Wildflower identification help

[Easy_Rider]

There are a few greenfinger chaps on here that may be able to help me.

There are loads n loads of wildflowers popping up all over the place at my Dad's place but wondered what they were.

Pics done on my phone so not the best.

The blue ones are by far the most common, absolutly everywhere and anywhere there is room it grows, what are they?

Guessing this is wild garlic

Bluebell?

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[Iwasgoodonce]

From the top, bearing in mind you have several shots of the same flower in some cases. Not sure about all of them mind.

Forget-me-Not. The legend behind this was that a knight went off to battle (armoured up) with his tearful lady walking beside him, he stooped to pick a handful of these flowers to give to her. He lost his balance and fell into a small river. As he went under (armour not making the safest of swimwear) he beseeched his lady to "Forget Me Not".

The white on with the shiney leaf looks a lot like wild garlic. A patch of this stuff once enabled a friend and myself to escape a police dog and associated handler. We still don't know why the hell the sod was chasing us.

The next is a common bluebell. I feel it is probably the non-native Spanish version as the bells leave the stem facing more than one direction.

Bit of a mystery the next one. Part of the wild cabbage family perhaps.

Jack-By-The-Hedge?? Maybe.

Finally, some Campion. The bloom closest to the camera is either an unusual colour of as a result of your camera.

All very popular with the under pressur bee population.

 

[CAS]

Can't add anything on the identification but a book of wold flowers is always a good investment.

 

[ferrus]

I think the mystery one is Ladies Smock, but the scale makes it difficult to judge.

If there is any Wild Garlic left which has not yet flowered, cook the leaves and stalks up like spinach in a tiny bit of water, for about 4mins. It's delicious and tastes a bit like leeks. Alternatively chop it up raw and use it in a chick pea hummus, where it will substitute spring onions and garlick .

 

[CAS]

IIf there is any Wild Garlic left which has not yet flowered, cook the leaves and stalks up like spinach in a tiny bit of water, for about 4mins. It's delicious and tastes a bit like leeks. Alternatively chop it up raw and use it in a chick pea hummus, where it will substitute spring onions and garlick .

That sounds yummy!

 

[ferrus]

They are, esp cooked and push nettles into second place among wild-food!

 

[greenfinger]

Yes i would agree with ferrus, the mystery one does indeed look like ladies smock-
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[greenfinger]

As 'iwasgoodonce' said this is jack by the hedge

 

[rosstheboss]

The Collins guide's are usually a pretty good place to start for most people...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Collins-Complet ... 114&sr=8-6

Although this is regarded in professional circles as the bible, albeit it's bloody technical and scientific....

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wild-Flower-Key ... 237&sr=1-1

 

[ferrus]

Jack-By-The Hedge can be eaten (raw) also, and tastes mildly garlicy. It's rubbish cooked though.