tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post4693646128415896211..comments2024-03-28T15:15:32.175+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Fog and dewKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-38415099544420198352015-10-02T23:40:26.022+02:002015-10-02T23:40:26.022+02:00I believe they are a form of snap dragon. They gro...I believe they are a form of snap dragon. They grow wild where I have lived in New York, New Jersey and PA. Their common name may be bread and butter or butter and eggs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-20445167317988574882015-09-30T22:09:49.840+02:002015-09-30T22:09:49.840+02:00I think that name is actually more descriptive of ...I think that name is actually more descriptive of the shape...<br />unless you think of a Chinese new year dragon...<br />which has a lion-like head!!<br />From now on Auntie Rhinums are Snaplions!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-5594806261027347412015-09-30T14:54:12.278+02:002015-09-30T14:54:12.278+02:00Fog is the sign of autumn at my place tooFog is the sign of autumn at my place tooGosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604712540141917583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-20072945525301142222015-09-30T14:16:36.486+02:002015-09-30T14:16:36.486+02:00Love the names. I think I'll plant some snapdr...Love the names. I think I'll plant some snapdragons and pansies as soon as it gets a little colder around here.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-70681831225205760722015-09-30T13:18:02.878+02:002015-09-30T13:18:02.878+02:00I had never heard of the "Butter and Eggs&quo...I had never heard of the "Butter and Eggs" moniker for the Snapdragon!<br /><br />Here's to dry feet and socks :)Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-74267138913615596992015-09-30T11:07:52.829+02:002015-09-30T11:07:52.829+02:00Hi Martine, yes, that is a very nice name for the ...Hi Martine, yes, that is a very nice name for the plant.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-74745135562177314202015-09-30T11:07:14.101+02:002015-09-30T11:07:14.101+02:00I see "wild snapdragon" as another commo...I see "wild snapdragon" as another common name for the plant.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-4330331371556603062015-09-30T11:05:11.476+02:002015-09-30T11:05:11.476+02:00Yes, Lumix. I see "yellow toadflax" as o...Yes, Lumix. I see "yellow toadflax" as one common name for the flower.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-49617682858040712262015-09-30T08:55:39.529+02:002015-09-30T08:55:39.529+02:00In Dutch it is called 'leeuwebekje' = tiny...In Dutch it is called 'leeuwebekje' = tiny lion's jaw !!! Almost as 'poetic' as snapdragon, I guess. ;-) Martineladybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05690656561242165157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-87460542865794922982015-09-30T08:43:12.317+02:002015-09-30T08:43:12.317+02:00https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linaria_vulgaris
So...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linaria_vulgaris<br /><br />Some people have already answered this...We call it butter and eggs.Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-43960934062688685692015-09-30T08:40:29.776+02:002015-09-30T08:40:29.776+02:00Ken, it is Common Toadflax, you are spot on!
A lov...Ken, it is Common Toadflax, you are spot on!<br />A lovely plant... a "weed of cultivation"... but it grows so late in the year, surely it effects no one!?<br />We even grow a close relative in our gardens... as BettyAnn says.... the Snapdragon!<br />This year seems to have been a very good year for them....<br />or probably last year when all the seed was formed and we are now seeing the result!<br />And that is a lovely dewy photograph of one....<br />Lumix?Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-41088212159832569972015-09-30T08:30:25.881+02:002015-09-30T08:30:25.881+02:00The temperature this morning is just 8.4 ºC. That&...The temperature this morning is just 8.4 ºC. That's in the 40s F. Brrrr. Thanks. I see the name Toadflax too.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-90463338781652443652015-09-30T08:29:19.748+02:002015-09-30T08:29:19.748+02:00Hello BettyAnn and thanks. Have fun.Hello BettyAnn and thanks. Have fun.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-31752254176113120552015-09-30T08:02:37.994+02:002015-09-30T08:02:37.994+02:00Greetings from Ho Chi Minh City!
In America I kno...Greetings from Ho Chi Minh City!<br /><br />In America I know this plant as a Snapdragon.BettyAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16515411225404016249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-69447355031372941802015-09-30T07:13:58.588+02:002015-09-30T07:13:58.588+02:00In French, this flower is known as linaire commune...In French, this flower is known as <i>linaire commune</i> Linaria vulgaris or <i>butter and eggs</i> in English.?chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.com