Entries in Plants (194)

Saturday
Jul052014

Water Lilies

Water lilies, probably Nymphaea alba, near the north bank of the large lake.  Nominally the white water lily but these were distinctly pinkish.

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2014-07-04.

Monday
Jun162014

Poppy

A flower of a poppy, Papaver rhoeas.

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2014-06-14.

Sunday
Jun152014

Scarlet Pimpernel

A flower of scarlet pimpernel, Anagallis arvensis. Its leaves are like this:

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2014-06-14.

Tuesday
Jun102014

Another Orchid

The flower of a bee orchid, Ophrys apifera.  One of several that I came across growing within a few feet of each other.

Photos taken in the field to the west of Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2014-06-08.

Monday
Jun092014

Orchid

A heath spotted orchid, Dactylorhiza maculata, possibly a hydrid with a species which has white flowers. 

It is the leaves that are spotted:

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2014-06-07.