Named for the Baptist #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on Jul 4, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, June, Month, Plants, St John's-wort, Summer | 0 comments

An old belief tells of the glandular dots of St John’s Wort, Hypericum perforatum, oozing blood on the day the saint was executed, writes Stevens.

Picture taken June 20.

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‘We smell the odour of honeysuckle’ #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 20, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, Honeysuckle, June, Plants, Summer | 0 comments

Lonicera periclymenum and a line from ‘Cascade’ by Robert Desnos.

Picture taken on June 2.

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Cow Parsley #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 16, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Cow Parsley, Flowers, May, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Anthriscus sylvestris, also known as Queen Anne’s lace says the Woodland Trust.

Picture taken May 28.

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Take to strengthen the liver? #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 13, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Field Maple, May, Plants, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

The seventeenth English botanist and herbalist Nicholas Culpeper recommended using the leaves and bark of Field Maple, Acer campestre.

Picture taken May 28. 
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Bush Vetch #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 6, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Bush Vetch, Flowers, May, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Vicia sepium.

Picture taken May 28.

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Yellow Pimpernel #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on May 30, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, May, Plants, Spring, Yellow Pimpernel | 0 comments

Lysimachia nemorum.

Picture taken May 8.

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Bush Vetch #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on May 26, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Bush Vetch, Flowers, May, Month, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Vicia sepium.

Picture taken May 8.

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Wood Speedwell #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on May 23, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, May, Month, Plants, Spring, Wood Speedwell | 0 comments

Veronica montana.

Picture taken May 8.

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Yellow Archangel #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on May 19, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, May, Month, Plants, Spring, Yellow Archangel | 0 comments

Lamium galeobdolon.

Picture taken May 8.

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Wild Garlic #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on May 16, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, May, Month, Plants, Ramsons, Spring | 0 comments

Also known as “Ramsons”, a word derived from the Anglo-Saxon word for “rank”, says Stevens in “Discovering WIld Plant Names.”

Allium ursinum, picture taken May 8.

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Germander Speedwell #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on May 12, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, Germander Speedwell, May, Month, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Veronica chamaedrys.

Picture taken May 8.

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Adder’s Meat #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on May 9, 2025 in 2025, April, Flowers, Greater Stitchwort, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

More commonly called Greater Stitchwort, Stellaria holostea is known by many names, including Star of Bethlehem and Wedding Cakes.

Picture taken April 27.

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