A selection from the Pembroke coast, Lousewort, Spring squill, Sea campion & Early purple orchid #WildflowerHour @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Never seen such an abundance of Golden-saxifrage as in these Pembroke woods. #WidflowerHour @bsbibotany.bsky.social

I've generally found that albino A. morio are later to come into flower; not this one. @ukorchids.bsky.social

Scarcely room to fit another celandine on this verge. & here's an unusual albino which occasionallyappears. #WildflowerHour @bsbibotany.bsky.social

It's always a treat when the Pasque flowers come into bloom #WildflowerHour @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Our best local, but vulnerable, site for Gagea lutea has sadly suffered from damage & neglect which we are working to resolve. Fortunately a nearby site has, this year, flowered far better & spread to new areas #wildflowerhour @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Narcissus pseudonarcissus is having an excellent year in the Golden Triangle. & isn't it far better for our road verges to be rich in native plants like this rather than planted up with cultivars? #wildflowerhour

Almost 30 plants seen in flower today, of which Rock-rose was the most splendid. Cut-leaved germander was a no show this year but it's looking very promising for 2026. #wildflowerhour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

A late flowering Spreading bellflower at its only Glos site, Westonbirt arboretum plus a very unseasonal cowslip. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #Wildflowerhour

We knew Goldilocks aster was rare & it grew on the Gower, but not where, so we were really pleased to find this small patch as we walked the coast path. & what a little beauty it is. #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

Thanks. It's the best I've ever seen.

It's a corker isn't it? Best I think I've ever seen

In the week we went to the New Forest to see the beautiful Marsh Gentians the #WildflowerHour challenge is #GentianFamily What a happy coincidence @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

A foray to the New Forest to just catch Bog orchid, past their best, Spiranthes (in short supply in our area) & not numerous here plus some splendid Marsh Gentians @ukorchids.bsky.social (never seen it so dry)

Nice

Poland?

En route home we diverted to see Creeping Lady's-tresses, a plant we rarely get to see & it certainly qualifies for #hairyplants & for balance a most unhairy St. Olaf's candlestick (One-flowered wintergreen) #WildfloweHour @ukorchids.bsky.social

Will do shortly. 10 figure Gref.

Here's a rare one we saw today, hybrid between Heath spotted & Frog orchid, not commonly found I'm told & rather a pretty plant. @ukorchids.bsky.social On our way home tomorrow, leaving the wind & rain behind!

Some Nortern Marsh hybrids. The first could be x D. incarnata pulchella - RB says it looks quite persuasive while regarding it as one of the most difficult to id.then 2 x Heath spotted & 1 x Frog. @ukorchids.bsky.social

A couple of Epipactis atrorubens from Durness for #HelleborineChallenge & #WildflowerHour plus the delightful tiny(1") endemic Primula scotica & Purple oxytropis, both extremely local & rare.

I know, fabulous isn't it? & the frogs were often larger than the twayblades! A superb site with 2 Gymnadenias, N. marsh, Grass of parnassus, Field gentian, Moonwort & so much more.

Absolute abundance of Frog orchids on the north coast of Sutherland @ukorchids.bsky.social

Scotland, near Poolewe.

We used to know these as Dactylorhiza lapponica. Don't know their current taxonomic status but they are pretty rare & you have to go a long way to see them. @ukorchids.bsky.social

Meadow rue in a flodplain meadow for #WildflowerHour It spends part of the year under water so could be considered one of the honorary #AquqaticPlants @widflowerhour.bsky.social

Of course. No hybrids seen.

It took some persistence to get Wilts council to adjust their mowing regime to allow the Bee orchids to survive on this roundabout. Unfortunately this year drought has taken a toll. #WildflowerHour #UrbanPlants

Ox-eye daisy, knapweed & meadow crane's-bill have found a home in Waitrose car park #WidfowerHour #UrbanPlants @wildflowehour.bsky.social

Marsh helleborine starting to flower at its only (i think) downland site with some nice Frog orchids & a small white Pyramidal. @ukorchids.bsky.social