Sunday 29 June 2008

The Wild Flowers of Seaton Cliffs, 29.06.08


Just before the actual cliffs start there is a steep embankment full of these white flowers

Today I thought I would see how many different types of wild flowers I could find as I walked along the Cliffs. It was quite windy along the cliffs today, maybe too windy to be leaning over the edge taking photographs.

HOW MANY WILD FLOWERS CAN YOU NAME????
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55 comments:

  1. Emma Hagwytch29 June 2008 at 16:00

    Wow!!!
    Beautiful!!!

    :))

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  2. Emma Hagwytch29 June 2008 at 16:02

    daisies in profusion!

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  3. Emma Hagwytch29 June 2008 at 16:04

    hogweed?

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  4. bennett ~29 June 2008 at 16:05

    yes, daisies

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  5. bennett ~29 June 2008 at 16:06

    Perhaps a sort of thistle?

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  6. Emma Hagwytch29 June 2008 at 16:06

    looks like clover

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  7. bennett ~29 June 2008 at 16:07

    Harebells or bluebells, they grow in Canada on the shore of Superior.

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  8. Emma Hagwytch29 June 2008 at 16:07

    shine these under your chin :)

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  9. Emma Hagwytch29 June 2008 at 16:08

    lady's mantle?

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  10. bennett ~29 June 2008 at 16:08

    Rose campion? We have white ones here. I think also called bladderwort.

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  11. bennett ~29 June 2008 at 16:09

    Both are members of the pea family. Golden vetch I think and purple vetch.

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  12. bennett ~29 June 2008 at 16:10

    I think called Goatweed here.

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  13. bennett ~29 June 2008 at 16:11

    We have this one in the US but I am not sure of the name.

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  14. bennett ~29 June 2008 at 16:12

    The seeds burst out of those pods too.

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  15. bennett ~29 June 2008 at 16:13

    This is a stunning shot.

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  16. bennett ~29 June 2008 at 16:14

    Almost looks like a wild onion.

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  17. bennett ~29 June 2008 at 16:15

    We call them Groundsel or Senecio here.

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  18. bennett ~29 June 2008 at 16:16

    Blue or purple vetch.

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  19. bennett ~29 June 2008 at 16:17

    They are like dandelions and the seeds turn into puffs like dandelions.

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  20. bennett ~29 June 2008 at 16:17

    Buttercups.

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  21. bennett ~29 June 2008 at 16:17

    I agree, clover.

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  22. bennett ~29 June 2008 at 16:18

    Another variety of clover.

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  23. bennett ~29 June 2008 at 16:19

    Don't know about the ball, but we call the plants around it Self-heal.

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  24. bennett ~29 June 2008 at 16:19

    Wild rose.

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  25. bennett ~29 June 2008 at 16:20

    Cinquefoil?

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  26. bennett ~29 June 2008 at 16:20

    Oh wow - larkspur?

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  27. bennett ~29 June 2008 at 16:21

    Mallows I believe.

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  28. Emma Hagwytch29 June 2008 at 16:24

    Groundsel does ring a bell actually :)

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  29. Vero M29 June 2008 at 16:34

    Is this Armeria... Sea pink?

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  30. Vero M29 June 2008 at 16:35

    Looks like a field of basil to me.

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  31. Vero M29 June 2008 at 16:37

    Hmmm doesnt look anything like our groundsel. Not many of these are familiar to me and I know all the wildflowers in my area . LOL

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  32. Vero M29 June 2008 at 16:40

    A wild geranium?

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  33. loretta xxxx29 June 2008 at 16:40

    oh Vero how could you.................I put this one in especially for you, because you can eat it..............I am pretty sure this is a farmers field full of potatoes!!................at least thats what I thought it was!! guess I could be wrong... lol

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  34. Vero M29 June 2008 at 16:41

    I agree with Mallow.

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  35. Vero M29 June 2008 at 16:42

    The flowers look like borage.

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  36. bennett ~29 June 2008 at 16:42

    Yes, I think that is right.

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  37. loretta xxxx29 June 2008 at 16:43

    I thought wild geranium .... but not that sure

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  38. Vero M29 June 2008 at 16:43

    Love this last shot. Looks like its time to head home.

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  39. loretta xxxx29 June 2008 at 16:44

    could be, it does grow all around the coast

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  40. loretta xxxx29 June 2008 at 16:50

    Thanks folks, it's so good to be back online again, very late here now so time for me to go I think. Thanks for all the comments.

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  41. heidi breuer29 June 2008 at 20:34

    will be back a little later to see what I remmember

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  42. Emma Hagwytch29 June 2008 at 23:55

    I thought the stems looked like borage, but the shape of the flower didnt seem right, and the blue too light? But perhaps thats the brightness of the sun on it? :)

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  43. Brenda B30 June 2008 at 03:08

    These I call Queen Anne's Lace.

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  44. Brenda B30 June 2008 at 03:09

    Fantastic photo

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  45. Brenda B30 June 2008 at 03:12

    And a prickly plant. Ouch!

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  46. Vero M1 July 2008 at 15:59

    You will know for sure when it blooms.

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  47. loretta xxxx3 July 2008 at 15:15

    MORE WILD FLOWERS TO NAME.
    Vero it looks like you were right, they have bloomed now and I think they are wild geranium. Also think I have found a patch of wild orchids.....they are beautiful

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  48. loretta xxxx3 July 2008 at 15:16

    Think this is wild geranium..............what do you think

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  49. loretta xxxx3 July 2008 at 15:17

    Think this is another variety of Vetch but it is pure white, have never seen white Vetch before

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  50. loretta xxxx3 July 2008 at 15:19

    can't be absolutly sure but I think this could be a variety of wild orchid.................stunning.............deep deep purple

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  51. loretta xxxx3 July 2008 at 15:21

    what a shame this one turned out so blurred, focus just not tright. Will go back and look for another one before the blooms die off because it is bright pink with almost snakeskin type markings ..... fantastic.... what a find. Same species as the one I think is a wild orchid , just a different colour

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  52. Emma Hagwytch3 July 2008 at 18:08

    Hmm, you may be right there :)

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  53. Tumbel Weed5 July 2008 at 03:00

    Stunning photo! Just lovely!

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  54. Tumbel Weed5 July 2008 at 03:01

    I love the wild flowers in the UK! They seem to be everywhere in the 1,000s!

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  55. loretta xxxx5 July 2008 at 06:25

    This is the flower I would particularly like identified. As I said, I think it is a wild orchid, but I can't find it in any of my books to make a positive identification.......................so..............HELP

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