The Fritillaries (Fritillaria meleagris) are in flower!
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Every year in March they are having a party.
In wet valleys you can find the purple bells, in a sunny meadow or near the stream under the trees.
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Normally they are surrounded by other spring flowers, here with contrasting yellow Lesser Celandines.
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Or, to stay with pink and purple, wuth Cuckoo flowers.
Enjoy!