Purple time of the year

Did you know that at this time of the year there is mainly purple flowers blossoming out there in the wild?!

This is what I discovered today while I was walking the dogs and admiring the fabulous lush green around me. Then I noticed the lovely purple flowers one after the other until I realised that the purple  is everywhere!!

Of course I had to start taking photos of all the different plants I could find and I was amazed to discover how many different species of purple flowers are growing in the Irish countryside! Well, let's say some are not exactly purple and lean more towards the pink and blue shades but well this makes for such a good name ;-)

Oh my, it is definitely the purple time of the year!!

Foxglove

Fireweed

Thistle

Knapweed

Spotted bog orchid

Selfheal

Crane-bill and Wild rose

 

Bell heather

 

 Clover

Vetch and Thistle

 

Fireweed

Vetch

 

Herb-Robert

Selfheal

I hope you enjoy this little display of Irish flora!! 

See you soon