Can’t leave Iceland without showing you a few of the flowers we saw. The first few were growing on the acrid soil of the sulphurous springs. Tough little things! I also saw thistles/dandelions and lots of wild Angelica
Woolliness is common in Arctic and cold climate plants as it helps to insulate the stems and leaves from the cold wind.
Darling little Forget-me-nots at the waterfall.
‘Arctic’ raspberries
Eye brights. They are only a few millimeters - so tiny.
One of the mustard family
Bilberry
Bear berry
And my fav the campion by whatever name. Look at the insect-like wangly bits waving to the insects to come explore.
Yarrow. I saw both white and pick. The locals say - wash your face in yarrow water to stop wrinkles. Hmmmm !
A dainty posy. Each bud is a cluster of tiny furled petals. Exquisite
Thrift. We saw this in both Scotland and Ireland
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