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Post by NellyDee on Jul 16, 2015 14:51:29 GMT
On Lismore growing on top of wall of old ruin. Is it . by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr
a wild flower or left over from the settlement |
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Post by aeshna5 on Jul 16, 2015 17:24:36 GMT
It is a wild flower but not native. Very common naturalised plant (probably not so common your way) often seen on walls, shingle, etc. It's Red Valerian, Centranthus dioica, which comes in pink, red + white coloured forms.
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Post by John Pappus on Jul 17, 2015 0:25:13 GMT
It is a wild flower but not native. Very common naturalised plant (probably not so common your way) often seen on walls, shingle, etc. It's Red Valerian, Centranthus dioica, which comes in pink, red + white coloured forms. I wonder if it's dioecious like the red campion (Silene dioica), as the name may suggest.... Have you seen any male or female flowers and or plants? |
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Post by aeshna5 on Jul 17, 2015 6:01:30 GMT
Actually John I gave the wrong scientific name. Have a bad back which must be clouding my brain. It is correctly Centranthus ruber.
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Post by John Pappus on Jul 17, 2015 15:47:41 GMT
Actually John I gave the wrong scientific name. Have a bad back which must be clouding my brain. It is correctly Centranthus ruber. Easily done. It's a lovely little flower though. |
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