ECO ERIC TIP FOR WEEK BEGINNING 9th February 2025
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21st February has been known as Celandine Day since 1795, when the renowned clergyman-naturalist, Gilbert White noted that the first lesser celandines usually appeared in his Hampshire village of Selborne. Lesser celandines are one of the first wildflowers to bloom in spring, making them a valuable source of nectar for early insects, including queen bumble bees emerging from hibernation. Rather than daffodils, the lesser celandine was actually Wordsworth’s favourite flower and the subject of three of his poems. So if you have a patch of celandines in your garden, learn to appreciate these bright yellow, star shaped flowers and don’t be too quick to dismiss them as weeds. |
