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#WildflowerHour This Greater Celandine managed to find a way of growing outside of a derelict site against the fibre board which probably gave it the protection enabling it to flourish.
The confusingly named Green Alkanet, known for its blue flowers and the red dye that can be obtained from its roots. Killiney Beach, Co. Dublin. #wildflowerhour
The problem with spotting #treeflowers for #WildflowerHour is how high these self-seeded ash trees are! In the grounds of Moseley Hall Hospital, Birmingham
Loads of #treeflowers out there at the moment ! Here are a selection of those I’ve found in flower (and a couple still in bud) over the last week or so. See ALT text for details. #WildflowerHour@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
There seems to be red dead nettle everywhere around here at the moment! Often being visited by hairy footed flower bees, like the male shown here (the female is black). #WildflowerHour
A whole frame full of wildflowers for #wildflowerhour: dandelions, red dead-nettle, speedwell, shepherd’s purse, common chickweed and hairy bittercress. Yesterday in a Gloucestershire field.
Common Gorse was looking very fine at Thursley on Thursday when I called in hoping for Woodlark (failed) and Dartford Warbler (saw one! yay!). Such fantastic flowers when you stop to look at them. #WildflowerHour