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Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

I'll be amazed if anyone is able to ID these tiny pink flowers, just appeared in my 'wild' unmown patch. I could try and get closer if that would help? Thanks!

I've got down low and taken a close-up, which looks a little bigger in the photo than in life.




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have a look at chaff weed: Anagalis minima. It reminds me of that but if you could try and get a picture of the flower and its leaves that would be brilliant.

5 May, 2023

 

That’s amazing Eileen. The leaves do look the same (some can be seen in the second pic). Thank you! Your knowledge is unsurpassed … we are lucky to have you on this site 🙂.

5 May, 2023

 

its related to scarlet pimpernel and likes dampish conditions. I love wild flowers and am acquainted with Alastair Fitter, who, with his father Richard Fitter wrote the Collins guide to flowers of Britain and Ireland back in the 70's. I have spent many a happy hour in Alastair's company looking at the wildflowers in his garden meadow.

5 May, 2023

 

It just shows what can happen when we don’t mow. I didn’t sow these but they just appeared … thanks again 🙂.

5 May, 2023

 

That is an unusual one that has appeared. I’ve never seen it before, so looked it up ( in my Collins).

8 May, 2023

 

Interesting! I've never seen it either.

13 Jun, 2023

 

You can have a laugh at me now. I eventually realised they these were the tiny flowers of the tree Cercis canadensis Forest Pansy dropping to the rough grass below. Mea Culpa!

13 Jun, 2023

 

😊

14 Jun, 2023

How do I say thanks?

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