For the last 30 years, when we've been walking along the river Tees at Egglestone we've parked within 20 metres of the spot where this Jacob's ladder Polemonium caeruleum grows but it was only a couple of days ago that I actually noticed it for the first time. I guess it must have been the first time we'd parked there when the plant was in full flower.
It's a rare native species and this was probably a garden escape, but very attractive nonetheless.
There were a few dozen plants in the population, including this white flowered, fasciated plant.
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