The picture shows the spent flower of an early summer flowering bulb called Allium nectaroscordum. It is a weird looking thing when in flower, brownish in colour, drooping with little bobbles like a 1970’s ornament. As the blooms fade, each small seedhead grows a cap like a minaret, straightens and turns upward until the whole thing resembles a tiny castle. A perfect home for the fairies, Alice and I like to think.
Tuesday 9 August 2011
FAIRY CASTLES
The picture shows the spent flower of an early summer flowering bulb called Allium nectaroscordum. It is a weird looking thing when in flower, brownish in colour, drooping with little bobbles like a 1970’s ornament. As the blooms fade, each small seedhead grows a cap like a minaret, straightens and turns upward until the whole thing resembles a tiny castle. A perfect home for the fairies, Alice and I like to think.
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