@Liriodendron, you are absolutely right, thanks for that, I always confuse those two. I am very much learning on the job with the local wildflowers so very happy to be corrected! I think your contribution counts, I also include the top of my wild oak woodland, which I don’t think has ever been touched apart from the occasional strim. Its where I found this yesterday, which I think is a Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum).
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Early evening, closed up:
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
Yes, I am very lucky to have a huge diversity in my location @Liriodendron - Mediterranean, alpine, evergreen oak woodland, deciduous riverside, volcanic and limestone sierra. Hopefully I will get better at IDs in time too
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
@Nollie - I only recognised the Hepatica because yesterday I pricked out 3 hepatica seedlings into individual pots, so I was kind of "tuned in" to the foliage! Hubby bought me a field guide to the wild flowers of Ireland for my birthday, so I'm learning what grows around here. We are within striking distance of the Burren (when we're not in lockdown!) where there's a huge area of limestone pavement, and when I can, I plan to visit and see the enormous variety of plants growing there. I guess it'll take me the rest of my life to learn all the names...
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
A strange thing that I've noticed is that for all the wildflower seeds and butterfly/bird mixes I've sown, the resulting flowers don't seem to attract anything.
I spent a lot of my day watching the ragged robin flowers to see if anything visited it: not a thing. I've had the same with scabious last year, no interest from butterflies.
I've found that the most successful wildlife change has been leaving the grass long, lots of grasshoppers, crickets, spiders, beetles a d brown butterflies.
Maybe I need to put a sign out 🙄 The small pink and white comfrey is being enjoyed by the bees though, at least that's something.
Beautiful photos Nollie. Here is my contribution, Iris croatica. I found this beauties when I was in the walk with dog. Sorry for the blur photos, it was very windy today.
I find that too, @Bijdezee, weirdly, they are all over my cultivated plants though.
Beautiful irises @Ante30, not something I see around by me. Do keep posting things you come across!
It’s been raining heavily, so nothing much new from me. This is one I have been trying to identify for a few days, growing in woodland shade, hairy stems, the leaves are very distinctive and heart-shaped, growing directly from the stems. Probably something really common!
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
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Plus two more euphorbias, type unknown:
I spent a lot of my day watching the ragged robin flowers to see if anything visited it: not a thing. I've had the same with scabious last year, no interest from butterflies.
I've found that the most successful wildlife change has been leaving the grass long, lots of grasshoppers, crickets, spiders, beetles a d brown butterflies.
Maybe I need to put a sign out 🙄
The small pink and white comfrey is being enjoyed by the bees though, at least that's something.
Here is my contribution, Iris croatica. I found this beauties when I was in the walk with dog. Sorry for the blur photos, it was very windy today.
Beautiful irises @Ante30, not something I see around by me. Do keep posting things you come across!
It’s been raining heavily, so nothing much new from me. This is one I have been trying to identify for a few days, growing in woodland shade, hairy stems, the leaves are very distinctive and heart-shaped, growing directly from the stems. Probably something really common!
Anyway, a couple today: