tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5334048668354898660.post5027545144357133457..comments2024-01-08T19:01:37.331+00:00Comments on Donegal Wildlife: Two stragglers and an early starterStuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15225743105419715015noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5334048668354898660.post-49811536150563630372012-02-15T10:13:50.192+00:002012-02-15T10:13:50.192+00:00So natural.....So natural.....Dulanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11005397450852152002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5334048668354898660.post-41340556755662541042011-12-14T09:09:28.124+00:002011-12-14T09:09:28.124+00:00It's either micro-climate or genetic sport, be...It's either micro-climate or genetic sport, because the early-budding specimens are restricted to one particular location. It's a north - south avenue under Ash with a stream running alongside the track. Sunlight can only penetrate a short way along the avenue, since it's rising slightly. At the southern mouth of the avenue there are plenty of celandines that don't exhibit this behaviour. There's a cow field above the ditch, so perhaps there's some run-off, too.<br /><br />Certainly, the effort of making these flower buds is wasted: there are very few pollinators around at this time of year. I only noticed the phenomenon a few years ago, so we have no way of knowing if the plants did it in years past.Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15225743105419715015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5334048668354898660.post-86373275487839444722011-12-13T18:08:55.093+00:002011-12-13T18:08:55.093+00:00It's also possible that you are seeing a genet...It's also possible that you are seeing a genetic sport. The test of course is to transplant one of these early budders somewhere else, but I'm not sure if it's legal to dig up plants in Ireland.<br /><br />If they never open they're hardly an evolutionary success are they (unless they manage to self-pollinate and create seed anyway? Unlikely).Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15736035484977149890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5334048668354898660.post-13009549859158726422011-12-13T17:07:15.818+00:002011-12-13T17:07:15.818+00:00It is unusual to see those in flower at this time ...It is unusual to see those in flower at this time but you must have a micro climate there. I have flowering Wallflowers, since November and more buds keep popping up, same with the Perennial Rocket...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com