Nature Notes for May 2024

There were lots of plants in flower this month some of which were included in the post for April.  

The list below is not exhaustive and we did not manage to take photographs of all of them while busy gardening.

Plants in flower included

• Clematis (Clematis montana)
• ​Peony (Paeonia lactiflora)
• Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza purpurella)
• Lydian broom (Genista lydia)
• Common dog violet (Viola riviniana)
• Various cranesbills (Geranium)
• Aquilegia
• Red hawthorn
• Comfrey
• Wild strawberry 
• Chives
• Yellow rattle (Rhinanthus minor)
• Climbing hydrangea
• Catmint (Nepeta)​​​

• Sweet rocket (Hesperis matronalis)
• Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus)
• Bugle ‘Black Scallop’
• Euonymus
• White bellflower
• Astilbe 'Fanal'
• Roses and sweet briars
• New Zealand satin flower (Libertia chilensis Formosa)
• Fringe cups (Tellima grandiflora)
• London pride (Saxifraga × urbium)
• Alliums
• Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)