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Originally Posted by davemac
Not sure of the blue one, although it does have certain characteristics of the cornflower, so perhaps a sub species, and the "Orchid" is Betony (herb), Orchids have rosette type leaves close to the ground and send a flower spike up with just a flower on, Betony pushes up a flower with smaller leaves at the flowering point.
Good job you revisited your walk with a camera, those Common Blue Butterflies, I have been stalking those for over a year and never managed to get a solid shot of them, so two gold stars on the wall chart.
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I used to have Culpepper's herbal and gave it away to my Botany department when I moved over here - stupid thing to do. I now have a pocket guide to flowers and one for trees but I never carry them with me - shall have to remedy that. I love the flower head of the Betony. Not sure what the flowers on the long stalk in the stream are either - close up they have alook of lilies - will try to get a better photo.
As to that flutterby - it had some slight damage to a wing tip which was slowing it down I think - either that or it liked having it's picture taken. They are such a beautiful colour and are usually flitting about too fast!