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21-12-2011, 06:31 PM
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| | | Another early spring flower
Hi,
Another early spring flower. Mercurialis perennis, Dog's Mercury, growing in sheltered woodland by the River Erme, Ivybridge, South Devon. It is a plant with male flowers and, to be truthful, the photo shows the plant with flower buds which have not yet opened so perhaps I am jumping the gun a little  
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21-12-2011, 07:41 PM
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| | | Re: Another early spring flower
The bluebells in my garden are coming up already.
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21-12-2011, 08:59 PM
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| | | Re: Another early spring flower
Today saw plenty of Winter Heliotrope in full leaf along roadsides. I'm sure there are a few flowers with them, but I was in the car so couldn't be sure.
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21-12-2011, 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Dorts  Today saw plenty of Winter Heliotrope in full leaf along roadsides. I'm sure there are a few flowers with them, but I was in the car so couldn't be sure.
Dorts. | Yes its flowering in 'our' usual spot just off the A6 on the way to the caravan! |
21-12-2011, 11:29 PM
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Originally Posted by PMG Yes its flowering in 'our' usual spot just off the A6 on the way to the caravan! | Thanks for that Pauline. I thought there must be some in flower.
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22-12-2011, 07:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Dorts Thanks for that Pauline. I thought there must be some in flower.
Dorts. | There is also a banking of it on the way out of Milnthorpe heading for Arnside! If it hadn't been raining so hard I would have got out of the car for a sniff at its glorious sweet vanilla scent  |
22-12-2011, 09:06 AM
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| | | Re: Another early spring flower
My Winter Heliotrope plants were near Bodnant Gardens. It's not so common in these parts.
Down South, where it is abundant, I noticed it is nearly always to be found in and around churchyards. Perhaps it had some religious meaning in the past?
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23-12-2011, 05:40 AM
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| | | Re: Another early spring flower
In South Devon, Winter Heliotrope grows everywhere and spreads fast, often becoming the dominant species so that it has the same effect as Japanese Knotweed as nothing can compete with it.
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23-12-2011, 09:15 AM
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| | | Re: Another early spring flower
A quick look around the garden - early in flower Celandine, Primrose, Arabis, Leptospermum but the Christmas Rose not quite out yet. |
23-12-2011, 03:42 PM
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| | | Re: Another early spring flower
Just had a good scout around the garden and found in flower-
Annual Meadow Grass
Ivy
Barren Strawberry
Petty Spurge
Hairy Bittercress
Daisy
Herb Robert
Primrose
Ivy-leaved Toadflax
and Purple-leaved Sorrel, (Oxalis sp.)
also
Campanula poscharskyana
Hydrangia
Tree Heather
and Geranium endressii.
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