Wild Flowers 2012

[fredg]

Today's perambulation was to see how the Early Purple Orchid, Orchis mascula, site was coming on.
It looks like it will be a few weeks yet before we see flower.
In the meantime, there's still a wealth of wild flowers to be seen.

I've left a few with non specific names.

1                  Orchis mascula
2, 3 & 4         Anemone nemerosa large swathes of these in the woods, many also in the clearing of the orchid site. Notable differences in petal shape amongst the population. ( I didn't photograph the different forms  )
5                  Yellow
6                  Yellow
7                  Violet
8                  Blue

[fredg]

Continued 

1, 2, 3 & 4     Hyacinthoides non-scripta It amazes me when I see the prices paid for bulbs due to subtle differences in Snowdrops, yet you go onto a site containing Bluebells and the differences you find in markings, colour and shape of flower within a few yards ( or is that metres?) are amazing. I've never seen anyone market a 'different' Bluebell.

[mark smyth]

I collect bluebells -

[fredg]

Oooooops I forgot one.

Primula vulgaris. There are large groups of Primroses scattered around the clearing.

[fredg]

I collect bluebells -

I'm pleased to hear that Mark.
I bet the different forms are not that easy to come across commercially.

[bulborum]

Me too collect some wild Hyacinthoides non-scripta
I am still after really wild collected white and pink ones
I posted earlier here Giant of Normandie and a tiny one Beauregard

Last year one of the members send me a sample collected in Wellow Woods
Stupidly (I was very buzzy) I forgot to note from who I got it

The white and pink ones I bought in the commerce
not sure if there is hispanica blood in them

Roland

[fredg]

A quick check on the Early Purple site, mainly for the walk.

1        Anemone nemerosa, a pink variation, several drifts of pinks throughout the population
2 & 3   Ramsons, Allium ursinum and out and out weed  the flower is very attractive when pristine though.
4 & 5   Orchis mascula several small plants have sent up their inflorescences and the flowers are beginning to open.
6         Orchis mascula, one of the larger plants about to burst forth.
7 & 8    Orchis mascula a large plant a couple of weeks from flowering and a second photo with a note for scale ( now you know why this site is secret  ).

[Neil]

Fred your O mascula are way ahead of the ones down here on the South coast, the large population on Beachy Head are just stating to send up their spikes, I did not see one in flower, even my potof them in the greenhouse is just starting to throw their spikes.

Fred are they in close groups or are they spread out individually, as the ones down here are in tight groups it looks like the seed drops down next to the mother plant and along comes a baby.

[Paul T]

Great posts, Fred.  I wish Orchis mascula was available here in Australia..... those leaves and flowers are just gorgeous.  Nice pink on the Anemone nemorosa too.

[Anthony Darby]

Quite a rarity in Scotland too Paul - £20 notes, that is!

[fredg]

Quite a rarity in Scotland too Paul - £20 notes, that is!

I'm travelling to an exotic place for the next week Anthony.
So there will be a few more £20 notes in Scotland

Fred your O mascula are way ahead of the ones down here on the South coast.................. are they in close groups or are they spread out individually, as the ones down here are in tight groups it looks like the seed drops down next to the mother plant and along comes a baby.

Neil, they are in loose groups, tight groups and individuals.
In the groups there can be spotted and plain leaved types.
Note, it's smaller plants that are further on with sending up the budded spikes.

There should be a lot more on offer when we return there in about 2 weeks.

[fredg]

Apart from the Dactylorhiza, today I took a few photos of wildflowers.
Soooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Here are some of them 

[fredg]

I must admit I didn't expect to find the tribble 

[fredg]

oooops too many replies.

Here's a bonus then 

Poppy field

[fermi de Sousa]

Apart from the Dactylorhiza, today I took a few photos of wildflowers.
Soooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Here are some of them 

 
Hi Fred,
I'm not familiar with a lot of your wildflowers - can you name them for us?
cheers
fermi