That blue flower: A spring spotter's guide
Spring is a prime time for blue flowers and my daily walks currently have several from the same plant family* lining the local footpaths. As I walked past the Donkey Field the other day, I overheard some children ask their parents** what the pictured blue flower was. It reminded me it's often mistaken for those other familial blues and this time was no different, as they said it was forget-me-not, instead of the green alkanet it actually is. As well as similar flowers, most of these plants are hairy in their nature, flower around the same time, and favour damp, shady places. Many of them are great for pollinators too, especially bees and this week's warm weather has certainly drawn them to these flowers. This makes it even more likely for these plants to be mistaken for each other and it's a great opportunity for me to put together a spotter's guide in case you find the same flowers on your outings. Staying with green alkanet, the key features which set it
Looking good VP!
ReplyDeleteVP ... looking very nice and GREEN ... I'm still looking at WHITE here girl ! I'm JEALOUS as usual ! LOL
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Nice green and sunny
ReplyDeleteWasn't it great to see the sunshine today.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful garden you have, wish we had some green grass
ReplyDeleteFlighty - hello and thanks!
ReplyDeleteJoy - Ah but I hear it's all going now?
Debbi - thanks and it was today too!
Starnitesky - it sure was. Let's hope we get some more.
Nancy - thank you! I must go and have a look at yours in NS!
Lilli and Nevada - hello again and thanks for the compliment!
PS - Did you spot 1 of our garden helpers?
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