Wild leek

Allium ampeloprasum

Well that's what I'm thinking from looking at my field guide, but I've never seen one before.  It says, 'often near the sea - B (rare)', though as the book was published many years ago, that last may have changed.  Do any of you know it?

This means that with the three-cornered leek, the field garlic, plus the crow garlic (allium vineale) in Extras, I have four of the alliums in my journal this year. ( Also blipped were ramsons, but I never posted those.)  Quite pleased.

Anyway, yes this was by the sea as I saw it on the Lymington/Pennington marshes where I went for a walk this morning.  I didn't hang around on the Town Quay, always reckoning it's too full on the weekends, but although I certainly wasn't the only one walking, the further you go the less folks you see.  So very peaceful and miraculously I managed to avoid the rain.  Until I got home!

And a reminder to all interested in the Wild Flower challenge, as from today we're on to WildflowerWeek21_19 so please tag entries accordingly.

Thank you for all the love you gave my damselfly yesterday.  I intend to say that to you all individually, but I wanted to say here, as well, how very much I appreciate it.

Hope your weekend's been a good one and that the week starts well for you xx