We had a very mild autumn and early winter here in Norwich and many plants flowered much earlier than usual. Our wallflowers began to flower in December and daffodils began to flower at least a month early. Our Mouse Plant, Arisarum … Continue reading →
Wild Clary, Salvia verbenaca, is one of the glories of summer, flowering from June to September in open grassland on sunny banks, sand dunes and roadsides. I saw the magnificent specimen in the photograph above on Beeston Bump last June, … Continue reading →
Wild Carrot, Daucus carota, is another of my favourite plants. Like Alexanders, Cow Parsley, Perfoliate Alexanders, Bishop’s Flower (Ammi majus) and a host of my favourite plants, it is in the Parsley family, the Apiaceae (formerly the Umbelliferae). Wild Carrot … Continue reading →