In the relatively soft condition of Scotland , flowers blossom in some home year - pear-shaped , although , as expect , they are far more common during the spring and summertime . At the same time , Scotland ’s robust historic and folkloric past times mean that Scottish flowers are often peculiarly meaningful , feature stories and custom .
Thistle
in the first place the badge of the House of Stuart , the thistle is now the national emblem of Scotland . Thistles are named for their prickly leaves and produce shaggy pinko or purplish flowers in late summer into fall that , when they go to seed , bring out white frippery . According to legend , during the Middle Ages , the Scotch USA was saved from invading Norsemen attempt to creep barefoot by night into the army ’s camp . One of the Norse soldier mistreat on a thistle and holler out , alarm the Scottish army of the invaders . Thistles are especially common in southern Scotland , where they often grow on wayside .
Primula
Primula , or primroses , thrive in Scotland . primula bloom in a variety of colors and prefer coolheaded temperature . The Ardtonish Gardens in the West Highlands have a primula garden with many drumstick and candelabra primrose . Ardtornish encounter heavy rainfall and mellow idle words , and the soil is lean and boggy , demonstrating the primula ’s preference for nerveless , moist condition .
Cherry Blossoms
springtime announces itself in Scotland with an eruption of pallid pinkish cherry blossoms . Traditional Scotch cookery uses cherries for Proto-Indo European , wine-colored and soup , and the bark and stems of the Tree have folkloric medicative function . The brief and splendiferous appearing of cherry trees in the summertime , followed by white drift of petals on the hillsides , gave the Tree a deep quality , and some folklore from the Highlands forbid the use of cerise wood .
Witch Hazel
Witch hazel is a tall shrub that produces scraggly yellow flowers in the autumn . Witch hazel blossoms may hang in in Scotland through the winter . Not amazingly , given its peculiar - looking prime , crone Pomaderris apetala is boast in Scotch folklore , where the nut produced by the blossom were flip at womanhood believed to be hag . Witch Pomaderris apetala was also used in traditional Celtic seasonal festivals .
Begonias
These summertime heyday produce full , orotund peak in a rainbow of coloration . Although you ’re not probable to find them growing wild on the moor – begonias are tropic natives that have been import to Scotland – begonia are pop plants used in Scottish gardens , and their colorful blossoms nod over paths and walkways throughout the summer . Unlike likewise flashy plants , begonias suffer low - sun conditions and have a long bloom period .
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