Bandsix's Fotothing

It looks a lot lot like a dandelion.... I like the name although I don't go to bed at noon....;-)

I like it, something different.

I agree with Anna-maria!!!

We used to blow on them to tell the time.:-))

At last I know what they are called. I think they are beautiful, I found some in Windsor Great Park, and I have some photos in my gallery.

I really like it too, Barbara - it's so soft and delicate!

It is quite a bit bigger than a dandelion, Anna-Maria, and the flowers are (apparently) quite pretty...not that I saw them in reality...they'd already gone to bed :))

Glad you like it Don....:)

:))

Thanks for the comment Jim...they are quite different structurally from 'one o'clocks' though.....:)

Glad to oblige Julie.....I hadn't even seen them before last week!!!

Thank you Sylvia...:)

Love their name .... very nice capture Barbara :))

"Jack Go To Bed At Noon!" I love that name. First time I've heard of it. Haven't heard of "One O'Clocks" either! The seed heads are beautiful , a little different in color than a Dandelion seed head. I've heard of Four O'Clocks...do you have those in England?

Gorgeous plant, beautifully captured.
Geo

I can just agree with Anna-Maria too !!

ive seen these there gigantic great name and find :)

Thanks Margaret, it's better than the Latin name : tragopogon pratense,(translates from the Greek as : goat's beard) or meadow salsify...

Thanks Larry, I like it too!! One o'clocks are probably the same as Four o'clocks, but of course there will be a time difference.....:))
No, not really!!....4 o'clocks are called Mirabilis Jalapa, which are rarely seen in the UK now, though they were popular in Victorian times..(according to Bob Flowerdew, the aptly named gardening guru). You're right, they are more of a creamy colour than dandelion seed heads, and the formation of the little 'parachutes' is different, too :)

Thank you Geo...:))

Thanks Ruth :)

thanks Dave, they're great eh?

they look perfect!

Wonderful flower image!

You was lucky to catch them before blowing away Barbara...lovely shot!!!!!....

thank you gafaway!

Peter, thank you :)

I was very lucky Geoff...and lucky to be int that beautiful garden on such a lovely day!

Yes barbara this is the plant I thought of, very wild around here....

The gardener at Helmsley told me it is classed as a vegetable (its other name is Meadow Salsify) and the roots can be treated just like Parsnips apparently....anyone for roasted Jack go to bed at Noon with their Christmas Lunch? :))

Love this...wonderful

Thanks Nancy!

Perfect macro!!!

Thank you Hanny....:)