It seems early to me but the foxgloves are starting to flower. They are all self sown and the first ones are difficult to photograph. I like the colours.
Here are two views of the same three flowers.
Here is a cream one which should be out soon in the vegetable garden. They have all overwintered.
Hmmm, mine are still very short, but the first pale lupin is almost open. Grey skies and drizzle here, and if I use " Furry Gnome's " word smirr, that is what it is.
ReplyDeleteIntermittent rain showers and some sun but quite cold here. Smirr is a good word.
DeleteSo nice that you have flowers blooming in fall. Not use to seeing colorful flowers this time of year, but I'm not a Gardner.
ReplyDeleteand, of course, it is spring here.
DeleteI found a wild Lupin plant last year, and transplanted it to Haddock's. I love all those 'old fashioned' cottage garden flowers.
ReplyDeleteWe have the foxgloves and hollyhocks here. Must get some lupine.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful foxgloves. Wild cyclamen are growing in bunches all over the place now. Love the colour
ReplyDeleteI have cyclamen flowering indoors and out including a couple of pots that I grew from seed, but no wild ones. I am sure they would be glorious.
DeleteFoxgloves are such a wonderful gift to the garden especially when they arrive from the wild - all of mine have also arrived unexpectedly - they are my husbands favourite. I too have cyclamen flowering in the garden, both pink and white, but they are the autumn variety.
ReplyDeleteI have always liked foxgloves. Plenty more coming on.
DeleteFoxgloves and hollyhocks always make me think of ladies in crinoline skirts, and cottage gardens. That kind of image was very popular when I was young, embroidered on tray cloths and painted on biscuit tins, etc.
ReplyDeleteYes, I remember the tins and cloths well.
DeleteThe sort of purple-ish color of the Foxgloves is particularly lovely. If I were a hummingbird, I'd be dining in your garden. :)
ReplyDeleteIt is always interesting to see what colours appear.
DeleteThey're lovely and they certainly stand out.
ReplyDeleteThey look better every day.
DeleteOne of my favourite flowers. Allowing them to self-seed where they choose seems to be a good idea with Foxgloves. Once I gave up trying to grow them in what the books said was an ideal site they flourished happily elsewhere in the garden!
ReplyDeleteExactly John, they come up in all sorts of places.
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