Just above freezing this morning, we were on our own and just wandered about.
Common Bistort leaves - Persicaria bistorta - this patch has been here for a few years.
Gorse - Ulex europaeus on the Lower Burgh Meadow.
Gorse - Ulex europaeus with a few open flowers.
The pond the friends of lower burgh have tidied up, they are clearing a lot of the undergrowth and reseeding wild flowers. No frogs in it as yet.
Across the Valley a Silver Birch with lots of fungi on it, I am surprised it is still upright.
Snowdrop - Galanthus nivalis - lots of patches this year, they always look great in large groups.
Take Care.
Obviously a lady's thumb, but we don't have that one here. We have a number of Persicaria, but most don't have such attractive blossoms.
ReplyDeleteIt has various nick names over here my favourites being pink poker and pudding grass - it is said to be the main ingredient in the making of Dock Pudding. I have never heard it called Lady's Thumb but I have to agree it is a good name for it :)
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