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**Jay-ell** · 14-09-2019, 10:24 PM

Next up comes the Dahlia - Late to bloom but it's a left over that fended for itself the last couple of years in the garden from the Dahlia Tuber trials

There's a Himalayan Honeysuckle shrub covered in these little cascades of flowers. Loads of food for the bees but not a good producer of fruit for the gardener - you have to hunt around for the ripe ones and if you're lucky you'll get a handful

The Marjoram is absolutely covered in bloom with bees attending to them hopping from flower to flower.

**Jay-ell** · 14-09-2019, 10:29 PM

By the time I got around to photographing them, the Oca had wrapped up tight for the night.

But the Scorzonera was still open for a little while longer

And although they won't amount to ripe fruit the Strawberries are having another go at it.

**veggiechicken** · 14-09-2019, 10:46 PM

Great photos Jay-ell.

Veggie flowers can be very beautiful but are overlooked because our eye is either on the produce to come - or its bolted!
There was a collection of photos at https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...ers_79502.html but they've gone down the plughole, so, let's start again.

Carrot

**burnie** · 15-09-2019, 07:45 AM

Nice pics, I did have a garlic chive in flower, but I ate it...…..doh

**Jay-ell** · 15-09-2019, 11:46 AM

Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post

Great photos Jay-ell.

Veggie flowers can be very beautiful but are overlooked because our eye is either on the produce to come - or its bolted!
There was a collection of photos at https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...ers_79502.html but they've gone down the plughole, so, let's start again.

Carrot
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Remember that raspberries, blackberries, apples, pears, strawberries, plums, etc, etc, etc are part of the rose family.

I do like the carrot family- great umbrellas full of tiny flowers that insects

**SarrissUK** · 15-09-2019, 03:59 PM

I love the pics

**Babru** · 15-09-2019, 08:21 PM

And although they won't amount to ripe fruit the Strawberries are having another go at it.
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My strawberries have flowers and fruit turning red, in a trough in the greenhouse. They are ever-bearers (Alba?), and it was a recommendation from Burnie to take them inside - thanks

Looking forward to eating a handful in the next couple of days...and the flowers are so pretty too.

**bobbin** · 24-09-2019, 09:35 AM

Jay-ell your pictures are first class. Very beautiful. You're obviously rather good with a camera. Do you
ever enter photography. competitions? I love the Himalayan honeysuckle. I've wanted that for a while now. More pictures please.

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