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The two most iconic woodland flowers of spring: Bluebells and Primroses
Saturday 25 April 2026 at 23:50
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Edited by Richard Walker, Saturday 25 April 2026 at 23:50
A Cambridgeshire Bluebell Wood
Monday 20 April 2026 at 01:05
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Edited by Richard Walker, Monday 20 April 2026 at 01:06
From a friend who knows my love of wild flowers.
The scientific name derives from Hyakinthos, a mythical Spartan prince who was a lover of Apollo. One day in a sporting apollo accidentally killed Hyakinthos with a discus. This (or some other, its not certain what flower was meant) plant was said to have sprung from the blood of the unfortunate youth.
The name hyakinthos (ὑάκινθος) is etymologically interesting. Greek words with -nth- in them, such as plinth or Corinth have an ancient pre-Greek and pre-Indo European origin, so I suppose the name hyacinth harks back to the language of a Bronze Age Mediterranean people.
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