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Wednesday, April 15
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Mine are at the same stage as the ones in your first two photos. I wish they would bulk up a bit, I have the same amount year on year.
ReplyDeleteThat clump has been there for quite a few years, Jo.
DeleteThat is a really nice clump. I've never seen one put on a show quite like that.
ReplyDeleteIt's probably the best it's been this year, Daphne.
DeleteI love these beauties. I posted on them too this morning. Great minds....!
ReplyDeleteGreat minds indeed, Sarah. I've just read your post.
DeleteHi, Sue!
ReplyDeleteI've never seen before fritillary of this color and shape. Wonderful, I should have one in my garden.
We should have a white one too, Nadezda but it doesn't seem to have flowered this year it's exactly the same shape.
DeleteJust gorgeous! After seeing your & Marks post on these, they are definitely a "want" once I start adding to the ornamental beds.
ReplyDeleteThey are lovely little flowers, Margaret. They actually can be found growing in the wild sprinkled in meadows.
DeleteI only have a couple in a pot but I never tire of looking at them.
ReplyDeleteWe originally bought just one plant, Elaine. Surprisingly when it flowered we found that we had both snakes head and white ones in the same pot.
DeleteI think these snake's head fritillaries are the most beautiful of all fritillaries. Funny you call them snake's head fritillaries, we call them 'kievitseitje' is lapwing egg fritillaries.
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing the term lapwing egg fritillary refers to the similarity of the pattern, Janneke. . The snakes head name comes from the fact that the burs look rather like a snakes head.
DeleteUtterly gorgeous, they really do look like snakes heads don't they? I much prefer the purple ones to the white....I took a pic today of the inside of them, it must be like entering fairyland to an insect!xxxx
ReplyDeleteI like both colours, Dina but I think you are right in that the snake head one is more interesting than the white one.
DeleteA close-up gives you a completely diffierent view doesn't!
ReplyDeleteOurs are not out yet but the last two days temperatures were around 20 C, so this should be coming before long.
I think taking close up photographs, Alain makes you look in far more detail at things. Photographs tend to draw out things that you don't notice with the naked eye.
DeleteI wish mine would grow as well:( they disappear after a couple of years. Incidentally, I wanted to say how much I appreciate your other sites: I have been reading up on the allotment, gardening techniques, the bird life, all sorts. They are really helpful and well as being fun, so thanks very much:)
ReplyDeleteThank you sweffling I am really glad that you found the other sites interesting.
DeleteLovely flower blooming photos! ;)
ReplyDeleteThank you Malar.
DeleteSo beautiful Sue....I wonder how many times you went out to check to see if you could take another photo yet?!
ReplyDeleteNo more than usual, Tanya. I tend to go out into the garden with my camera most days when the weather is okay.
DeleteAbsolutely gorgeous Sue. Ours are also in flower. Like Jo I wish they would bulk up a bit quicker :-)
ReplyDeleteThey do like to take their time, Jayne.
DeleteBeautiful fritillaries sue. Have you been to see the meadows of them in Oxford? (I haven't but imagine it must be incredible to see).
ReplyDeleteThey plant them ion a similar way at Harlow Carr, Lou and they are lobvely,
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