#wildflowerhour Still some beauties around this week in County Antrim.

Some fabulous and eye-catching seed heads and stems this weekend. #Wildflowerhour #SeedHeads

#Wildflowerhour #SeedHeads The continuing joy of Yellow Rattle. Now, as a seed head, living up to its name while providing the perfect posts for Common Darters.

Having seen a very trampled down version of this Common Bur-reed on Monday, I was amazed to find a more upright (if unreachable) versio yesterday. The little pods look.like cauliflowers to me! #wildflowers

Not sure I've ever seen a more luscious 'berry' than a Devil's Bit Scabious flower not yet opened. No wonder the bees go mad for them! #wildflowers #purple

Along the margins of a rainy Bog Meadows in Belfast this morning, my heart lifted to see little pockets of Water-mint, Celery-leaved Buttercup, White Bedstraw and Marsh Woundwort. #wildflowerhour #wetlandplants #InternationalBogDay2026

Another great theme from #wildflowerhour this week, thank you. A special visit to blanket bog in County Antrim this week yielded both Round and Oblong Leaved Sundew, Bog Asphodel and abundant Tormentil. Such a treat to be in their company. #wetlandplants #InternationalBogDay2026

I'm quite enchanted by the tiny ghost flowers on my lemon balm! #wildflowers #nature

So hard to choose just four.... but these are today's Gold Stars 🌟

World Cup Winners for surviving the drought- seashore version. Sea Campion, Sea Spurrey (Gtr), Harebell and Sea Plantain. #wildflowerhour #StillFlowering

#StillFlowering #wildflowerhour Still blooming despite the heat (and not beside an obvious watercourse) include Tormentil, Yarrow, St John's Wort and Chicory.

#Wildflowerhour #AquaticPlants A very special star guest appearance for Wildflower Hour - the killer plant from Little Shop of Horrors masquerading as a just emerging Marsh Marigold. Look at those teeth!!!!!!

#Wildflowerhour #AquaticPlants Lesser Spearwort, White water FMN, Brooklime and Bog Pimpernel for this week's theme.

Typical of me that my first ever home-grown Marsh Marigold in my tiny pond smiled at me like the plant in Little Shop of Horrors!!!!! #wildflowerhour #wildflowers

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A wonderfully white day, including Hairy Tare, Wild Thyme, Flowering Rush and Eyebright #wildflowerhour #wildflowers #Irishwildflowers

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Starwort #wildflowers #wildflowerhour

A lovely orchiding (not a real word!) experience over recent days. These beauties, plus Commons, Marshes and Heaths. Sublime to see. ❤️ @ukorchids @wildflower_hour

A trio of nature's wild titans ready to join Foxgloves in redeeming verges from the mowing frenzy round here. Ragwort, Rosebay Willowherb and Meadowsweet. Thank you, beautiful #wildflowers

#PollinatorPals The Butterfly Edition! Toomebridge, June 26. Includes Common Blues on Common bird’s-foot trefoil, Orange Tips on Cuckoo-flower, Painted Lady and Six-Spot Burnet on Thistle. @wildflower_hour #wildflowerhour