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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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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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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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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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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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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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Bumble Bee on Cranesbill Flower (1)
by Anne Burgess
for square NO6948
The bright blue-purple flowers of a large clump of Cranesbill attracts large... (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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Milkwort (Polygala sp)
by Anne Burgess
for square NG5162
Milkwort is generally a deep blue colour, but occasionally you come across a... (more)
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Milkwort (Polygala sp)
by Anne Burgess
for square NG6213
Milkwort is usually a rich shade of blue, but occasionally you find a plant with... (more)
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Bumble Bee on Cranesbill Flower (2)
by Anne Burgess
for square NO6948
One of many bees attracted to the bright purple-blue flowers of a clump of Cranesbill.
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Devil's Bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ1924
This is a plant that usually flowers earlier in the year, but this year there... (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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Hoverfly on Scabious
by Anne Burgess
for square NO6948
Category: Insects
The flower is Field Scabious (Knautia arvensis). Thanks to Mike Pennington who... (more)
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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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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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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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Alpine Lady's Mantle (Alchemilla alpina)
by Anne Burgess
for square NJ3357
This species normally grows only in mountains, so it was a great surprise to... (more)
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Galium aparine
by Bob Harvey
for square TF0819
Cleavers, Goose Grass, Bedstraw - call it what you will it is everywhere in the... (more)
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White flowered red campion, Churchland Lane
by Patrick Roper
for square TQ7818
The white flowered form of the red campion (Silene dioica) can be difficult to... (more)
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Creeping Buttercup (Ranunculus repens)
by Anne Burgess
for square SW5927
A fine example of a very common plant, the one on the left rather larger and... (more)
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Primroses (Primula vulgaris)
by Anne Burgess
for square NG5948
One of many clumps of primroses in the woods by the path.
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Common Butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris)
by Anne Burgess
for square NG6008
Common Butterwort is widespread on bogs and wet moors. Its leaves are designed... (more)
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Figwort
by Anne Burgess
for square NG6710
Probably Common Figwort (Scrophularia nodosa) because this is the only species... (more)
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Heath Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza maculata)
by Anne Burgess
for square NG3330
This species is fairly common on the acid bogs all over Skye.
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Bugle (Ajuga reptans)
by Anne Burgess
for square NG5536
There was a large patch of this beside the ironstone spoil heap.
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Dog Violet (Viola riviniana)
by Anne Burgess
for square NG5846
The commonest and most widespread species of violet in the Highlands and Islands.
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Pyramidal Orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis)
by Anne Burgess
for square SY6970
A trio of splendid specimens.
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Miniature wild rose
by Richard Dorrell
for square NG2436
Category: Wild flowers
There were just a few of these tiny plants flowering amid the jungle of grasses,... (more)
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Butterflies
by Anne Burgess
for square NO6948
Category: Butterfly
The insect on top of the Field Scabious flower is a Painted Lady (Cynthia... (more)
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Soldier Beetle (Rhagonycha fulva)
by Anne Burgess
for square NO6948
Category: Insects
At least that's what I think it must be. Apparently called a Bloodsucker... (more)
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Fatshedera flowers, Bradford Road subway, Brighouse
by Humphrey Bolton
for square SE1422
The Fatshedera shrub is an inter-generic hybrid between fatsia (flower) and ivy... (more)
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Flowers on the bankside
by Robert Graham
geograph for square NZ1053
Wild flowers on the side of the cutting on the Derwent Walk just north of the... (more)
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Wild Flowers at the Grove pools
by Robert Graham
geograph for square NZ0950
This wild flower meadow has been created on the former Consett Steelworks site.... (more)
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A giant Himalayan lily (Cardiocrinum giganteum)
by Richard Hoare
for square SH5573
Cardiocrinum are large bulbous perennials with heart-shaped leaves and... (more)
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A rare sighting of a giant Himalayan lily (Cardiocrinum giganteum) in bloom
by Richard Hoare
for square SH5573
Cardiocrinum are large bulbous perennials with heart-shaped leaves and... (more)
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Flowers at Webbs of Wychbold
by Philip Halling
for square SO9267
Helenium 'Shahin's Early Flowerer', thanks to Jonathan Billinger... (more)
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Central pillar of the Spirit of Summer
by Richard Hoare
for square TQ2877
Exhibit by M&S.
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Alliums at Chelsea Flower Show
by Richard Hoare
for square TQ2877
The Who should be here to support this variety 'Pinball Wizard'.
Why... (more)
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Queen's head display
by Richard Hoare
for square TQ2877
Design in numbers
3 metres high 112 buckets 10,000 flower stems 300 metres of... (more)
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Willow Catkins
by Anne Burgess
for square NG4000
Flowers on a row of willows in wet ground that was formerly cultivated. I do not... (more)
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Flowers in a bed in Victoria Park
by Philip Halling
for square ST5971
Flowers in a flowerbed in Victoria Park in the Windmill Hill area of Bristol.
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Musk Mallow
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3975
(Malva moschata)
The flowers are beside a short path that leads out of... (more)
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Colourful flowers
by Philip Halling
for square SO8554
Colourful flowers on a stall, in fact they are not real, they are made from fabric.
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Cyclamen at College Lake, near Tring
by Chris Reynolds
for square SP9314
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Nettle and Bluebell
by Bob Harvey
for square SK9829
Lamium album, the Dead Nettle, has white flowers (hence the 'album'... (more)
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Lady's smocks
by Philip Halling
for square SO8445
Lady's smock is also known as cuckoo flower (Cardamine pratensis); here it... (more)
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