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flowers, is one of a group of plants that I call “elegant aliens,” one of those herbaceous plants from Europe that have adapted to the New World and become part of spring. Like us, they came and thrived, often at the expense of1 native inhabitants.
Kenilworth ivy, which grows over the stone walls of Flint Hill, is one of my “elegant aliens.” Another is the field or wild pansy, a tiny violet of the palest lavender that carpets the ground in some areas.
The little blue flower that has captured my affection is in a large group of plants — mostly introduced — with the genus name of Veronica.
Legend relates the gentle story of St. Veronica who wiped the tears from Christ’s face on his way to Calvary; the flowers resemble the imprint of his tears left on her hand
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