April 18, 2009

Chalk Milkwort


In general wild flowers of the same species are all the same color. Not here, this medley of white and blue in ameadow is Chalk Milkwort (Polygala calcarea) and it is a truly wild plant.






















The small flowers are well provided with adornments. The white frilly petal serves as a landing strip for butterflies and bees which have to put their proboscis between to blue wings to get nectar.