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What are your favourite native flowers?

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  • Forester2Forester2 Posts: 1,477

    If I was only allowed to choose one there is no doubt I would choose bluebells and only if growing in a beechwood.  

  • happymarionhappymarion Posts: 4,591

    Aah yes, spindle berries Here are mine.

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    Spindles are such a brilliant colourimage I like them for those few short moments when the bright orange seed appears to be hanging in space below  pink capsules



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • SalinoSalino Posts: 1,609

    ...that is gorgeous I must say... a really good close up shot...

    ..Ginglygangly has reminded me....a field of red poppies in July...makes my garden look very drab...

  • Lupin 1Lupin 1 Posts: 8,916

    Is Feverfew native ?  I really like it image

  • I love the red white and blue of the hedgerows here in Devon.......red campion, blue bells and white stitchwort all flowering together and next come the foxgloves......A red campion took root in my greenhouse this year just inside the door. I let it stay and it rewarded me by growing to 5 foot high and producing huge flowers up to a few weeks ago ! It looked very tropical nothing like its country cousins outside !

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    The 'hanging on by no thread at all' stage doesn't last long Edd but they look good in some way all year; winged stems, leaves, flowers, seed capsules, seeds, I wouldn't be without a few image



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • I actually like the dandelion and daisy, they just remind me of childhood playing in the park

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    oh yes Mark, lovely plantsimage



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • Fishy65Fishy65 Posts: 2,276

    Nut - all your favourites are the ones you gave me...I hope you left some for yourself? Greater and lesser knapweed,lady's bedstraw,vipers bugloss,lesser calamint,kidney vetch,'jack go to bed at noon',harebell,musk mallow.

    Foxgloves I would agree on...aquilegias,violets,bluebells,primroses,cowslips,ragged robin and many,many more image Oh and meadowsweet.

    Yes feverfew KEF I'm sure that's native. I've had it growing like a weed in my garden for years.

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