St John’s Wort #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Jul 22, 2022 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, June, Plants, St John's-wort, Summer | 0 comments

Hypericum perforatum.

Picture taken June 24.

#wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #wildflower

Marmalade hoverfly #insects #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Jul 14, 2021 in 2021, An English Wood Blog, Fauna, Flowers, Hover Fly, Insects, July, Plants, St John's-wort, Summer | 0 comments

Episyrphus balteatus on St John’s Wort, Hypericum perforatum, perhaps bringing birthday wishes.

Picture taken July 9.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #hoverfly #hoverflies #insects #insect

St John’s Wort #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 7, 2020 in 2020, Flowers, July, Plants, St John's-wort, Summer | 0 comments

Hypericum perforatum. (more…)

St John’s-wort #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Jul 19, 2019 in 2019, July, St John's-wort, Summer | 0 comments

Hypericum perforatum. (more…)

St John’s Wort #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Jul 24, 2017 in 2017, Flowers, July, St John's-wort, Summer | 0 comments

Hypericum perforatum. (more…)

Effective against ghosts and evil spirits #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Jul 10, 2017 in 2017, July, St John's-wort, Summer | 0 comments

St John’s Wort, also known as ‘scaredevil”, says Baker. (more…)

St John’s Wort #plants

Posted by Wildwood on Jul 12, 2016 in 2016, Flowers, July, Provisional identification, St John's-wort, Summer | 0 comments

Hypericum perforatum, provisional identification. (more…)

St John’s Wort #plants

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 14, 2015 in 2015, August, Flowers, Provisional identification, St John's-wort, Summer | 0 comments

Puzzled by the leaves, perhaps Hypericum tetrapterum – Square-stalked St John’s Wort. (more…)

From sun god to saint

Posted by Wildwood on Jul 9, 2015 in 2015, Flowers, July, St John's-wort, Summer | 0 comments

St John’s Wort, first the flower of the Norse god Balder and later dedicated to St John, says Baker. (more…)

Coming in to land

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 4, 2014 in 2014, Bee, Bombus campestris, Bumblebee, Flowers, Insects, July, Provisional identification, St John's-wort, Summer | 0 comments

Bumblebee, possibly a Buff-tail, Bombus terrestris, approaching Hypericum perforatum, St John’s-wort. (more…)

Walking on sunshine

Posted by Wildwood on Jul 14, 2014 in 2014, Flowers, July, St John's-wort, Summer | 0 comments

Happy Birthday, Ellen! (more…)

St John’s-wort

Posted by Wildwood on Jul 8, 2014 in 2014, Flowers, June, St John's-wort, Summer | 0 comments

Probably the hairy variety, Hypericum hirsutum. (more…)