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just meadow... :)

nobody@flickr.com (green_lover) — Thu, 24 May 2012 02:47:02 -0700

Łączka :) Położona zaraz za ścianą lasu, miejscami podmokła, więc nie bardzo dało się po niej spacerować, ale za to cała ukwiecona :)

Meadow behind the forest, not far from my homerown :)

flowers on the meadow

nobody@flickr.com (green_lover) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:51:05 -0800

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I took this photo on the meadow in The Jaworzynka Valley. Tatra Mountains National Park, Poland.

Eyebright (Euphrasia rostkoviana) or other common name Eyewort, is a plant from the genus Euphrasia, in the family Orobanchaceae. Many species are found in alpine or sub-alpine meadows where snow is common. Flowers usually are borne terminally, are zygomorphic, and have a lower petal shaped like a lip.
Herbalists use eyebright as a poultice with or without concurrent administration of a tea for the redness, swelling, and visual disturbances caused by blepharitis and conjunctivitis. The herb is also used for eyestrain and to relieve inflammation caused by colds, coughs, sinus infections, sore throats and hay fever.
Parts used include the leaf, the stem, and small pieces of the flowers. Typical preparations include a warm compress or tea. Eyebright preparations are also available as an extract or capsule.

Polish name: świetlik łąkowy.

flower on the beach

nobody@flickr.com (green_lover) — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 02:25:54 -0700

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I found these flowers by the dunes on the beach near village Piaski, North Poland.

Thanks for helping me with its name :)

Sheep's Bit Scabious grows on heaths and moors at a high elevation in rocky districts, cliff sides or quarries, or natural escarpments where the soil is light. It is indeed a rupestral species, or rock plant, occurring where Hawkweeds of various kinds and Wall Lettuce, as well as heaths and ericetal species, grow. Sheep's Bit Scabious is a sand-loving plant growing on sand soil, and is a rock plant also, growing on granitic and slaty rocks.
It is a dwarf plant, with suberect stems, branching near the base, and tufted. The leaves are linear-lance-shaped, narrow at the base, wavy or sinuate, curled, crisped, hispid, stiffly hairy, numerous, the radical leaves forming a rosette. The plant may be smooth or roughly downy, with long stiff hairs.
Having 100-200 large blue florets, it is attractive to many insects, and the plant is cross-pollinated simultaneously in the case of the main Stigmas. The honey is easily reached by insects, being secreted in the upper part of the ovary. The stamens meet together at the base, forming a ring round the style, and protect the honey from the rain, allowing insects to insert their tongues between the anther-stalks. Pollination of many flowers by large insects is possible because the flowers are small and crowded, and an insect touches several flowers together.

Latin name: Jasione montana
Polish name: Jasieniec piaskowy

Autumn daisies :)

nobody@flickr.com (green_lover) — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 08:01:02 -0800

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Taken in the park in Arkadia, when I was there in beautiful Autumn day :)

Autumn rose

nobody@flickr.com (green_lover) — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 02:30:59 -0800

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Taken in The Ujazdowski Park in Warsaw :)

on the Autumn meadow...

nobody@flickr.com (green_lover) — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 01:20:40 -0700

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Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) is a perennial, herbaceous flowering plant of the aster family, native to temperate Europe and Asia. It is absent from Siberia and some of the Mediterranean islands. It has been introduced to other parts of the world and in some areas has become invasive. It is also known as Common Tansy, Bitter Buttons, Cow Bitter, Mugwort, or Golden Buttons. Tansy is a flowering herbaceous plant with finely divided compound leaves and yellow, button-like flowers. It has a stout, somewhat reddish, erect stem, usually smooth, 50–150 cm tall, and branching near the top. The ancient Greeks may have been the first to cultivate it as a medicinal herb. In the sixteenth century it was considered to be "necessary for a garden" in Britain. Tansy was used to treat intestinal worms, rheumatism, digestive problems, fevers, sores, and to “bring out” measles. Tansy was used as a face wash and was reported to lighten and purify the skin. It has also been cultivated and used for its insect repellent and in the worm warding type of embalming. Tansy can be used as in companion planting, and for biological pest control in organic gardens and sustainable agriculture. It is planted alongside potatoes to repel the Colorado potato beetle, with one study finding tansy reduced the beetle population by 60 to 100%. Tansy was also formerly used as a flavoring for puddings and omelets, but is now almost unknown.

Polish name: wrotycz pospolity

just poppy... :)

nobody@flickr.com (green_lover) — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 01:01:59 -0700

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Taken somewhere on The Chrząszczewska Island, North-West Poland.

another plant on the meadow

nobody@flickr.com (green_lover) — Sat, 26 May 2012 05:01:06 -0700

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Kolejny kwiat pstryknięty na łączce. Czy ktoś może wie jak on się nazywa?

Flower on the meadow, not far from my hometown. Maybe someone know it's name?

pink wildflower

nobody@flickr.com (green_lover) — Wed, 23 May 2012 08:07:30 -0700

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Firletka postrzępiona pstryknięta na łące :)

Taken on the meadow, not far from my hometown :)

Ragged Robin (Lychnis flos-cuculi), is a herbaceous perennial plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is species is native to Europe, where it is found along roads and in wet meadows and pastures. It forms a rosette of low growing foliage with numerous flower stems 20 to 90 cm tall. The stems rise above the foliage and branch near the top of the stem and end with the pink flowers which are 3-4 cm across. The flowers have five narrow petals deeply divided into four lobes giving the flower an untidy, ragged appearance, hence its common name. The middle and upper leaves are linear-lanceolate with pointed apexes. All of the leaves are untoothed. The stems have barbed hairs pointing downward and these hairs make the plant rough to the touch. Ragged Robins bloom from May to August, occasionally later, and butterflies and long-tongued bees feed on the flowers nectar. The fruits consist of small (6-10 mm) capsules opening on top by five teeth and containing many small seeds, they are found on the plants from August onwards.

plant on the meadow :)

nobody@flickr.com (green_lover) — Sat, 19 May 2012 06:42:13 -0700

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Roślinka pstryknieta na łączce w Rogowie. Niestety, nie mam pojecia jak się nazywa (może ktoś wie?).

Small flower, which I've seen on the meadow in the botanical garden in Rogów. But I don't know the name of this plant...

tulips, tulips...

nobody@flickr.com (green_lover) — Mon, 14 May 2012 07:07:15 -0700

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Fragment tulipanowej grządki w Rogowie. Ależ tam było kolorowo :)

Some tulips from the botanical garden in Rogów. There was one flower bed with several colours of tulips. it looked really beautiful :)

blooming and smelling

nobody@flickr.com (green_lover) — Fri, 11 May 2012 02:06:14 -0700

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Kalina koreańska. Pachniała nieziemsko! :)

Taken in the botanical garden in Rogów. Smell of these little flowers was simply fantastic! :)

Viburnum is a genus of about 150–175 species of shrubs or (in a few species) small trees in the moschatel family, Adoxaceae. This one is Korean Spice Viburnum (Viburnum carlesii).
Viburnum grandiflorumThey are native throughout the temperate Northern Hemisphere, with a few species extending into tropical montane regions in South America and southeast Asia. In Africa, the genus is confined to the Atlas Mountains.
Many species of viburnum have become popular as garden or landscape plants because of their showy flowers and berries, fragrance, and good autumn colour of some forms.

Spring in the park :)

nobody@flickr.com (green_lover) — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 06:24:22 -0700

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Tu właśnie fotografowałam krokusy z poprzednich zdjęć :)

Statue of the hunter with deer and colorfull crocuses blooming around :) Żyrardów, Poland.
Here I was taking photos of crocuses :)

on the mountain meadow...

nobody@flickr.com (green_lover) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 10:32:14 -0700

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I jak tu nie lubić górskich łąk... :)

Taken on the meadow in village Bukowina Tatrzańska, Southern Poland.

Oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) is a widespread flowering plant native to Europe and the temperate regions of Asia. It is one of a number of Asteraceae family plants to be called a 'daisy,' and has the vernacular names common daisy, dog daisy, margarite, moon daisy, and ox-eye daisy. It's a typical grassland perennial wildflower, growing in a variety of plant communities including meadows and fields, under scrub and open-canopy forests, and in disturbed areas.
Oxeye daisy is widely cultivated and available as a perennial flowering ornamental plant for gardens and designed meadow landscapes. It thrives in a wide range of conditions and can grow in sun to partial shade, and prefers damp soils. There are cultivars, such as 'May Queen' which begins blooming in early spring. In North Carolina it is planted as a roadside wildflower by the state highway department.

Polish name: jastrun właściwy, złocień właściwy (common name: margerytka)

wildflower

nobody@flickr.com (green_lover) — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 07:50:20 -0700

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I took this photo on dunes, by the beach near village Kąty Rybackie, Northern Poland.
Thanks for helping me with its name :)

Sheep's bit scabious (Jasione montana) - this plant is found in the north temperate zone of Europe, west Asia and north Africa. It is a rock plant growing on heaths and moors at a high elevation in rocky districts, coastal cliffs, quarries and natural escarpments where the soil is thin. It prefers acid soils and is absent from limestone regions. It is often found on coastal cliffs in association with thrift and kidney vetch and blooms from May to September. The small violet-blue flowers are in small heads. The individual florets open successively. The anthers ripen first and later the styles elongate and the two-lobed stigmas are displayed. This make self-pollination less likely. There are nectaries in the upper part of the ovaries and many insects visit the flowers. The flowers are visible under ultraviolet light and it is believed that this makes them attractive to pollinating insects. They do not show a traditional bull's-eye pattern to guide the insect but the ultraviolet reflectance of the petals is very high.

Polish name: Jasieniec piaskowy

Marsh Marigolds

nobody@flickr.com (green_lover) — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:33:03 -0700

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I took this photo in my hometown park, near the little stream. I very like these Spring flowers :)

Marsh Marigold or Kingcup is a herbaceous perennial plant of the buttercup family, native to marshes, fens, ditches and wet woodland in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
It becomes most luxuriant in partial shade, but is rare on peat. In the UK, it is probably one of the most ancient British native plants, surviving the glaciations and flourishing after the last retreat of the ice, in a landscape inundated with glacial meltwaters.
It is sometimes considered a weed in clayey garden soils, where every piece of its root will survive and spread. In warm free-draining soils, it simply dies away.
As is the case with many members of the Ranunculaceae, all parts of the plant are poisonous and can be irritant. Skin rashes and dermatitis have been reported from excessive handling of the plant.

Latin name: Caltha palustris
Polish name: knieć błotna, kaczeniec.

cornflower

nobody@flickr.com (green_lover) — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 01:49:19 -0800

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It's maybe not a good photo, but I would like to show it to you, 'cos I was very surprised, when I found this flower blooming now, in November. Seen in the park in my hometown. Żyrardów, Poland.

...Naprawdę nie sądziłam, że chabry mogą kwitnąć w listopadzie...

Latin name: Centaurea cyanus
Polish name: chaber bławatek

Cornflower, Bachelor's button, Bluebottle, Boutonniere flower, Hurtsickle is a small annual flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe. In Poland you can to find it grew as a weed in crop fields.
In herbalism, a decoction of cornflower is effective in treating conjunctivitis, and as a wash for tired eyes. Cornflowers are often used as an ingredient in tea.
The blue cornflower has been the national flower of Estonia since 1968 and symbolizes daily bread to Estonians. It is also the symbol of the Estonian political party, Rahvaliit, the Finnish political party, National Coalition Party, and the Swedish political party, Liberal People's Party.
The blue cornflower is also one of the national flowers of Germany.

like a sun :)

nobody@flickr.com (green_lover) — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 13:57:41 -0800

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Sunflowers and wooden house (at background) in the skansen in Sierpc, Poland.

Museum of The Mazovian Countryside in Sierpc was founded in 1971. In June 1985, have been opened and made available to the public first exposures. Skansen is highly diversified. The northern part is located in a deep wooded valley Sierpienica. The southern part is a plain extending over the river gorge. Building was located in the rural area of 5 hectares. About 20 ha of arable land adjacent to farms were divided into fields. The exhibition includes: 11 peasant farms (residential buildings, barns, barn, granary, sties), a tavern-where you can buy a very good bread with lard, windmill, chapel. Farms present folk architecture from the second half of the 19-th century and the first quarter of the 20-th century. Addition to the buildings are decorated flower and vegetable gardens and fruit orchards.
There also was filmed some famous Polish movies.

flowers on dunes

nobody@flickr.com (green_lover) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:14:04 -0700

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Yellow flowers which I've seen on dunes by the beach near village Piaski, Poland. At background - The Gdańsk Bay, Baltic sea.

Maybe someone know the name of these flowers?

white rhododendron

nobody@flickr.com (green_lover) — Sat, 15 May 2010 12:05:23 -0700

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White rhododendron in the botanical garden in Rogów, Poland.

Rhododendron (from the Greek: ροδο, rodo, meaning "rose", and δενδρο, dendro, meaning "tree") is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. It includes the plants known to gardeners as azaleas. It is the national flower of Nepal, the State flower of Uttrakhand, India and the State Flower of both West Virginia and Washington in the USA.
The Rhododendron is a genus characterized by shrubs and small to (rarely) large trees. Both species and hybrid rhododendrons (including azaleas) are used extensively as ornamental plants in landscaping in many parts of the world, and many species and cultivars are grown commercially for the nursery trade. Rhododendrons are often valued in landscaping for their structure, size, flowers, and the fact that many of them are evergreen.