Agrostemma Magnets

Corncockle and cornflower Lancashire NW England Sony DSC-HX1 !http://ih0.redbubble.net/image.178618253.8373/flat,300x300,075,f.jpg!

Corncockle ... if you believe the British newspapers, they're deadly. Never done me any harm in the years I've grown and collected the seeds from them. Scaremongering at its best. Until recently, thought to be extinct in the wild in the UK. Agrostemma githago Lancashire NW England Sony DSC-HX1 !http://ih1.redbubble.net/image.14660912.9458/flat,215x200,075,f.jpg!

The mouse eye view of the corncockle flower on an unusually clear day. Lancashire NW England Sony DSC-HX1 !http://ih3.redbubble.net/image.16266644.9387/flat,300x300,075,f.jpg! !http://ih3.redbubble.net/work.7125561.1.flat,550x550,075,f.tborb-gold-feature-banner-2.jpg! !http://ih1.redbubble.net/work.9693262.1.poster,375x360,ffffff.jpg! !http://ih2.redbubble.net/image.11196994.5506/flat,550x550,075,f.jpg!

Corn cockle in amongst poppies. Corn Cockle is now virtually extinct in the wild.