Wednesday, 2 May 2018

Native Bluebells out Front

Noticed tonight that my parents have the first native bluebells I've seen this year. Parked serenely in the front garden under a wall, in a darker damper location as they prefer.

As ever, they are later than their Spanish cousins, which probably explains why they are getting out competed in the UK, and are distinguishable by their curved stems with the flowers generally on one side, and their (to my eyes) richer colour.

Very nice to see them, hopefully next door's cats won't roll all over them.

Si

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4 comments:

  1. Crafty Green Poet3 May 2018 at 07:53

    beautiful

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  2. The Weaver of Grass3 May 2018 at 09:47

    Yes, I prefer them too Si but I must say they are becoming rarer round here.

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  3. Simon Douglas Thompson3 May 2018 at 11:27

    Thank you both, I worried I'd misidentifed them

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  4. Caroline Gill4 May 2018 at 07:52

    Few shades beat the intensity of the blue of those bluebells!

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