this rate!

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Beautiful violas today while walking:
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Early Spider orchid (the Dorset Wildlife Trust logo).

Early Purple orchid, variable colours.
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Buttercups have been out for several days now - it must be Summer!
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Sundew is looking good this year compared to how it struggled last year in drought conditions
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We spent a week in the Lake District and saw quite a lot of wildflowers. There are bound to be some that are in more than one photo.

I suppose we could run a competition on who can name the most plants - no prizes given (It also saves me trying to name them )

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This tree was uprooted and in the river with some flowers growing on it

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And this was one of the nature reserves we walked. Dubwath Silver Meadows, wildflower meadows
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The essence of this thread brings back many happy memories. Val's parents and a family friend bought a plot of land on the Isle of Wight, Calborne Rd. Carrisbrook. After Suday lonch, we'd go for a stroll across the downes. I was always lagging behind. My eyes glued to the ground. To me, so much beauty is passed by by us as it is at ground level.

Then being a regular visitor to the New Forest. I would set ou wit my faithful border collie, Lady. In no time at all, our route became established. Here and there, I'd meet once again the scarlet pimpernel. Good morning, Sir Peter. Then an old friend, a friend from my studies of medicine and homeopathy. Good morning Eyebright. Here I must suggest that despie the smallness of this plant, if you have any appreciation for the grand creation of our world. Please take a closer look. OK my field of science inclodes masses of microsopy. Go on. even with a basic magnifying glass. This tiny flower exhibits so much fine detail, with all those fine lines etc. Passing on. The wild meadowfield has so many smaller plants. Let your imaginations take over for a while and enter the world of Gulliver. Trust me. The tiny world has so much to offer us.
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Good morning came across this in Ashenden Bank Woods
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