Hello Folks! Yes, I know its not Monday and by now you should have had a clue.... please bear with me :) Flowers not only decorate our meadows, our woodlands, our roadsides with splashes of colour, but they also provide food and shelter for a whole host of insects. We have only to look at UK flowers to appreciate their beauty, their scent, their diversity.Each Monday for 12 weeks I will be posting a little teaser for you. Without looking in books or on the internet (i.e - no cheating), see if you can identify the UK flower. On Wednesday, so as long as no-one has guessed it, I will post one clue. On Friday I will post the answer along with some additional information for your interest.Keep a note of each species, as I will be asking which is the odd one out at the end of the quiz.MYSTERY FLOWER QUIZ#9Such a frequent annoyance may leave you with an itch.
I will open the bidding with sneezewort .......no reason why
Cin J
I'll make my opening bid with Common Fleabane (Pulicaria dysenterica).
Reasons: Common could relate to frequent. Bane might be an annoyance eg bane of one's life. Flea would certainly leave you with an itch.
I really must get a life. LOL
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How about one of the nettles,a frequent annoyance could be nettled.
Pete
Birding is for everyone no matter how good or bad we are at it,enjoy it while you can
I was thinking of Stitchwort, merely because it has "itch" in it, but I think you've got it TJ.
Annie
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
Einstein
Thinking along the same line as Seaman with stinging nettle.
Ray
a good laugh is better than a tonic
Clue: I was once used to treat intestinal inflammation!
Nettles were used a lot for medical problems.
I'm sticking with my original offer.
I'm in the nettle camp as I believe that it was used medicinally to treat stomach complaints, but I had also thought of Loosestrife which has irritating sap - but can't get it to fit with the rest of the clues.
"The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom" - Wlliam Blake
I really don't know so I'm going to stick with my original thought - Stitchwort.