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A vase on Bonfire Night Monday

I have another vase of wild flowers this week.  It wasn't my intention, but as I was out walking the dogs on Sunday afternoon I passed billowing masses of a delicate pink cruciferae (which I can't find a specific name for) growing next to a pile of logs.
Growing alongside were two or three plants of golden yellow corn sow-thistle.  It was a beautiful sight, and there was my vase!  The cruciferae, which has a flower just like rocket, also has the most fabulous seed pod.  It is positively exotic and reminds me of Aladdin's shoes, with very long pointy toes.
The lovely sunny face in the photo below is a good old dandelion.  I love dandelions.  I love their rich yellow flowers and the complex and beautiful seed head.  Who hasn't blown a dandelion dock to find out what time it is?  And you can eat the leaves in a salad!



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  1. outlawgardener5 November 2018 at 15:10

    What a serendipitous find! I'd never heard of telling time using a dandelion dock but it is a wonderful tradition that I'll introduce to my kids at school. Many fond memories of digging dandelions with my mum. She liked to boil them to death before eating them.

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  2. Cathy5 November 2018 at 17:30

    Grrr - it just wiped away my comment as it preferred me to comment through Google....! I was saying what a soft and gentle vase this was and wondering if the unidentified plant might actually be 'sweet rocket'?

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    1. the running wave5 November 2018 at 18:28

      I love sweet rocket! I had lots in my old garden (see 'Long Gone Garden' on the blog, but this is not sweet rocket. It is one of the crops which are grown along field margins as cover for pheasants. I looked online for ages, in all sorts of places, to try and identify it but couldn't. I always find that frustrating! I generally have more idea about the names of wild flowers than garden flowers, although I wouldn't really say this plant falls into the wild flower category. It seems to be somewhere in between. It's a sort of crop. Who cares! It's a lovely thing!

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  3. Kris Peterson5 November 2018 at 18:12

    Wildflower vases always strike me as particularly joyful. Thanks for sharing yours, Amanda.

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  4. Chloris5 November 2018 at 22:32

    Lovely to use wild flowers. They look like radish pods.

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    1. the running wave6 November 2018 at 08:24

      They are the same family as the radish, Brassicaceae. One day I will find out their common name, in the meantime all suggestions are very welcome! A

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