Cowslip #wildflower

Posted by on May 2, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, April, Cowslip, Flowers, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Cowslip.

A traditional cure for sleeping problems, says the Woodland Trust.

Primula veris pictured on April 7.

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Cuckooflower #wildflower

Posted by on Apr 28, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, April, Cuckooflower, Flowers, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Cuckooflower or Lady's Smock.

Cardamine pratensis, also known as Lady’s Smock.

Picture taken April 7.

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Bluebell #wildflowers

Posted by on Apr 25, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, April, Bluebell, Flowers, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Bluebell.

One among many Hyacinthoides non-scripta.

Picture taken April 7.

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Wood Anemone #wildflower

Posted by on Apr 21, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, April, Flowers, Plants, Spring, Wood Anemone | 0 comments

Wood Anemone.

The year’s first anemone should be plucked reverently and stored up as a remedy against all diseases, according to Baker in Discovering the Folklore of Plants.

Anemonoides nemorosa pictured on April 7.

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Dog violet #wildflower

Posted by on Apr 7, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Common Dog Violet, Flowers, March, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Dog-violet.

Viola riviniana.

Picture taken March 25.

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False Oxlip #wildflower

Posted by on Apr 4, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, False Oxlip, Flowers, March, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

False Oxlip.

Primula veris x vulgaris (P. x polyantha).

Picture taken March 25.

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Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage #plant

Posted by on Mar 28, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, March, Opposite-leaved Golden-Saxifrage, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage.

First time since 2018 that I’ve spotted Chrysosplenium oppositifolium.

Picture taken March 25.

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The ‘Christmas Rose’ blooms #wildflowers

Posted by on Mar 24, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, March, Plants, Spring, Stinking Hellebore | 0 comments

Stinking Hellebore.

Stinking Hellebore, Helleborus foetidus.

Picture taken March 10.

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Haemorrhoid treatment #wildflowers

Posted by on Mar 17, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, Lesser Celandine, March, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Lesser Celandine.

Lesser Celandine or Pilewort, Ficaria verna.

Picture taken March 10.

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“Quite violent purgative” #plant

Posted by on Feb 21, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, February, Flowers, Plants, Spurge Laurel, Winter | 0 comments

Spurge Laurel.

Neither a spurge nor a laurel, Spurge Laurel, Daphne laureola, was once used medicinally, according to Stevens in “Discovering Wild Plant Names.”

Picture taken February 9.

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Stinking Hellebore #plant

Posted by on Feb 14, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, February, Flowers, Plants, Stinking Hellebore, Winter | 0 comments

Stinking Hellebore.

Helleborus foetidus, a Christmas rose about to flower. First time I’ve noticed this on the way into the wood.

Picture taken on February 9.

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Drunkard’s aid #plant

Posted by on Feb 7, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, Ivy, January, Plants, Winter | 0 comments

Ivy.

Spreading the leaves of Ivy, Hedera helix, across the path of those worse for wear could bring them to their senses, according to Baker in “Discovering the Folklore of Plants.”

Picture taken January 22.

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