HAPPY SHORTEST DAY (21 Dec)
(For the sake of my diary I will add that Settle escaped the Tier 4 that London and the south is now locked down at since yesterday. Craven is at High Alert - essentially Tier 2 - In England Instead of having 5 days we were told that we could meet up on (- and then only 3 bubbles) , everywhere we are now only allowed to "Meet" on Christmas Day itself. I am organising meals (when requested) for people on Christmas Day who would have liked to have come to Settle Community Christmas Day Meal - which is of course not taking place this year
We are 117 Covid cases per day this week in Craven. Two of my friends ( aged > 80) had a Covid Vaccination last week and three more are booked for this week which is encouraging.)
Back to flowers:
20 December - I will have to work hard to find new flowers.
I set off to look for two Campanulas I have found on New Year's Day Plant Hunts in the past 2016: (They are garden escapes and come from Jugoslavia as was). In the end I find them.. and four more new flowers.. I will save some of these for "Day 100" See info on New Years Day Plant Hunt 2021
I will have to work hard because it is the shortest day. Well tomorrow 21st Dec is: Also I have to go to Ingleton to play my accordion in a Drive in Carol Concert by 3pm
Mon 21 Dec is shortest day: in Settle sun rises at 8.26 and sun sets at 15.48 giving 7 hours 21 min daylight.
Campanulas (1) poscharskyana (2) portenschlagiana :
(1)= Trailing Bellflower
(2) = Adria Bellflower
Trailing Bellflower: Campanula poscharskyana :
Leaves 2-serrate, (It also has cilia on edge of blade that are 0.6mm long and look like fine teeth)
Corolla star shaped from above: diameter at apex equalling length,
lobed 1/2 to 3/4 way to base
Corolla slatey-blue
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| Trailing Bellflower: Campanula poscharskyana - near Settle Station |
Adria Bellflower: C portenschlagiana
Leaves 1-serrate 9 (Though Poland says 2 dentate) It has cila that are 0.1mm long ie too small to see) and some leaves are more kidney shaped.
Corolla funnel-shaped from above: diameter at apex much < length
lobed 1/4 to 2/5 way to base
Corolla violet-blue
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| Back road behind St John's Terrace on Church Street - Railway line ahead. |
These were at a different place - the leaves look more incised.
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I continue on Station Road to the Allotments. Here I find, on the verge next to the road in the allotments
Borage. Borago officinalis
(This is different to Green Alkanet and different to Lungwort)
20 m further west, also near the road wall is
Dame's-violet - Hesperis matronalis
The basal leaves of the plant varied from almost non existent to two big clumps.
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