Monday 2 April 2007

Spring breaks out - # 65


The "Snake's Head" frtillarii (fritillaria meleagris) are looking especially good in the Wilderness Garden at Ham House this week. Be quick, or they will be gone.

8 comments:

  1. Wow, I have nver seen those flowers! Pink and white, beautiful!

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  2. fritllaria are very nice the dutch name is kievitsbloem. I want that flower in mine garden

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  3. I don't think I have ever seen a flower like this. Nice picture with the setting sun.

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  4. I must do some research to see if we have them here, in Florida, but I haven't seen them before. Not crazy about their name though ;-)

    Nicely framed photo.

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  5. Interesting flower! Never seen one like that before. Is it in the tulip family?

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  6. hehe...glad to see me??
    :))
    i like you describled it as the snake's head...i am a snake.so...:) it means me= that beautiful flower???haha....
    very nice shot.

    jing
    shanghai daily photo

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  7. nice shot... interesting flower! I wonder, is it fragrant?

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  8. I just saw another photo of this flower on DP. I can't remember whose it was.

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