Cirsium heterophyllum – August 10th 2026 – Melancholy Thistle
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Why is it ‘melancholy’?
Platanthera chlorantha – August 3rd 2026 – Greater butterfly orchid
A native orchid, pollinated by moths
Pilosella aurantiaca – July 27th 2026 – Fox and cubs
A splash of colour from a Hawkweed
Impatiens glandulifera – July 20th 2026 – himalayan balsam
An invasive alien, flowering now.
Cerinthe major – July 13th 2026 – Honeywort
A garden plant that we may expect to see in the wild soon
Sedum album – JuLY 6th 2026 – white stonecrop
Three common stonecrops
Centaurea cyanthus – June 29th 2026 – cornflower
Once a persistent weed of cereal fields, but no longer.
Ranunculus – June 22nd 2026 – Buttercups
Six years ago we published this buttercup blog and it remains the blog with the most ‘views’.
Erigeron acris – June 15th 2026 – Blue Fleabane
Cinderella of the fleabanes
Trifolium incarnatum – June 8th 2026 – Crimson clover
The phrase "we are in clover" (or "living in clover") means to be living a life of luxury, comfort, and prosperity.
