Devilsbit scabious

..succisa pratensis

Another very beautiful day.  I had a good walk from Shawford along the Itchen Navigation and up over St Catherine's Hill.  The south and west sides of the hill are covered with devilsbit scabious, one of the latest wild plants to reach peak flowering time.  And as you can see, still plenty of bees around.  I've also seen darters and butterflies, mostly brimstones (or clouded yellows? - too far away to check) and speckled woods.  Pretty glorious!

Thanks to Anni (Bikerbear) for continuing to host FlowerFriday.

Oh and for those of you who wanted to know about yesterday's blip it's based on a few of the famous medieval floor tiles in the east end of Winchester Cathedral, mosaic-ed and given a twirl  ;))

Enjoy your evening  xx


A list of my blipped 2018 wildflowers to date:

JANUARY
Snowdrops
FEBRUARY
Gorse (or furze);  Wild daffodils
MARCH
Coltsfoot;  Primroses;  Blackthorn
APRIL
Greater periwinkle;  Goat willow;  Ground ivy;  Cowslips;  Daisy;
Common field speedwell;  Wood anemone;  Greater celandine
MAY
Cuckoo flower (or lady’s smock);  Yellow archangel;  Common dog violet;
Crab apple;  Bluebell;  Red clover;  Germander speedwell;
Three-cornered leek;  Hawthorn;  Yellow flag; Dandelion;  Common vetch; Dog rose;  Green alkanet;
JUNE
Bramble;  Stinking iris;  Dropwort;  Meadow buttercup; Sweet briar;  Red campion;  Butterfly orchid;  Poppies;  Nettle;  Birdsfoot trefoil;  Meadow cranesbill;  
JULY
Musk mallow;  Field Scabious; Ragwort;  Rosebay willowherb; purple loosestrife; teasel;  meadowsweet; yellowloosestrife;  Great willowherb;
AUGUST
Water mint; marjoram;  spear thistle;  rowan;  guelder rose;  cow parsley;  common sorrel;  buddleia; Himalayan balsam;  hedge bindweed; crab apple; field fleawort;  sainfoin;
SEPTEMBER
Water forgetmenot; common toadflax; buddleia; harebells;
OCTOBER
Devilsbit scabious;