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#BlueSkyMonday #MacroMonday #MobilePhotography #ScillaVerna #SpringSquill currently carpeting the coastal tops in blue #AngleseyCoastalPath #PorthLlegog #YnysMon #CloseToHome #EastCoastKin #WeAreRoamers #Nature
Scilly Verna or Spring Squill in Anglesey
May 4, 2026 at 9:02 AM
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekRForReflections #Sunset reflected in the #IrishSea #PorthLlegog #YnysMon #CloseToHome #TidesOutTuesday #RockinTuesday #ColourADay #BlueTue #SpringSquill #ScillaVerna carpeting the clifftop in the dying light of the day
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Sunset over the Irish Sea from Bull Bay in Anglesey with a carpet of Scilla Verna just visible in the foreground in the fading daylight
May 5, 2026 at 8:56 AM
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Here are two species of #Squill found in the UK, Spring squill #Scillaverna and Autumn squill #Scillaautumnalis. They're members of the #Scilloideae, along with bluebells, hyacinth, and Grape hyacinth.

The biggest challenge was ensuring the flowers are as nuanced as possible, and not a vivid blue
Illustration of Spring squill plant with long leaves emerging from the bulb. Roots are shown, as it a detail of the berry-like greenish fruit. There is one flowering head, with six large star-shaped flowers, all a pale blue colour Close up of the flowers of the Spring squill showing the 5 petalled flowers, blue anthers, and central structures. You can also see the blueish tissue-like bracts at the base of the flowering spike. #sciart #botanicalillustration #squill #noAiart #botanicalillustration Close up detail of the flowers of autumn squill, blue at the tips. Some are in bud, some fully opened. Anthers are outlined in blue, filaments are mauve. Illustration of SAutumn squill plant with little leaves emerging from the bulb. The adult leaves, longer and green, and shown behind the main illustration. long leaves emerging from the bulb. Roots are shown, and there is a spike showing the green fruit as well as one bearing flowers. The flowers are star-shaped with six petals, growing alternately up the flowering spike, all are a very pale blue colour
May 22, 2026 at 12:04 PM