Gentian family member #flowers

Posted by on Jul 29, 2015 in 2015, Common Centaury, Flowers, July, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Common Centaury, July 2015

 

Centaury, Centaurium erythraea. (more…)

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Silver-washed Fritillary #butterflies

Posted by on Jul 28, 2015 in 2015, Bramble, Butterflies, Flowers, Insects, July, Silver-washed Fritillary, Summer | 1 comment

 

 

Butterfly, Silver-washed Fritillary, July 2015

 

Argynnis paphia on Bramble flower, Rubus fruticosus. (more…)

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Heart of the Earth, Herb Carpenter, Hercules Woundwort #flowers

Posted by on Jul 27, 2015 in 2015, Flowers, July, Self-heal, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Self-heal, July 2015

 

All names for Prunella vulgaris, Self-heal. (more…)

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Upright Hedge Parsley #flowers

Posted by on Jul 25, 2015 in 2015, Flowers, July, Summer, Upright Hedge-parlsey | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Hedge Parsley, July 2015

 

Torilis japonica. (more…)

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A defence against fevers #flowers

Posted by on Jul 23, 2015 in 2015, Flowers, Honeysuckle, July, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Honeysuckle, July 2015

 

Placing Honeysuckle above the door of a house was believed to be beneficial, says Baker. (more…)

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Spear Thistle #flowers

Posted by on Jul 21, 2015 in 2015, Flowers, July, Spear Thistle, Summer, Thistle | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Spear Thistle, July 2015

 

Cirsium vulgare. (more…)

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Burdock #flowers

Posted by on Jul 18, 2015 in 2015, Burdocks, Flowers, July, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Burdock, July 2015

 

Waiting for it to flower to try to decide whether Greater or Lesser. (more…)

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The gold and the silver #flowers

Posted by on Jul 16, 2015 in 2015, Birch, Creeping Buttercup, Flowers, July, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Creeping Buttercup, July 2015

 

Creeping Buttercup, Ranunculus repens, and fallen Silver Birch,Betula Pendula . (more…)

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Bramble flower

Posted by on Jul 13, 2015 in 2015, Bramble, Flowers, June, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Bramble, July 2015

 

Rubus fruticosus. (more…)

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Marsh Bedstraw

Posted by on Jul 12, 2015 in 2015, Flowers, June, Marsh Bedstraw, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Marsh-bedstraw, June 2015

 

Galium palustre, late on site as needed help with identification. (more…)

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From sun god to saint

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

 

 

Flowers, St Johns Wort, July 2015

 

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

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‘ … as empty spaces also become orchids …’

Posted by on Jul 4, 2015 in 2015, Common Spotted Orchid, Flowers, June, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Common Spotted Orchid, June 2015

 

From ‘Wild Orchids‘ by Colin Carpenter. (more…)

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