Twayblade

Despite a few hours wandering around Scotton Common, no heath spotted orchids could be found. As compensation, 230+ spikes of common twayblade were closeby.

They appear very variable in size and shape, with some plants also having bizzarely huge leaves.






common twayblade

I assume the columbine plants were wild and not garden escapes, although they do look a bit violet on these photos. I remember them as being more dark blue than shown here. Maybe the FZ7 is playing up.




wild(?) columbine