ID on Small White Flower

[The_Taffinch]

Hi All,

Anyone idea what this small flower is:




..? A friend and stopped near a motorway rounabout to verify that a large clump of plants we had spotted were indeed hemlock (they were) and saw this little fella nestling in the undergrowth. It's about 5-6 inches high with a drooping bell shaped flower with distinct black lines inside each petal. We couldn't ID on the spot and we've drawn a blank looking it up in our books.

Any clues much appreciated.

Cheers,
Matt.

 

[British Red]

Looks like a small three cornered leek flower to me

 

[The_Taffinch]

Yes...that's it! I've googled it and the pics match it exactly. Many thanks Red.

 

[British Red]

Not a problem - I have a large patch of them in my herb bed thanks to kind members here - they are delicious btw

 

[spandit]

I've got something similar amongst the bluebells, thought it was just a white variant but will have a closer look today

 

[spandit]

No, definitely a white bluebell. Thought these were supposed to be rare

 

[Toddy]

Rarer than the blue, but I have them and I have the pink ones too. They're sort of mixed through the woodlands around here.

I've just been out taking photos of them they're the theme for the photo competition this month. Don't think my shots have anything special enough to win, but it was fun trying

atb,
M