Flowers & Plants 1


Found some huge Fuller’s Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) growing near a small pond.


A little Willowherb flower (Epilobium palustre) about to open up.


Some Great Willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum) stretching towards the sun.


Close-up of a budding Great Willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum), captured on a dewy morning.


Macro shot of a prickly little seed pod from an unknown Thistle.


Close-up of a Borage or Starflower (Borago officinalis) captured in the soft evening light.


A wild Petty Spurge (Euphorbia peplus) captured in my backyard.


Close-up shot of a blooming Zinnia elegans, captured in my backyard.


Close-up shot of a blooming Zinnia elegans, captured in my backyard.


Close-up shot of a blooming Zinnia elegans, captured in my backyard.


Macro shot of a White Orchid, captured on my windowsill.


Close-up shot of a white Lily, captured at a local cemetery.


Close-up shot of an Oriental Lily, captured at a local cemetery.


A blooming Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) captured at a local cemetery. Radial Blur added.


Closeup of a Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta), just about to open up.


Close-up of a Dandelion’s seed capsule.


The first Dandelions have just emerged πŸ™‚


This seed capsule of a Goat’s Beard is about double the size of a Dandelion’s.


Close-up of a blooming Yellow Goat’s Beard (Tragopogon pratensis).


New Lupin buds shooting out from the base of the old plant.


Blooming wild Lupins captured in my backyard.


Blooming wild Lupins captured in the morning light.


White Lupins hit by the first sun rays in my backyard.


Wild Lupins bathing in the early evening light.


Close-up shot of a wild Lupin captured in my backyard.


Close-up shot of a wild Lupin captured in my backyard.


Morning dew on a wild Lupin growing in my backyard.


Close-up shot of a wild Lupin’s fuzzy seed capsules, captured in my backyard.


Close-up of a blooming Geranium variant, captured at a local cemetery.


Close-up of a blooming Geranium variant, captured somewhere in the countryside.


The morning dew and golden light was too inviting to miss out.


Close-up shot of a Creeping Bellflower (Campanula rapunculoides), captured in my backyard.


Close-up shot of a blooming Blue Clips (Campanula carpatica), captured in my backyard.


Close-up shot of a blooming Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), captured in my backyard.


Cuckoo Flowers (Cardamine pratensis) growing wild in my backyard.


A bloomimg Bulbous Bittercress (Cardamine bulbosa) growing wild in my backyard.


A Grass Lily or Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum) growing wild in my backyard.


A close-up shot of a Rhododendron flower, captured at a local cemetery.


Close-up of a Featherfoil (Hottonia palustris), a water plant growing in a local pond.


A heart-shaped Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis scorpioides) captured in my backyard.


A Perforate St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum), captured at a local pond.


Closeup of a beautiful Orange Day Lily (Lilium hemerocallis fulva) blooming on my veranda.


Close-up of a blooming Great Globethistle (Echinops sphaerocephalus) growing wild in my backyard.


A close-up of a Tulip, captured in mt backyard.


A row of Bleeding Hearts (Lamprocapnos spectabilis), captured at a local cemetery.


Blooming Daffodils (Narcissus pseudo narcissus), captured at a local cemetery.


Bluebell in Spe. Will start blooming in a few days πŸ™‚


Today I ventured outside between the showers to capture some of the many Bluebells popping up everywhere.


Time for the Bluebells once again.


Most of my front yard looks like this at the moment. Bluebells ad libitum – quite a pleasant sight.