Irish flowers

12 comments on Irish flowers

Flowers are everywhere in Ireland — cultivated in gardens, hanging in pots, growing wild by the roadside. I saw plenty of flowers I’d never seen before, and some flowers that I had seen before were in colors you don’t find in Indiana! Here’s a solid sampling of the flowers I photographed. I have no idea what most of these are, so if you can help me in the comments I’d be grateful!

Irish roadside flowers
Irish roadside flowers
Irish roadside flowers
Irish flowers
Irish flowers
Irish flowers
Irish flowers
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Irish flowers
Irish flowers
Irish flowers
Victorian Walled Garden at Kylemore Abbey

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12 responses to “Irish flowers”

  1. taphian Avatar

    the orange flower in the top is a Montbretia and the other orange flower is a hawkweed. Wonderful and colorful gallery.

    1. Jim Grey Avatar

      Outstanding! Thanks for identifying those two!

  2. DougD Avatar
    DougD

    No idea, looks great though.

    Gardening is apparently a totally different sport in a land when it rains constantly.

    1. Jim Grey Avatar

      We were shocked to see ferns growing all over the place. In the midwestern US, those are indoor plants only because of the amount of water and care they take.

  3. Christopher Smith Avatar
    Christopher Smith

    The Yellow one looks like a Buttercup the next one after that is a Hydrangea, the seventh one is a Fuschia. Number 11 looks like a Osteospermum (Cape Daisy), the last looks like Morning Glory (Convolvulaceae), number 9 looks like a Agapanthus africanus( African Lily) and number 6 looks like a White Dog Rose.
    Nice photos BTW.

    1. Jim Grey Avatar

      Thanks for IDing so many of them Christopher!

  4. Keith Avatar
    Keith

    Agree with Christopher that the seventh one is fuschia. We grow them out here in Oregon. don’t know any of the others, though.

    1. Jim Grey Avatar

      I remember seeing NONE of these in Indiana! And now I know where the color fuschia gets its name.

  5. Christopher Smith Avatar
    Christopher Smith

    The first one is Devil’s bit Scabious given time I maybe able to identify most of them.

  6. Christopher Smith Avatar
    Christopher Smith

    Number 3 is Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum

    1. Jim Grey Avatar

      Whoa dude, you’re on fire!

  7. Davo Avatar

    Number 5 looks like a Hydrangea. My Dad used to grow them in Australia.

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