tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538854688181850095.post1170771784602125492..comments2021-02-02T10:42:31.652+00:00Comments on Stand and Stare: Bloody cranesbill, it's a monkey flower!Nyctalushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03529729794764990304noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538854688181850095.post-26072978905792591622010-09-08T21:15:00.574+01:002010-09-08T21:15:00.574+01:00Hi Phil. Yes, could be the Dene I suppose but I...Hi Phil. Yes, could be the Dene I suppose but I've just found another reference on County flowers which says:-<br />"Newcastle upon Tyne: Monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus). From midsummer, the banks and shingles of the Tyne are bright with the yellow and red-spotted "monkey faces" of this non-native flower."<br /><br />I also came across reports of deep controversy in Sussex complete with allegations of vote rigging and disqualifications. (see http://archive.theargus.co.uk/2004/5/6/114243.html).<br />Whew! Serious stuff.Nyctalushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03529729794764990304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538854688181850095.post-2793215858052589962010-09-08T06:45:39.406+01:002010-09-08T06:45:39.406+01:00Can't say I've ever seen monkey flower in ...Can't say I've ever seen monkey flower in Newcastle. Maybe some in Jesmond Deene???? It seems to be in decline in the region anyway - there's much less of it on the Tybe, Wear and Tees than when I first came up here, 35 years agoPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609107148344256875noreply@blogger.com