Flowers Toob

Ohhh! Those are lovly too ! Almost like tiny orchids, aren't they ?

Bowhead Whale wrote:

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The Eupatorium maculatum smells like sawdust. Indeed, the smell of the flower is funny.

Sawdust ! Yes ! That is a good desciption

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Here is Echium vulgare. This is one of the most beautiful flowers in my region. They bloom in July and August. However, the stem and leaves are thorny!

I know that one
For some strange reason it is called Snake's head in Denmark

It is beautyful

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Here is Trillium erectum. Here, in french Canada, we call it "trille rouge". It is a plant with very wide leaves (each one as wide as the area of my hand), in the Melanthiaceae family. Its flowers bloom in May. They are gorgeaous, but they smell like something that has been forgotten in the refrigerator for years. This yucky smell is explained by the fact that Trillium is not pollinized by bees, but by flies.

A beautyful and strange flower

I have seen them for sale in plant nurseries, but I suppose the smell does not make them very popular in the gardens ?

SUSANNE wrote:

I know that one
For some strange reason it is called Snake's head in Denmark

It is called viperina in Portuguese language what is a snake related name too.

Roger wrote:

SUSANNE wrote:

I know that one
For some strange reason it is called Snake's head in Denmark

It is called viperina in Portuguese language what is a snake related name too.

In french , we call them "Vipérine vulgaire". "Vipérine" means "little viper"; its name refers to the thorns on the leaves and stem.

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Here is Pilosella aurantiaca. This flower is very common in my region. We call it "épervière orangée". It is smaller than a dendelion and its stem looks like a hairy leg. It blooms in May and June.

Wikipedia says it is fox-and-cubs? Really? I like their color.

Roger wrote:

Wikipedia says it is fox-and-cubs? Really? I like their color.

I didn't know their English name.