Violet Hellebroines - Marline Valley 13/8/10

35 Violet Helleborines counted today in the valley just NW of Hastings. Some like this one in flower, others in bud and others already gone over.

Note in the picture above the violet coloured stem; narrow, pointed leaves with a violet tinge to them.

Note in this second picture the pale upper inner segments and the greener, more spread out but still pointed outer perianth segments.