Bluebells

[justontime]

A weed is just a plant that is growing in the wrong place! Almost everything I can think of has a use and is necessary in terms of habitat, food or healing properties. We choose not to have certain things in our gardens and if they insist on growing anyway we call them weeds. Primroses look wonderful growing wild, they are like a carpet of pale lemon in spring. They grow wild across UK but I have seen loads in Cornwall. The ones we grow in our gardens are a different cultivated type with stronger colours and less delicate flowers.

[debrajean]

I heard the same thing about Ladyslippers. If it is against the law to pick them, it wouldn't bother me anyway. I prefer to watch nature do her thing and I see the beauty of flowers in their natural surroundings.

[GWTech/Petra]

There are lots of state laws in the US concerning wild flowers and restrictions against picking them along the public highways. For instance, in Texas where I grew up, you can get arrested picking blue bonnets (state flower) along a country road, and I'm sure that applies to Indian paint brush and all the rest. But, I don't know if that applies to private property - knowing Texas, where property rights are king, I kind of doubt it. I have no idea about New york, where I live now.

[Mmc]

I just bought a packet of 10 bluebells as part of my autumn bulbs and they cost me EUR 5.99 but they are worth it. I love and like all bulbs that grow in springtime they bring me great joy and satisfaction year after year.
I believe they are protected as well as the wild primroses (pale yellow) that still grow in the banks on the roadsides in the country of Ireland.

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[mort03crow]

it is best flower
it is my favorite flower

[ha0id0er]

bluebell is unique flowers
it is my favorite flower