At this time of year the Hills and Hollows are a golden sea of dry grass with flecks of colourful flowers. Here, in a view towards Spinney Hill, are two vigorous plants of Lesser Knapweed nearly 3 feet high. From a distance looking very like its cousins the Thistles, with purple tufts of flowers which […]
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This hardy little plant is another wayside wanderer. Pineappleweed was first cultivated in Britain in 1784, according to the entry in the Online Atlas of British and Irish Flora, but within a hundred years it naturalised in the wild and has become completely at home. The flower-heads, and to a lesser extent the soft and […]
It is a mistake to think too badly of this plant as it can bring great benefits to other wildlife, feeding butterflies – Marbled White seen in the photo above – and bees with its nectar as well as nourishing many more on its leaves and stems. With proper management, Creeping Thistle will not get […]
This deliciously sweet-scented pink-purple flower is the Musk Thistle. It is extremely popular for its nectar with a range of pollinating insects such as butterflies and bumblebees – one can be seen here in the photo, sheltering from this morning’s light shower of rain. Larvae of the Sword-Grass and Frosted Orange moths feed on the […]
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