Digitalis Ubiquitous

A bit like Burnham Wood, all of a sudden we are surrounded

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Supposedly a plant that prefers woodland shade or under hedges at field margins

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they leap up everywhere

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From lurking at ground level they suddenly block your way

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and hit you at eye level

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They have plenty of spacious settings but in addition squeeze themselves into every available nook and cranny

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No wonder they are so successful. Their intricate insides are equipped with visual and mechanical devices

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to entice pollinators

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who see them as perfectly designed charging ports

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fitting like a glove

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As one floret falls

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another opens

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to provide a ladder of opportunities
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while, as a by-product, providing us with visual splendour and a heady scent.

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