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Post by aeshna5 on Aug 25, 2018 17:31:12 GMT
It's very rare that I find a new native plant on my local patch that I've not seen around before. Aliens in the disturbed area not unusual.
Today I stumbled across a single large flowering plant of Great Burnet- a real surprise. Don't think I've seen it growing wild around London. I've seen it planted in one of the sustainable gardens at the London Wetland Centre. The habitat was good for native- damp hollow near the brook, with Common Fleabane as a near neighbour.
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Post by aeshna5 on Aug 27, 2018 14:24:10 GMT
A tie between a golden patch of Dwarf Gorse + the colonies of Devil's-bit Scabious.
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Post by aeshna5 on Sept 8, 2018 16:38:13 GMT
Wonderful display of Wall Daisy, aka Mexican Fleabane, growing on the south side of Putney Bridge- seems to seed around quite prolifically.
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Post by Tringa on Sept 14, 2018 12:12:55 GMT
It has been a very good year for the scabious here in Gairloch. This is just part of a huge drift of the flowers. Dave
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Post by NellyDee on Sept 14, 2018 13:33:10 GMT
I usually have swathes of Devil's Bit Scabious along with knapweed. I don't know what happened here, they all came into flower and within a week had gone black and died off, as did the wild raspberries and blackberries, they fruited, the fruit then went black. Luckily my Thyme, oregano and chives went absolute mad (I always leave them to flower) as I was getting very worried for the bumblebees and general insects.
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Post by Tringa on Sept 14, 2018 16:23:36 GMT
Interesting comment about the scabious and knapweed. Here both have done well - the knapweed less so than the scabious but it has been a decent year for them.
Did you have the hot and dry weather that the NW had for a lot of May and June? By mid/late June it was very dry here.
Dave
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Post by aeshna5 on Sept 14, 2018 19:11:23 GMT
I've still got Devil's-bit Scabious flowering in the garden + the bees love it. Not a plant I see that much of in the wild around London, though there is a good population at Ruislip Woods not far from me.
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Post by ianr on Sept 15, 2018 11:07:07 GMT
Don't know what this is, it was plentiful low growing and I can't say it smelled of anything but a pretty little flower ian by ian robinson, on Flickr
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Post by aeshna5 on Sept 15, 2018 11:49:52 GMT
It's the semi-parasitic Red Bartsia, Ian. Nice capture!
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Post by ianr on Sept 16, 2018 7:01:49 GMT
Thanks aeshna5 ian
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Post by ianr on Sept 16, 2018 7:31:22 GMT
Arguably the most useful flower in the world they seem to be spreading well along this part of the Witham if you look hard centre of the river photo you can just make out the cathedral and about a mile from where I'm stood otters are often seen in the day time and that's quite central and a busy part of the city ian hops by ian robinson, on Flickr hops by ian robinson, on Flickr river Witham by ian robinson, on Flickr
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Post by aeshna5 on Sept 16, 2018 18:25:17 GMT
Botanical highlights at Wallasea today was a mass of red Salicornia on the saltmarsh, Sea Buckthorn in fruit, a mass of flowering Sea Aster + striking pink flowers of Salsify along the track.
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Post by ianr on Sept 28, 2018 9:19:10 GMT
Don't know what this is there was quite a run of it and around 2' tall, windy old day took ages to get a half decent photo ian Untitled by ian robinson, on Flickr
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Post by aeshna5 on Sept 28, 2018 17:40:42 GMT
It's Lucerne (aka alfalfa)- grown as fodder but frequently naturalised. It's also popular with Clouded Yellows for their eggs/larvae.
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Post by aeshna5 on Sept 29, 2018 16:21:18 GMT
Nice to get some halophytes today with Sea Aster, Grass-leaved Orache, Sea Wormwood, Sea Purslane + my FOTD- Golden Samphire.
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