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Lady's smock, Cuckoo flower, Cardamine pratensis

Today's Sunday Challenge: ENJOY THE LITTLE THINGS.

This pretty little lilac flower opens around the time the cuckoo starts to call, hence the common name. It is a perennial of damp, grassy places like wet meadows, ditches and canal and riverbanks, as well as roadside verges. Its pale pink flowers bloom from April to June. It is an important food plant for the caterpillars of the orange-tip and the green-veined white butterfly. And in Cheshire it is the county flower and is known as 'milkmaids'.

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32 comments

Roger (Grisly) said:

Delicate flower in lovely soft light.
5 years ago

Xata said:

Beautiful and beautifully taken. Enjoy your day Amelia!
5 years ago

Marie-claire Gallet said:

I do enjoy this pretty image, Amelia !! Thank you for sharing and happy Sunday !
5 years ago

Gudrun said:

They are lovely and delicate! I have always liked them. As a kid I quickly learned that they are better left alone because they wilt very fast when you pick them;-)
5 years ago

Nick Weall said:

Very dainty
5 years ago ( translate )

Pam J said:

THAT TSKES ME BACK !!!
5 years ago

Rosalyn Hilborne said:

It is the little things that delight at this time Amelia! This is so beautiful!!
Take care and have a pleasant Sunday.
5 years ago

Annemarie said:

tender image

Happy safe sunday:)
5 years ago ( translate )

Sami Serola (inactiv… said:

Superb composition! =)
5 years ago ( translate )

Boro said:

Superbe !!! Bon dimanche
5 years ago ( translate )

Ulrich John said:

Beautiful, Amelia !
5 years ago ( translate )

Nautilus said:

belle , tout simplement.
5 years ago ( translate )

Keith Burton said:

A very nice find Amelia.................and perfectly captured. The flowers are really lovely!
5 years ago

Cämmerer zu Nau said:

Wiesenschaumkraut - ganz lieblich in Szene gesetzt.
5 years ago ( translate )

H C said:

Beautifully captured flowers.
5 years ago ( translate )