Flower of the day

[PeterJL]

The Wild Flower Society runs a competition to see how many plants you can find in flower in the countryside during the first week in March.

So far 66 found not too bad considering the winter.

[KeenTeen17]

Mine today are lungwort and the spring snowflake!!

[Pete Collins]

I saw a lot of Dog's Mercury today.

[PeterJL]

Today I found Saxifraga oppositifolia (Purple Saxifrage) in full flower in the snowy boulders of Cwm Idwal in Snowdonia and Hornungia petraea (Hutchinsia) on the Great Orme.

[Lancashire Lad]

These found yesterday, 6th March, on/near banks of River Ribble, in Brungerley Bridge Area, Clitheroe.

Lesser Celandine ......... Alternate-leaved Golden Saxifrage


White Butterbur (Still in flower KT, but you'd better be quick if you want to see it, most of the flowers are now beyond their prime. This was about the best of what is left).


Regards
Mike.

[Gypsy Orchid]

Wild Daffodils just opening




Also Early Wood Violet

[KeenTeen17]

Originally Posted by Lancashire Lad

These found yesterday, 6th March, on/near banks of River Ribble, in Brungerley Bridge Area, Clitheroe.

Lesser Celandine ......... Alternate-leaved Golden Saxifrage


White Butterbur (Still in flower KT, but you'd better be quick if you want to see it, most of the flowers are now beyond their prime. This was about the best of what is left).


Regards
Mike.

we are going up for it on Tuesday as well as mezereon and spurge laurel

[KeenTeen17]

On the same day I found the lungwort and snowflakes I found these which were IDed recently
1) Dog's tooth violet

2) None such daffodil

3) wild daffodil cultivar


also found some early dog violet but not worth a photo yet

[Gypsy Orchid]

Found Common Butterbur today just coming into flower.



Sylv

[snowdrop]

My flower of the day has to be my fav the snowdrop. They are very late this year but more than welcome. Strangely there is two small lone purple iris growing with them. Where could they have come from? Still, they make a fine contrast with the white 'drops.