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Cuckoo Flower, Bangor
by Rossographer
for square J5080
Cuckoo Flower (Lady's Smock - Cardamine pratensis) growing off the... (more)
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Bog Bean (Menyanthes trifoliata)
by Anne Burgess
for square NG1695
Category: Flora
The flowering season for Bog Bean is almost over, but there were still a few in... (more)
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Pink Campion
by Anne Burgess
for square HY5042
Red Campion and White Campion, both of which occur here, are known to hybridise.... (more)
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Streptocarpus Harlequin Purple
by Richard Hoare
for square SH8076
A close up of this sensationally coloured Streptocarpus.
A medium/compact... (more)
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Cross-leaved Heath (Erica tetralix)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ1924
This plant is normally at its peak flowering in midsummer, but this year it is... (more)
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Insects on Flower
by Anne Burgess
for square NO6948
Category: Butterfly
On the left is a Green-veined White butterfly (Pieris napi), the commonest white... (more)
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Ladock - Roadside wild flowers
by Rob Farrow
for square SW8950
This pretty assortment of wild flowers were growing by the side of the main road... (more)
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Cuckoo-flowers at Bateswood Country Park
by Jonathan Hutchins
for square SJ7948
Also known as Lady's Smock.
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Flower head of Teasel at College Lake, near Tring
by Chris Reynolds
for square SP9314
The flowering of the teasel is interesting as it starts with a ring of flowers... (more)
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Common Milkwort (Polygala vulgaris)
by Anne Burgess
for square NG4000
A close detail of a flower spike, showing the typical arrangement of an apical... (more)
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Field of purple flowers
by TCExplorer
geograph for square SJ7815
The Shropshire Petal Fields is an event which this year is open for just one... (more)
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Pavement Flowers
by Ian Dodds
for square NT0263
Red campions, it turns out, are actually pink. Although most flower guides state... (more)
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Lime Flowers and Fruits
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ0330
On a tree beside the Dava Way.
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Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ4063
Flowers and fruit together.
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Seedhead of Musk Mallow (Malva moschata)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ4063
I think the seed head is, if anything, more interesting than the flowers.
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Henbit Dead-nettle (Lamium amplexicaule)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3457
One of four Dead-nettles species that occur locally, recognised by the round... (more)
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Lesser Stitchwort (Stellaria graminea)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ4048
An unusually large and dense patch of this unassuming summer flower.
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Common Hemp-nettle (Galeopsis tetrahit) with Bumble Bee
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3652
THe flowers of Common Hemp-nettle are usually pink, but this plant has the less... (more)
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Milkwort (Polygala sp)
by Anne Burgess
for square NG5162
Milkwort is generally a deep blue colour, but occasionally you come across a... (more)
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Milkwort (Polygala sp)
by Anne Burgess
for square NG6213
Milkwort is usually a rich shade of blue, but occasionally you find a plant with... (more)
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Bumble Bee on Cranesbill Flower (2)
by Anne Burgess
for square NO6948
One of many bees attracted to the bright purple-blue flowers of a clump of Cranesbill.
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Bumble Bee on Cranesbill Flower (1)
by Anne Burgess
for square NO6948
The bright blue-purple flowers of a large clump of Cranesbill attracts large... (more)
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Common Hemp-nettle
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3678
(Galeopsis tetrahit)
The plant was growing on a small earthen mound in... (more)
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Devil's Bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ1924
This is a plant that usually flowers earlier in the year, but this year there... (more)
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Hoverfly on Scabious
by Anne Burgess
for square NO6948
Category: Insects
The flower is Field Scabious (Knautia arvensis). Thanks to Mike Pennington who... (more)
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Midwinter Flowers
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3357
There's a saying, "When the whin's not in flower, courting's... (more)
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Lady's Smock (Cardamine pratensis)
by Anne Burgess
for square NT2373
Having noted with great dismay that all the Lady's Smock or Cuckoo Flower... (more)
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Moschatel (Adoxa moschatellina)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3152
A fairly common but inconspicuous early-flowering plant of woodland and shady... (more)
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Small Nettle (Urtica urens)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ2963
Yes, there is more than one kind of nettle. Small Nettle is, as its name... (more)
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Few-flowered Spike-rush (Eleocharis quinqueflora)
by Anne Burgess
for square NO7256
One has to ask oneself why a plant with a common name of... (more)
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A mass of inflorescences
by Bob Harvey
for square SK9239
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Mass of tiny white flowers
by Bob Harvey
for square TF0820
A lot of Enchanter's Nightshade (Circaea lutetiana) flower spikes tangled... (more)
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Geranium robertianum
by Bob Harvey
for square TF0820
Herb Robert, also known as the Wren Flower or Fox Geranium or Mountain... (more)
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Cuckoo Flower on the margin of Loch Loy
by valenta
for square NH9358
Also known as the Lady's Smock, Cardamine palustris
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Spirit of Summer
by Richard Hoare
for square TQ2877
A vibrant display of summer flowers by M&S.
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Streptocarpus by Dibleys
by Richard Hoare
for square TQ2877
Another of my local nurseries one of which specialises in Streptocarpus.... (more)
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Colourful sheds at Chelsea
by Richard Hoare
for square TQ2877
Featuring heucheras.
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Miniature wild rose
by Richard Dorrell
for square NG2436
Category: Wild flowers
There were just a few of these tiny plants flowering amid the jungle of grasses,... (more)
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Hedge Bindweed (Calystegia sepium)
by Anne Burgess
for square NT2863
A late-flowering plant; its normal flowering period is June to September.
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White Dead-Nettle (Lamium album)
by Anne Burgess
for square NT2863
One of many plants still in flower, though in this case it's quite normal... (more)
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Wild flowers at Kyo Bogs
by Robert Graham
for square NZ1751
Various wild flowers on the heathland at Kyo Bogs Nature Reserve. The yellow... (more)
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Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ6064
Love it or hate it, you have to admit that Sitka Spruce does produce... (more)
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Cuckoo Flower (Cardamine pratense)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3358
Also known as Lady's Smock, this is the favourite food plant of the... (more)
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Larch (Larix) Flowers
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ4765
Larches produce complicated flowers like tiny pink pineapples in spring. I think... (more)
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Alder (Alus glutinosa) in flower
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3458
The long dangling catkins are the male flowers, and the pink spikes are the... (more)
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Sweet Violet (Viola odorata)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3458
Not nearly as common as the usual Dog Violet, this flowers earlier in the... (more)
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Alder (Alnus glutinosa) Cones and Catkins
by Anne Burgess
for square NT2668
The long pale catkins are the male flowers, and the brown ovoids are old cones.... (more)
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Hazel Catkins
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3458
The catkins are the showy male flowers of the Hazel, while the female flowers... (more)
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Whin (Ulex europaeus)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3457
Also known as Gorse and Furze, this plant can be relied on to be in flower at... (more)
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Viper's Bugloss (Echium vulgare)
by Anne Burgess
for square NT2772
This is more how you'd expect to see it in November, when the flowers have... (more)
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