I’ve written about a number of rare plants on this blog. I’ve seen some while on holiday by train (Pasque Flower in Hertfordshire, Dark-red Helleborine in Lancashire) and sometimes ferry (Field Cow-wheat on the Isle of Wight, Oysterplant on Orkney). Others have been much … Continue reading →
One of the highlights of this cold, late spring has been the profusion of Dead-nettle flowers, first Red (Lamium purpureum) and now White (Lamium album). These may just be common wild flowers – weeds to the less enlightened – but they raise … Continue reading →
The genus Allium contains some of my favourite plants. I have previously written about several of them, including Wild Garlic, Garlic Chives and Babington’s Leek. They enhance gardens with their shapely flowers and few meals are complete without at least one domesticated … Continue reading →