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# Twelve Months of Scottish Flowers - May · Rampant Scotland

Flowers of Scotland

# Twelve Months of Scottish Flowers - May

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Photographs and captions restored from the original seasonal flower collection.

 ***Rampant Scotland Directory*** ***Twelve Months of Scottish Flowers*** ***May***

**Here are the flowers which have been used to illustrate the section of the weekly [Scottish Newsletter](https://web.archive.org/web/20200803004303/http://www.rampantscotland.com:80/letter.htm) which includes the photos of flowers and other plants taken during the month of May.**

[Archived photograph unavailable locally. View the original capture.](https://web.archive.org/web/20200803004303im_/http://www.rampantscotland.com:80/graphics/paeony3283b.jpg)

 **Paeonia come in a variety colours and many have a strong perfume. This one was photographed in a suburban garden in Glasgow. **

[Archived photograph unavailable locally. View the original capture.](https://web.archive.org/web/20200803004303im_/http://www.rampantscotland.com:80/graphics/poppy_crarae3146b.jpg)

 **This mecanopsis, a variety of blue poppy, originated in the Himalayas. It wwas photographed in the newly re-opened Crarae Gardens in Argyll, south of Inveraray. **

[Archived photograph unavailable locally. View the original capture.](https://web.archive.org/web/20200803004303im_/http://www.rampantscotland.com:80/cherry1010a.jpg)

** The flowers on the cherry trees are almost over but this one in Callander in Stirlingshire was still putting on a brilliant display in mid-May. **

[Archived photograph unavailable locally. View the original capture.](https://web.archive.org/web/20200803004303im_/http://www.rampantscotland.com:80/magnolia897a.jpg)

 ** Just about to burst into bloom is this delicate magnolia, seen growing in a sheltered spot in the gardens of Finlaystone House, Inverclyde. **

[Archived photograph unavailable locally. View the original capture.](https://web.archive.org/web/20200803004303im_/http://www.rampantscotland.com:80/rhodo943b.jpg)

 **As the weeks go by, the varieties of rhododendrons which produce the larger blooms are coming into flower. This one was growing in the Kelvingrove Botanic Gardens in Glasgow. **

[Archived photograph unavailable locally. View the original capture.](https://web.archive.org/web/20200803004303im_/http://www.rampantscotland.com:80/graphics/azalea_finlay3423a.jpg)

 ** This bank of azaleas of different colours was growing in the gardens of Finlaystone House in Inverclyde. Finlaystone has a huge display of azaleas and rhododendrons every year. **

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## Source

From Rampant Scotland, restored from the page as it stood on 3 August 2020. [Original page](https://web.archive.org/web/20200803004303/http://www.rampantscotland.com:80/annual/annual_may.htm).

Links to pages not yet restored here lead to the original page or elsewhere on the web; 1 of 2 links on this page are restored on this site.