WILDFLOWERS YOU HAVE SEEN WHILE OUT WALKING

That comfrey is so much further ahead than here. I grow it for using as a plant food.
Lovely to have those orchids @strongylodon . I have one in the garden [spotted] which must have come in with a plant. I managed to relocate it to a better site and always look forward to it flowering.
Our hills are covered in them in about another month or two - they look superb when you see a huge area of them.

 

Do bluebells count?

 

@shiney I don't expect to see Bees until late May to June and Pyramidals late June/July.

 

More Green Winged, Early Purple and Early Spiders, there are dozens out now.

 

@strongylodon what a wonderful array of wild native orchids. Stunning.

 

Thanks @On the Levels they are the three early ones. There are only about 18 native orchids in Dorset and half of those are very rare here, I wish there were more.

 

The wild bluebells are out in force in the hedgerows here now having started sporadically a couple of weeks ago and the wild white asphodels are opening up their spires too. Lovely.

 

Loads of colts foot out on a walk round the wind farm. I thought they were dandelions at first

 

Love them!

 

Hybrid Woodcock/Fly orchid in Dorset, just three small plants.

 

I took some seed from this big patch of white Honesty a couple of years ago, but have only succeeded in growing a couple of small plants so far. So I was pleased to find it in such good shape when out walking yesterday - I don't think I saw any there last year. I will make sure to collect more seed later on. I also found the purple variety nearby.

 

Common Lousewort, parasitic bog plant and barely 6" high.

 

Caltha palustris, Marsh Marigold :-



Dandelion, Taraxacum :-





Cardamine pratensis, Lady's Smock :-