There’s something unworldly about Devils-bit scabious, Succisa pratensis. (more…)
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Fleabane’s name derives from its smoke, if burned, driving away fleas and other insects, says Botanical. (more…)
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From ‘Mutability’ – often known as ‘The flower that smiles to-day’ – by Percy Bysshe Shelley. (more…)
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Common Ragwort is said to flower on July 25, St James’s Day, says Stevens. (more…)
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With thanks to Kingfisher on Twitter who identified Centaurea nigra. (more…)
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The starch element of Lords and Ladies, Arum maculatum, was used. (more…)
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A US name for Hemp Agrimony, named after a Native American medicine man who used it to treat typhus. (more…)
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