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This is another flower that's in the front garden. The rain from Saturday night had added interest to all the flowers. This particular primrose has self-seeded into the lawn
Here eglantine embalm'd the air, Hawthorne and hazel mingled there; The Primrose pale, and violet flower, Found in each cliff a narrow bower; Fox-glove and nightshade, side by side, Emblems of punishment and pride, Group'd their dark hues with every stain The weather-beaten crags retain.
Walter Scott
One of numerous wild Primroses growing on the steep sides of an old railway cutting at Chedworth in the Cotswolds. Both flowers and leaves are edible, the flavour ranging between mild lettuce and more bitter salad greens.
The small but ambitious Midland and South-western Junction Railway intended to rival the powerful Great Western Railway by linking the Midlands to the South Coast. In 1891 Chedworth presented a severe challenge to the engineers, requiring deep cuttings, massive embankments and a tunnel which collapsed during construction. From 1900 until the end of the First World War the line had a golden heyday, but then declined, closing in 1961 after only 70 years.
Chedworth Nature Reserve is a key wildlife site, and the tunnel is home to several rare species of bat.
From the garden at Filoli.
Evening Primroses (Oenothera speciosa) have single, four-petaled, cup-shaped flowers on the upper leaf axils. The fragrant pink flowers bloom throughout the summer into early autumn. The 4–5 cm (1+1⁄2–2 in) flowers start out white and turn pink as they age.
The flower throats, as well as the stigmas and stamens, have a soft yellow color. It blooms both day and night, but typically in the pre-dawn hours, closing when the full sun hits them. They bloom from March to July, and occasionally in the fall. The flowers are frequented by several insect species, but moths are the most common as the flowers are mostly open at night.
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Oenothera caespitosa blooms in the hills along side Red Gulch Road near Shell, Wyoming. Also know as moon-rose or fragrant evening primrose, the flower is the common in the badlands of the Bighorn Basin during May and June.
Some showy evening primrose flowers from back in the spring when it seemed we would get flooded out - we had 13 inches of rain in May, more than double our normal 5 inches.
(44/366) Lovely to see the first wild Primroses "Primula vulgaris" flowering in the lane today. This was a quick iPhone snap taken during my daily 1 mile slog up the hill & back, I'm not supposed to stop & take photos but I made an exception & jogged a bit after to make the time up lol.
Mexican Primrose Willow along Lake Level Road. We also have Peruvian Primrose Willow with a slight different bloom of the petals being closer together and touching.
Primrose growing on a shaded woodland bank. Spring is underway here at last.
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……One from our recent walk down the disused Newport to Stafford railway track, on this leg to Derrington these Primroses were scattered along embankments for miles, a treat to see. There are quite a few Rose briars too so it will be good to see them bloom in Summer. Have a great W/End.…..
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