By Des1967
United Kingdom
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)
- 19 Jun, 2015
Answers
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
Looks suspiciously like Cardamine pratensis, Lady's Smock.
19 Jun, 2015