Found in the forest

Melampyrum nemorosum has no English name. The Swedes call this plant "Day and Night", in Poland it is called Pszeniec Gajowy. The new leaves are blue, turning green as they mature.

[Babs]

So pretty.

[Boxplayer]

What a gorgeous thing and fine detail

[Tia]

Lovely shot.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

oh this is just so pretty

[Beryl Lloyd]

A lovely wild flower - although rare it is known in English as Cow Wheat Melampy

[Issi Bannerman]

What a beautiful plant with a lovely name.

[Christina]

Lovely shot

[Graeme Stevens]

great shot, love the focus and DOF

[haskar]

@beryl Oh thank you! But this is not that plant. The field cow-wheat (Melampyrum arvense) is in the same family as Melampyrum nemorosum, but has completely different leaves. There are 8 species of this plant in Poland. An interesting fact is that their seeds are spread by ants.

[Beryl Lloyd]

@haskar Thanks for correcting me - the flower looks just the same !! Perhaps it does not grow in the UK !! Although search on line refers it to Wood Cow wheat!

[Brian]

Wow! Such an unusual flower. Thank you for the image and the information. fav

[Rob Z]

Fascinating flower and image.

[Krista Marson]

Those colors look so good together

[Faye Turner]

Pretty colours and capture

[Suzanne]

I like everything about this but especially the background echo of the flower. Favourite

[Peter Dulis]

nice one :)

[Mags]

What a beautiful find and shot!

[Elisa Smith]

Beautiful.

[Corinne C]

Beautifully captured

[bkb in the city]

Great find and capture

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Lovely shot and such pretty colors.

[Milanie]

Wonderfully composed

[Nigel Rogers]

Great shot, colours and DOF

[Joan Robillard]

Beautiful

[Margaret Brown]

Very interesting. Love the colour combo

[carol white]

Lovely colours, a pretty flower.Fav😊

[PhotoCrazy]

Lovely!

[Kate]

Fabulous composition

[gloria jones]

Neat dof, colors

[Linda Godwin]

So interesting to see a plant with 2 contrasting colors blooms.

[Christine Sztukowski]

Lovely colors and softness

[Ann H. LeFevre]

How colorful and pretty! I've never seen a wildflower like this before. Excellent macro!

[Kathy]

Lovely. I really like the "reflection" of the flower in the foreground.

[Heather]

A stunning capture! Love the colours and your focus and dof! And this is even more stunning on black! Big fav!

[Tom]

Beautiful, I love it

[amyK]

Beautiful plant and very nicely captured

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

Nice composition with the out-of-focus flower in the background.

[Bill Ososki]

Interesting specimen..like how you mirrored the one in focus with the one in the background.

[Judith Johnson]

What a beautiful and interesting flower

[Vesna]

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