I don't grow flowers

[Jay-ell]

Thought I'd pop up a couple of photos of some of the plants in bloom at the minute on the plot.

First of all there's the Achocha - tiny little white flowers dotted about the vines in the greenhouse. So sall they are easy to miss



Then the Amaranths got it's long dreads each of which consists of 100s of tiny little blooms

[Jay-ell]

Next up comes the Dahlia - Late to bloom but it's a left over that fended for itself the last couple of years in the garden from the Dahlia Tuber trials


There's a Himalayan Honeysuckle shrub covered in these little cascades of flowers. Loads of food for the bees but not a good producer of fruit for the gardener - you have to hunt around for the ripe ones and if you're lucky you'll get a handful


The Marjoram is absolutely covered in bloom with bees attending to them hopping from flower to flower.

[Jay-ell]

By the time I got around to photographing them, the Oca had wrapped up tight for the night.


But the Scorzonera was still open for a little while longer


And although they won't amount to ripe fruit the Strawberries are having another go at it.

[veggiechicken]

Great photos Jay-ell.
Veggie flowers can be very beautiful but are overlooked because our eye is either on the produce to come - or its bolted!
There was a collection of photos at https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...ers_79502.html but they've gone down the plughole, so, let's start again.

Carrot

[burnie]

Nice pics, I did have a garlic chive in flower, but I ate it...…..doh

[Jay-ell]

Great photos Jay-ell.
Veggie flowers can be very beautiful but are overlooked because our eye is either on the produce to come - or its bolted!
There was a collection of photos at https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...ers_79502.html but they've gone down the plughole, so, let's start again.

Carrot
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Remember that raspberries, blackberries, apples, pears, strawberries, plums, etc, etc, etc are part of the rose family.

I do like the carrot family- great umbrellas full of tiny flowers that insects

[SarrissUK]

I love the pics

[Babru]

And although they won't amount to ripe fruit the Strawberries are having another go at it.
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My strawberries have flowers and fruit turning red, in a trough in the greenhouse. They are ever-bearers (Alba?), and it was a recommendation from Burnie to take them inside - thanks

Looking forward to eating a handful in the next couple of days...and the flowers are so pretty too.

[bobbin]

Jay-ell your pictures are first class. Very beautiful. You're obviously rather good with a camera. Do you
ever enter photography. competitions? I love the Himalayan honeysuckle. I've wanted that for a while now. More pictures please.