Flower Porn 🌼

Planted these two years ago and only just flowered. Can't even remember exactly what they are, maybe day lilies?

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Tithonia coming late to the party as it took three attempts to germinate the seeds.

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Chrysanthemums fresh from the garden

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Nice pics. I didn't know until this weekend when talking with a Francophile that yellow chrysanthemums have a very specific meaning in France. They are shared on 1 November in memory of dead relatives as part of the festival of Toussaint (Allsaints festival)

https://www.connexionfrance.com/article/French-news/Why-chrysanthemums-are-the-French-flower-of-the-dead-at-Toussaint-and-autumn

Oh how interesting. I grew them as my grandad used to show them in competitions. My mum would always buy some when they auctioned them off at the end. Today is the ninth anniversary of my mum's death and would have been my grandad's birthday so I've picked some and put them in a vase.

They look like Schizostylis. Bit of a dredge

Finally planted my bulbs in the front garden. The aim is “riot” of colour

that's it - thanks!

Pyramidal Orchids (Anacamptis pyramidalis) just coming out in the local flood meadows next to the Thames. This one with added Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)

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From our allotment just now :)

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Great photo!

:)))
Just poppies but so many nice flowers here right now

I planted about 30 gladioli bulbs. 1 flowered 🤣

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Living room needed abit of boohoo glam,

as we head into the party season

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that's a nice one. mine did a lot better the 2nd year.

Yardie is a good DVD

Oh man I need to make some polpo meatballs again soon

World keeps turning - Winter Aconite (Eranthis hyemalis), one of the earliest spring flowers, is starting to bloom.

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Found a field of Bee Orchids (Ophrys apifera) up in the Chilterns this lunchtime

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and a farmer who has some nice wild flower strips along their field margins - the Sun Spurge (Euphorbia helioscopia) was providing food for a Broad Centurion (Chloromyia formosa) soldierfly.

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This popped up this morning

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Sheffield botanical gardens’ roses are popping at the moment

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