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Cuckoo Flower, Bangor
by Rossographer
for square J5080
Cuckoo Flower (Lady's Smock - Cardamine pratensis) growing off the... (more)
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Guelder Rose flower-head
by Jonathan Kington
for square SJ8855
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Flower head, the Walled Garden, Lydiard House and Park, Lydiard Tregoze
by Brian Robert Marshall
for square SU1084
Category: Garden
The flower is predominantly blue.
Note. This image has a detailed ‘shared... (more)
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Ladock - Roadside wild flowers
by Rob Farrow
for square SW8950
This pretty assortment of wild flowers were growing by the side of the main road... (more)
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Streptocarpus Harlequin Purple
by Richard Hoare
for square SH8076
A close up of this sensationally coloured Streptocarpus.
A medium/compact... (more)
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Common Milkwort (Polygala vulgaris)
by Anne Burgess
for square NG4000
A close detail of a flower spike, showing the typical arrangement of an apical... (more)
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Cuckoo-flowers at Bateswood Country Park
by Jonathan Hutchins
for square SJ7948
Also known as Lady's Smock.
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Whin Flowers
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3557
There's a saying, "When the whin's in flower, courting's in... (more)
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Flower head of Teasel at College Lake, near Tring
by Chris Reynolds
for square SP9314
The flowering of the teasel is interesting as it starts with a ring of flowers... (more)
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Whin (Ulex europaeus)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3065
Also known as furze or gorse. It is almost invariably possible to find flowers... (more)
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Twinflower (Linnaea borealis)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ2762
Category: Flora
Detail of a pair of flowers of this tiny delicate plant, apparently the... (more)
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Conifer flowers
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ5046
Category: Flora
Brightly coloured tips on the shoots of an ornamental conifer belie the wintry... (more)
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Lady's Smock in meadow near Pound Copse
by Vieve Forward
geograph for square SU0689
Lady's Smock, also known as Cuckoo Flower (Cardamine pratensis) in a... (more)
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Rhododendron flower cluster
by Jonathan Kington
for square SJ8855
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Bog Bean (Menyanthes trifoliata)
by Anne Burgess
for square NG1695
Category: Flora
The flowering season for Bog Bean is almost over, but there were still a few in... (more)
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Hawkish Flower
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3166
Category: Flora
My flower book (Fitter, Fitter and Blamey 2003) says that hawkbits, hawksbeards... (more)
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Wild Hyacinths
by Anne Burgess
for square NT2171
The true native Wild Hyacinth (called the English Bluebell in England) can be... (more)
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Moschatel (Adoxa moschatellina)
by Anne Burgess
for square NH8552
A closeup of the tiny flowers of this inconspicuous woodland plant. It has five... (more)
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Midwinter Flowers
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3357
There's a saying, "When the whin's not in flower, courting's... (more)
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Lady's Smock (Cardamine pratensis)
by Anne Burgess
for square NT2373
Having noted with great dismay that all the Lady's Smock or Cuckoo Flower... (more)
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Moschatel (Adoxa moschatellina)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3152
A fairly common but inconspicuous early-flowering plant of woodland and shady... (more)
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Field of purple flowers
by TCExplorer
geograph for square SJ7815
The Shropshire Petal Fields is an event which this year is open for just one... (more)
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Pavement Flowers
by Ian Dodds
for square NT0263
Red campions, it turns out, are actually pink. Although most flower guides state... (more)
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Small Nettle (Urtica urens)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ2963
Yes, there is more than one kind of nettle. Small Nettle is, as its name... (more)
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Few-flowered Spike-rush (Eleocharis quinqueflora)
by Anne Burgess
for square NO7256
One has to ask oneself why a plant with a common name of... (more)
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A mass of inflorescences
by Bob Harvey
for square SK9239
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Geranium robertianum
by Bob Harvey
for square TF0820
Herb Robert, also known as the Wren Flower or Fox Geranium or Mountain... (more)
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Flower cutters in a field of dahlias - Newton in the Isle, Cambridgeshire - 1962
by The Humphrey Family Archive
geograph for square TF4214
This field was at the rear of Alley House, the house on the right - see... (more)
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Cuckoo Flower on the margin of Loch Loy
by valenta
for square NH9358
Also known as the Lady's Smock, Cardamine palustris
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Field Gentian (Gentianella campestris)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3265
Until I checked the book I wondered if this might be an Autumn Gentian, but it... (more)
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Pink Campion
by Anne Burgess
for square HY5042
Red Campion and White Campion, both of which occur here, are known to hybridise.... (more)
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Wild flowers
by Bill Kasman
geograph for square NO3700
This display of wild flowers on the roadside verge of South Street, Lower... (more)
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Spirit of Summer
by Richard Hoare
for square TQ2877
A vibrant display of summer flowers by M&S.
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Streptocarpus by Dibleys
by Richard Hoare
for square TQ2877
Another of my local nurseries one of which specialises in Streptocarpus.... (more)
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Colourful sheds at Chelsea
by Richard Hoare
for square TQ2877
Featuring heucheras.
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Common Hemp-nettle
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3678
(Galeopsis tetrahit)
The plant was growing on a small earthen mound in... (more)
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Cross-leaved Heath (Erica tetralix)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ1924
This plant is normally at its peak flowering in midsummer, but this year it is... (more)
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Compact Rush (Juncus conglomeratus)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ7747
The distinguishing features of Compact Rush are a tight flower head and a ridged... (more)
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Common Blue Sow-thistle (Cicerbita macrophylla)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ7650
The flower is being blown about a bit by a breeze which was very welcome for its... (more)
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Common Butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3265
A single flower of this fairly common carnivorous plant of boggy ground,... (more)
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Broad-leaved Everlasting Pea (Lathyrus latifolius)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3458
Just one flower disregarding the book which says it flowers from June to August.... (more)
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Wood Forget-me-not (Myosotis sylvatica)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ1152
I'm a little unsure of this identification, because the books say the... (more)
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Bell Heather (Erica cinerea)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ2150
The Bell Heather plants here are evidently unaware that the book says they... (more)
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Ox-eye Daisy flower
by Jonathan Kington
for square SJ8959
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Honesty (Lunaria annua)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ2156
Category: Flora
This year there are several plants with white flowers among the more usual... (more)
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Insects on Flower
by Anne Burgess
for square NO6948
Category: Butterfly
On the left is a Green-veined White butterfly (Pieris napi), the commonest white... (more)
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Common Wintergreen (Pyrola minor)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3265
Category: Flora
This can be distinguished from other wintergreens by its pale pink flowers, and... (more)
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Monkey Flower (Mimulus guttatus)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ1657
Category: Flora
A fine display of this introduced species, which flourishes in wet places.
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Sweet Cicely (Myrrhis odorata)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3563
Category: Flora
This plant can easily be identified because if you crush its leaves, they smell... (more)
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Green Alkanet (Pentaglottis sempervirens)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3365
Category: Flora
I've always thought this was a curious name for a plant with such vivid... (more)
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