Rather than a full list of wildflower sightings this week, I’m focusing on just three, this week’s new (to me) blooms. And, in fact, this first wildflower, Winter aconite (Eranthis hyemalis), was a first-ever sighting for me. Originally from southern Europe, this plant is a member of the buttercup family, and, if the database records of this beautiful flower are any indication, it’s a plant that is quite rare in the wild in Wales.
![200301 winter aconite](https://earthstar.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/200301-winter-aconite.jpg?w=529)
This is a dog-violet, possibly Early dog-violet, though I didn’t take good enough photos of the particular features needed to differentiate the Early (Viola reichenbachiana) from the Common (Viola riviniana).
![200301 early dog-violet](https://earthstar.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/200301-early-dog-violet.jpg?w=529)
And, finally, this delightful combination of the two colours of the above blooms, lilac and yellow, a Primrose. Though not the usual cream-coloured flower we most commonly see, this is, I believe, a natural colour variation of the native Primrose, rather than something humans have bred.
![200301 primrose pink variety](https://earthstar.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/200301-primrose-pink-variety.jpg?w=529)
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