CABINET OF CURIOSITIES

Some natural wonders from North East England

Showing posts with label Botanical Mysteries. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Botanical Mysteries. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 11, 2013

The mysterious attractions of black berries

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Thursday's Guardian Country Diary focuses on bird cherry Prunus padus , which has produced an exceptionally fine crop of its beautiful...
Monday, July 20, 2009

Botanical Mysteries 2: the Strange Case of White-Flowered Marsh Thistles

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Marsh thistle Cirsium palustre flowers are generally deep purple (bottom photo) but, wherever you go in the North Pennines, you begin to n...
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Friday, July 10, 2009

The Enduring Mystery of the Red Carrot Floret

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Charles Darwin, and subsequent generations of botanists, have been intrigued by the single red floret that often appears in the middle of th...
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