Seed Pods of Stinking Iris (Iris foetidissima) today. #wildflowerhour

Red Valerian (Centranthus ruber) today. #wildflowerhour

Ripe Bittersweet fruits (Solanum dulcamara) in garden today. #wildflowerhour

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Ivy bee on Ivy flowers. #wildflowerhour

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Pellitory of the Wall (Parietaria judaica) growing on house wall. (under attack by aphids!) #wildflowerhour

Thyme-leaved Speedwell (Veronica serpyllifolia) on edge of garden path, today. #wildflowerhour

Common Mouse-ear (Cerastium fontanum) in garden today. #wildflowerhour

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My #FavouritePlant this year is Marjoram (Origanum vulgare) growing wild in several places in my garden. Such a wonderful attraction to many insects, some shown below:- Gatekeeper butterfly (Pyronia tithonus) Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) #wildflowerhour

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Lesser Hawkbit (Leontodon saxatilis) growing on gravel path. #wildflowerhour

Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) #fruits #wildflowerhour

Bittersweet fruits (Solanum dulcamara). #fruits #wildflowerhour

Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis) berries.(31.08.25) #fruits #wildflowerhour

Bristly Oxtongue (Helminthotheca echioides) wild in garden. #DaisyFamily #wildflowerhour

Common Ragwort(Senecio jacobaea) , flowers and seedheads in my mini meadow. #DaisyFamily #wildflowerhour

Guernsey Fleabane(Conyza sumatrensis) by the fence in garden. #wildflowerhour #DaisyFamily

Hoverfly (Eupeodes luniger) on field Bindweed(convolvulus arvensis in garden. #PollinatorPals #wildflowerhour

7 Spot Ladybird(Coccinella septempunctata) on Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) in mini meadow. #PollinatorPals #wildflowerhour

Hoverfly ( Volucella inanis) on Watermint (Mentha aquatica) in garden this week. #PollinatorPals #wildflowerhour

The flower of Spreading Yellow Sorrel (Oxalis corniculatus) #wildflowerhour

Black Medick(Medicago lupulina) in my semi-wild garden. #wildflowerhour

Bittersweet (Solanum dulcamara) in back garden, today. #wildflowerhour

Enchanter's Nightshade (Circaea lutetiana) in dark corner of the garden. #wildflowerhour

Lemon Balm(Melissa officianalis) and Water Mint (Mentha aquatica) are both naturalised in my garden. #DeadNettleFamily #wildflowerhour

Self-heal (Prunella vulgaris) and Marjoram (Origanum vulgare) both grow wild in my garden. #DeadNettleFamily #wildflowerhour

Speckled Bush-cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima) enjoying the sun in garden this afternoon. @theralphclayton.bsky.social

Male Gatekeeper butterfly (Pyronia tithonus) on Marjoram (Origanum vulgare) that grows wild in my garden.

Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) in mini meadow. It attracts so many different insects. Here are 3 seen this week. Marmalade fly(Episyrphus balteatus) Common Blue Butterfly (Polyommatus coridon) and 7 spot Ladybird (Coccinella Septempunctata) #wildflowerhour

Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) growing in gravelled parking area in front garden. #wildflowerhour

American Willowherb (Epilobium ciliatum) growing in a dark corner by a drainpipe. #wildflowerhour

Yellow Corydalis (Pseudofumaria lutea) brightening the narrow side of the house. #wildflowerhour

Ground Elder (Aegopodium podagraria) blooming well in front garden, today. #wildflowerhour

Pellitory of the Wall (Parietaria judaica) today. Grows under my bedroom window. #wildflowerhour

Common sorrel (Rumex acetosa) in mini-meadow. (01.06.25) #wildflowerhour

Smooth Hawksbeard (Crepis capillaris) ......about a metre tall. (01.06.25) #wildflowerhour

Red Valerian (Centranthus ruber) in garden, with many others! (01.06.25) #wildflowerhour

Cat's Ears (Hypochaeris radicata) in mini-meadow. #WildFlowerShow #wildflowerhour

Anemone blanda and Primroses in abundance in my semi-wild garden.

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Some of the Spring flowers in my garden today.

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Cyclamen Coum ( Eastern Sowbread) naturalised in my garden. Recently appeared in gravelled parking area. Hope that they don't get run over! #wildflowerhour