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des1967

By Des1967

United Kingdom Gb

Could anyone please tell me what these flowers are? I came across them today on a country walk in North Wales on a hillside, and they were beautiful! I would like to find more out about them and the possibility of growing them in my garden.
(There were also white flowers nearby)



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Looks suspiciously like Cardamine pratensis, Lady's Smock.

19 Jun, 2015

 

Looks very much like Lady's Smock. I love it - brings back childhood memories.
Seeds are available from several reputable suppliers but I think yo might struggle to replicate the right environment.

19 Jun, 2015

 

Yup agree with Owdb. and Urbanite, Lady's Smock

19 Jun, 2015

 

We call them milkmaids.

19 Jun, 2015

 

Or cuckoo flowers, or May flowers....

19 Jun, 2015

 

they like a slightly damp soil if they are to grow well.

21 Jun, 2015

 

Local farmer here sprayed his field which was full of hundreds of them and they haven't appeared since. Grieves me every time I go past... I think he was targeting the dandelions, which have survived of course.

21 Jun, 2015

How do I say thanks?

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