Flower of the day

[Tiggrx]

Originally Posted by KeenTeen17

Purple toothwort is one of my targets for this year. We are going for it in May.

I wonder whether May might not be a bit late for it. Here is a picture taken at the same site that I visited today, but this was 1st April 2006

[KeenTeen17]

Originally Posted by Tiggrx

I wonder whether May might not be a bit late for it. Here is a picture taken at the same site that I visited today, but this was 1st April 2006

I'm in the North West and the daffodils aren't even up yet so things might be earlier down in London.

but saying that everything is topsy turvy anyway. I'm going to photograph summer snowflake tomorrow when the spring snowflake isn't even in bud or even the Three cornered leek

[leifus]

Originally Posted by KeenTeen17

I found a spot with all three kinds of crocus today but the sun wasn't out andd we were driving past. I know what Ill be doing when we get some sun,

Anyway found another site for winter aconite today in the edges of an old churchyard next to a road.

i have found LOADS of random roadside aconites good stuff down here in wiltshire

[KeenTeen17]

Whilst Leif was out gallivanting finding Bitterns and coltsfoot I went into my local park and rephotographed the aconites.

I just felt that I hadn't captured the yellow just right on the other photos.
I was shocked to find the spring snowflake in flower right next to it.

This is the summer snowflake that was in flower BEFORE the spring.

They are definitely summer snowflake as they are really tall and have the multiple flowers on each stalk
While I was there I photographed the Christmas Rose again.


What a day!

[leifus]

what a day indeed! but not as good as my day (see bird forum a bit later )

I found 30-50 coltsfoots in flower today and gorse and lots of wilddaffodils

[Jennie]

Sorry I'm a day late with these, I'll try to keep up in future!

Nice to see my favourite flower around again



Visited my childhood haunts to see if these were flowering - not disappointed!
Not so many as there used to be, however.

[Tiggrx]

Seems to have been the day for Colt's-foot, I saw my first ones of the year too today in a churchyard

[Gypsy Orchid]

Nic pics Jennie our wild dafodiles are not out yet
Sylv:

[leifus]

Originally Posted by Tiggrx

Seems to have been the day for Colt's-foot, I saw my first ones of the year too today in a churchyard

when I found two i thought that would be it but half of them were flowering so when they are all out there will be a good 100 one of my favourites

[Gypsy Orchid]

First Wood anemone just opening today
sylv