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Wildflowers
We will make sure
that there are plenty of
opportunities for you to take
photographs of some of the
island's wild flowers.
From mid May
through to July a wide variety of
orchids are in full bloom. Species
to be seen include: Fragrant
Orchid, Northern Marsh Orchid,
Common Spotted Orchid, Heath
Spotted Orchid, Early Purple
Orchid, Greater and Lesser
Butterfly Orchids, and more. (Please
remember that it is an offence
to pick wild flowers from their
natural habitat), it is
better to look and enjoy than to
pick the flowers |
 
| There are 5,280
species of flora on the isle of
Mull, of interest to specialists
and amateurs alike. Breathtaking
banks of primroses, carpets of
thrift, thyme and bluebells on
every road verge and three
varieties of heather carpet large
areas of the island. Thirteen
different kinds of orchid have
been recorded on Mull. and in
season the delicate harebells,
known as the bluebells of Scotland
bloom in profusion from Tobermory
to Fionphort. |
 
| The profusion of
birds foot trefoil provides food
for the larvae of the common
blue butterfly and the couch
grass, thistles and nettles feed
those of the peacock and painted
lady. Clouds of scotch argus
delight the eye on a sunny August
day and look out for mountain
ringlet on the higher slopes.
Dragonflies and damselflies abound
in the short season of warm moist
and still conditions which often
prevail in summertime |
 
Here
are some of the wildflowers we are seeing in
May and June:
 
Bluebells
flower in profusion in shaded woodland
or open banks on Mull. The Common
butterwort is an insect-eating plant
often seen on the edges of bogs also known
as the Bog violet for it's delicate
violet like flower
 
Flag
Iris and Bogbean flourish in
ponds, on loch edges and in the wetter parts
of bogs of which we have plenty on Mull.
The
earliest of many varieties of wild orchids
which we have on Mull, the Narrow-leaved
Helleborine is a rare woodland
orchid now growing in great numbers in the
Calgary 'Art in Nature' woodland
walk and the Heath spotted orchid
grows widely on the moors and boggy ground
on Mull.
Mountain
everlasting is found on dry pasture
and mountain slopes, this small patch was
found around Eas Force Waterfall amongst Milkwort
and Tormentil (the small yellow
flower)
Milkwork
is common on the heaths, dunes and
grasslands of Mull but this tiny flower is
often missed unlike the carpets of
rose-pink honey scented Thrift or
Sea Pink that add colour and
beauty to our shores and cliffs.
 
Not
forgetting the wonderful ancient ferns
that grow around Mull
If
you want to see and enjoy the wild
flowers of Mull contact:
Pam & Arthur
Brown
Ardrioch Farm
Dervaig,
Isle of Mull.
Argyll. PA75
6QR |
[email protected]
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01688
400415
Mobile 07780
600367
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This is the web
site of Pam & Arthur Brown,
Ardrioch Farm, Dervaig, Isle of
Mull. PA75 6QR
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