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
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ReplyDeleteHappy 250th! And hears to the next 250 as well.
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Hi VP. Congrats on the 250 mark. And thanks for the Fork'n Monkey nomination. I've been dreading a nomination in the blog poetry section and you've been kind enough to spare me that. Really, I'm touched.
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Happy 250 posts! And doesn't Skimble look very handsome surveying his kingdom, VP? Looks like spring is with you for real, now.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I just celebrated my 1st month anniversary, so I guess I'm still a "newbie." Amazing how much is already growing in your garden.
ReplyDeleteWell done! I've no idea how many I've done on my various blog over the past three years. xx
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dnd - thankx and thanks. That's both phonetic and the usual way ;)
Joy - glad you persisted!
Simon - only too glad to nominate you! Ahem - seem to be attracting the bad poetry award instead. Probably my fault for a) writing such dire stuff and b)having a Bad Poetry tag. Still it's good fun isn't it? :)
Jodi - I think he showed off particularly well yesterday. The gardens just at that lovely fluffy green stage. I'll send some your way shall I?
Rose - well done! Keep at it :)
Flighty - thanks! 3 blogs? I feel tired just thinking about it!