This tiny UK wild flower is called Stitchwort - do you think we should adopt it?

Love It! Suzanne

So, has a decision been made?

Brilliant idea we need a mascot or emblem

Like have an official flower, official animal, official herb? Maybe. Do the British feel differently about -wort flower names than Americans? I think they deserve a better sounding name. Lungwort got it doubly bad! I love the little-bloomed and herbal looking flowers!

2 comments

by dennis999 22 May 2013

How about Hogwart?....................................oh, sorry, I'm getting confused with that Harry Potter chap.........lol

by cfidl 22 May 2013

Yes you are. I suppose he is global, however heavily licensed. lol

I vote YES!Fun idea!

Yes.

I like it! The double petal for top and bottom threads and I thought "wort" meant weed in German, but it means word. It is "stitching word" which if I had an Native American Indian Name I would like "StitchingWort". In English it means "used in combination, and -- I am taking this directly from the audioenglish.org... when talking about plants, it means lacking a permanent stem, many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests. Yep I think this flower is perfect!

We call it chickweed here, but I like YOUR name better. We do need an official flower. ;)

1 comment

by spendlove 22 May 2013

Our chickweed is much smaller and weedier than this.

Yes Sue and I have loads of it growing in the garden and in lanes near the house.

Ah! But is this Stellaria holostea or Stellaria graminea?

1 comment

by spendlove 22 May 2013

The former. Probably.

Pretty flower perfect for the Cutie Family! :-)

It is a very pretty flower.
I really do like the first part of its name.

well it is a cute little flower for sure :)

Yes love it. The trees here in MN are finally getting leaves.