I've always known these to be called April/May flowers but this plant is also called 'Lady's Smock' which derives from tudor times. The flower has a resemblance to the then common lady's smocks. This flower is also known as the 'Cuckoo Flower' because it appears at the first sound of the Cuckoo, as described by a quote from William Shakespeare....
'When daisies pied and violets blue
And lady-smocks all silver white
And Cuckoo-buds of yellow hue
Do paint the meadows with delight
The cuckoo then on every tree
Mocks married men, for thus sings he:
Cuckoo;
Cuckoo, cuckoo: O, word of fear,
Unpleasing to a married ear!'
Shakespeare - Love's Labour Lost (1564-1616)
http://www.wildflowersofireland.net/plant_detail.php?id_flower=81&Wildflower=Cuckoo%20FlowerAnd lady-smocks all silver white
And Cuckoo-buds of yellow hue
Do paint the meadows with delight
The cuckoo then on every tree
Mocks married men, for thus sings he:
Cuckoo;
Cuckoo, cuckoo: O, word of fear,
Unpleasing to a married ear!'
Shakespeare - Love's Labour Lost (1564-1616)
I like the depth of field in this one, simplistic but beautiful none the less. :)
ReplyDeleteThe light permeates through the petals, I liked this. You certainly have an eye.
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