What is your favourite flower?
 Many of us have a favourite wildflower. For some of us a certain wildflower may bring with it memories of sultry summer walks. For others, our favourite wildflower may be inspired by memories of landscapes such as rolling purple heather moors. There are wildflowers that announce a new season such as primroses or that grab our attention because of intricately patterned petals like the foxglove. Do you have a favourite? We would love you to let us know so that we can feature it below. Please email us letting us know what your favourite is and why. We will try to feature as many of your suggestions as we can. |
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My favourite flower is the Poppy
 The other day I was driving over the brow of a hill and was met by a vision of bright red bobbing poppy heads adding glamour to the green wheat fields. Such was the spectacle as I pulled over to enjoy the vision I noticed several other cars had stopped to take in this amazing scene too. Poppies really are a sign that summer is coming and seeing red patchworks carpeting the countryside is something that we are all able to rejoice in. There are a number of native poppies that grown in England, some of which are extremely rare. If you want to find out more about poppies then visit our Pioneer page and sign up to receive our quarterly bulletin. In Autumn we will be running a special edition describing the different red poppies native to England. |
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My favourite flower is Cow Parsley
 My favourite wild flower is Cow Parsley. Road verges are covered in the tall, bristly apple green stalks and spiky white flower heads at this time of year. I remember walking through them as a child and having picnics amongst the masses of flowers. Inpsired by Japanese poetry, I have written a haiku dedicated to this lovely plant. An ode to cow parsley A scent not described lines the verdant clouded verge white round clusters sway |
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My favourite flower is the Bluebell
 My favourite wild flower is the bluebell. I love the sea of blue that makes you feel like you are floating when you walk through a carpeted woodland. It is always wonderful to catch glimpses of blue as you peer into a wood. When the sun shines through and catches bright green spring leaves there is a wonderful contrast with the blue floor below. I have pictures of bluebells all over my house and am guaranteed a great bluebell experience in West Woods near Marlborough in Wiltshire. |
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My favourite flower is the Primrose
 I adore primroses.Their flowers are one of the providers of the first foods for bumblebees. I love the way they form pale yellow clusters, nestling in banks and catching your eye as you walk past. They bring good cheer in spring, letting you know that warmer weather is around the corner and they seem to flower for a long time. I like the way the flowers are presented singly on long stalks, almost begging you to look at them. They may be common but for me the primrose will always be a very special wildflower. |
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My favourite flower is the Fritillary
 My favourite flower is the fritillary. There are many varieries of fritillaria but perhaps the most evocative are the ones patterned like chequer boards, commonly known as Snakes head fritillary. They look quite scaly as if each square or scale has been carefully hand-painted. They are a spring flower and although quite scarce these days there are places with large populations, like Cricklade in Wiltshire or Christchurch Meadows in Oxfordshire. Clusters of fritillary seem to give off a gorgeous purple haze. |
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My favourite flower is Sundew
 It's one of a very select family of carnivorous plants that are found in damp environments across the globe from the cloud forests of Costa Rica to the equatorial swamps of south-east Asia, but many people are surprised that such beasties can be found in the UK. Apart from being awesome for their ability to turn the tables on the animal world and feed on insects, they also have beautiful cream flowers, which peak at the end of the summer. They hang out in bogs and mires, which are great places to go and spot wildlife, from toads and darting skimmer dragonflies, through to lots of other weird and wonderful plants, like Sphagnum moss and Bog Asphodel. |
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By Kerry Stevens, April 28, 2010 @ 4:37 am
I really like the haiku about Cow Parsley!! I think more people should write poetry about the environment! What better place to get inspiration.
By Caroline, May 5, 2010 @ 1:25 pm
One of my favourites is the common dandelion which brightens up the verges and fields at this time of year. This year the display has been especially good. Now for the dandelion clocks…
By Susan Buxton, May 13, 2010 @ 9:40 am
The Children at St Michael’s C.of E.,V.C Nursery and Infant School, Aylsham.
Enjoyed extending our Forest Schools activities to include the Bee Scene survey.
Learning and working together to map out our pond area and learning how to identify plants and flowers to enable us to record and share the presence and absence of flowers to attract bees into our Bee Scene habitat. We are looking forward to observing and learning how to identify bees and the habits of bees.
By Ella.Welch, August 20, 2010 @ 3:36 am
I like buttercups because if it is raining i can make it sunny by picking a buttercup and saying this rhyme