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In the Wild: Monkshood


In the Wild: Monkshood (Aconitum delphinifolium (Larkspurleaf Monkshood))

Here is a larger view of a scatter of them through the grass in the shade of a bank. Or you might find them resting amoung the limbs of wld rose and shrub birch. It really leaves an impact, if you just notice them. These were some of the most pronounced positions I've ever seen them in, but it is a national preserve, so nothing gets bothered much.



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How amazing. I don't think I have ever seen Monkshood except on Goy.

25 Sep, 2011

 

dont they look wonderful in their natural position

25 Sep, 2011

 

Gorgeous have these myself.

25 Sep, 2011

 

I'm too scared to have them!!

25 Sep, 2011

 

Thank you for the comments. I love this dark and stringy wild version, Aconitus delphinifolium. Mine in the garden is tall and thick compared to these very spare beauties. This was a mid summer walk and the wildflowers were gorgeous!

25 Sep, 2011

 

they grow wild next to our garden

25 Sep, 2011

 

Oh, wonderful!

25 Sep, 2011

 

but they are out in early summer.

25 Sep, 2011

 

These blooms are coming about 6 weeks after the last frost. That is about midsummer here, we get 8 weeks more before autumn.

25 Sep, 2011

 

autumn is here now ~ apparently it started 9.04 on friday!!??

25 Sep, 2011

 

We began our yellow 8.20 and chancing hard frost or snow daily now. I can't believe it cooled off already there.

25 Sep, 2011

 

it hardly seems possible. i noticed there was a threat of snow in north west scotland on wednesday [oldest son is there walking so i kept an eye on the forecast]
so you call autumn 'yellow' ??

25 Sep, 2011

 

Interesting that you north people have such a variety of blue flowers growing wild...
We have a lot of red, oranges, yellows, pink, but blue is not common.

25 Sep, 2011

 

i dont have many red or orange flowers ~ my garden is cool and shady.

25 Sep, 2011

 

We are very blue here in Alaska Aleyna. Working in the Nursery, most customer were looking for something other than blue. I hadn't really thought about that until now. Even my own garden is getting a little too blue for me. That is interesting.

Sticki, I call autumn yellow. In Fairbanks, we have evergreen and gold for our autumn colors. We saw a blush of orangey-red on the tops of some balsam poplars this year, unusual. So we go yellow, gold, brown, white.....lol.

26 Sep, 2011

 

and we have
spring ~ pastels
summer ~ hot yellow, red, purple
autumn ~ green, brown, gold, red
winter ~ white, dark green

26 Sep, 2011



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