Gosh a whole field of Honesty , We had a clump in the garden as a child and when ripe we would peel the two sides of the seed pod to expose the seeds and and keep the see through inner membrane on the stems - we mad a dried flower arrangement with them ( I suppose after the war !! )
@beryl how interesting.
I grew up in Holland till my 25th birthday. Had at that time little interest in photography and nature. I am learning so much through your photo's. So loving this!
@30pics4jackiesdiamond. Almost all flowers are grown to harvest the seed.There are some companies in this area that trade in seeds. A few farmers sells the flowers .
@pyrrhula thank you Ferry, it's a plant I don't have much succes with ( but I kill mint so no surprise!) But this year I did have one plant, courtesy of the birds I suppose,
I grew up in Holland till my 25th birthday. Had at that time little interest in photography and nature. I am learning so much through your photo's. So loving this!
It must have been beautiful in bloom and the seed cases when empty will shimmer - mut will it have been harvested then?
We have a few growing wild here but it’s great to see them on a huge commercial scale.
Ian