The Heartsease is a colourful inhabitant of sandy verges and field margins. He's a real sun worshipper, you won't meet him in the shade. You can enjoy this modest little flower all summer long, especially on the high sandy soils in our country. The well known garden violet is a cultivated variant of the wild Heartsease. It's a plant that only grows a year old. In winter you can already find the purple leaves, from May the flowers appear. Violet, light blue and white with yellow are the colours you see in the flower. The three colours in the name are somewhat modest: usually the flower is more colourful.
It's a real pioneer. Open sandy and sunny places are his preference. Preferably slightly enriched with nutrients or minerals (loam). On fallow, openwork soils, the violet can occur en masse from one year to the next. More often you see the species in more modest numbers along verges, ashlands and railways.
The flower has five colourful petals which are of course the most striking. Behind the petals you'll find the green chalice, which consists of five slips. They protect the flower when it is still in the bud. Behind the petals is a small trace, an appendix with nectar.
Ron Poot is een fotograaf die steeds op zoek is naar beelden die van het gewone iets bijzonders maken. Hij heeft een achtergrond als bioloog en is veel in de natuur te vinden. Favorieten zijn macrofotografie en landschappen. Daarnaast fotografeert hij graag als hij op reis is. Gebouwen,.. Read more…
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Germany
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