Thanks Charlie! Emma from Miscellaneous Adventures just pointed out to me I'd actually got that fact wrong... it's GREATER celandine that's named for the swallow's arrival, not LESSER celandine (confusingly unrelated plants!). That'll trust me to triple check my facts eh? Always learning!
The comfrey near our flat in the summer is always absolutely humming with bees!
Still buried under snow in my neck of the woods but will keep this post in mind when the green stuff finally starts growing!
Beautiful photos and information. Our cuckoo flowers in the west of Ireland are nowhere near flowering yet, but the celandine and primroses are out.
Lovely post. I didn’t know about the celandine-swallow connection, thank you Zabby! 🙏
Thanks Charlie! Emma from Miscellaneous Adventures just pointed out to me I'd actually got that fact wrong... it's GREATER celandine that's named for the swallow's arrival, not LESSER celandine (confusingly unrelated plants!). That'll trust me to triple check my facts eh? Always learning!
Thanks Zabby (and Emma)! I didn’t know they were unrelated plants too. Our naming conventions are not always helpful. 🤪