beauties from the wild

Thanks Pat! I love your way of gardening like the beautiful setting of your flooded drive you showed in the other thread. It looks so poetic.

I noticed I forgot to post the picture of Stellaria holostea, so here it comes;

The weather still didn't improve yet over here . It is so chilly and feels like a dark wet late autumn day. Quite depressing!

This is a field of pioneer plants that came up in the middle of town after demolishing a old building. It is amazing how long seeds can stay dormant and still viable in the soil under buildings.

Red poppies (Papaver rhoas), Camomille recutita (Scented Mayweed)and mustard.

Another of the same field. It can lift up spirits. I looks so cheerful!

A lot more than you'd get from an intensively farmed field poisoned with lots of herbicides.

I'd not be surprised if those poppies were growing from 50 or even 100 year old seeds, back from the days before herbicides were invented. Do you have any idea how old the building was?

Resin

Resin,

It was an old building dating from the end of 19 th centuary ; I think around 1890. It was part of a huge factory where they were processing imported coton from overseas. Now they have build a repulsively ugly modern bunker-style building on part of the domain, for the fire-brigade; the flowerfield is located in front of it and will of course also be destroyed sooner or later! Sigh....

heart of a red poppy;

Yeah, sometimes wish they'd build on the land devastated by intensive agriculture, and use the 'uncovered' old unpoisoned land to make nature reserves . . .

Resin

what a wonderful wonderland of nature, stunning pics.

Bonitin,

The poppy center is perfect. I can see I need to get a new camera.

Native morning glory>

What a beauty to have as a native dale!

Thanks Bootandal!

Wonderful morning glory Dale! Never seen that shape of leaves with morning glories, I like it.

The queen among native flowers in many European countries is Nymphaea alba (White waterlily), not only for its large size reaching appr. 15 cm diameter but also for its stunning purety and beauty.
Even though it doesn't get the amount of sun it should get, it still blooms for grateful me in my little pond.

Another angle;

Going into its heart

Its leaves are very large and beautiful; (up to 40 cm diameter).

unfolding;

just unfolded new leaf

and here serving as a luxurious sun chair!