#WildflowerHour #CommonNames Perennial Sow-thistle, Sonchus arvensis on a verge near Monmouth. Tradition has it that the Sonchus genus, Sow-thistles, were fed to lactating sows to increase milk production. Older legends include strengthening hares.

#WildflowerHour #DaisyFamily Hemp-agrimony, Eupatorium cannabinum surviving the drought in a wooded hedgerow near Monmouth.

#WildflowerHour Wild Carrot, Daucus carota on a verge in Tintern, Monmouthshire. Some believe the red flower in the centre attracts insects.

#WildflowerHour Aromatic Wild Marjoram, Origanum vulgare grows in dry stone walls near Monmouth. Bees love the flowers and I like to touch the foliage for the scent.

#WildflowerHour #StillFlowering Musk-mallow, Malva moschata rooted into a lightly shaded dry stone wall near Monmouth.

#WildflowerHour Meadowsweet, Filipendula ulmaria scents my walk along the River Wye near Monmouth.

#WildflowerHour #ClimbingPlants Hedge Bindweed, Calystegia sepium climbing through a hedgerow on a lane near Monmouth.

#WildflowerHour #InvasivePlants Himalayan Balsam, Impatiens glandulifera on the bank of the River Wye near Monmouth.

#WildflowerHour #PollinatorPals A Marmalade Hoverfly, Episyrphus balteatus on Cat's-ear, Hypochaeris radicata in a grassy area near Monmouth.

#WildflowerHour I think this is Monkeyflower, Erythranthe guttata at the base of a wall which retains a wet bank in Tintern, near Monmouth.

Yes! First time I've seen this plant. I noted foliage a couple of weeks ago, but the blooms have emerged now. Still some buds.

#WildflowerHour I believe this is Common Meadow-rue, Thalictrum flavum in a wet meadow on the bank of the River Wye near Tintern. The plants are robust and in a substantial patch about a metre high.

#Mothsmatter #WildWebsWednesday A Buff-tip moth, Phalera bucephala resting in a garden near Monmouth.

#WildflowerHour #OrchidChallenge A Common Spotted-orchid, Dactylorhiza fuchsii has moved into my #NoMowMay garden near Monmouth.

#Wildflowerhour #WildFlowerShow The distinctive flowers of Ragged-Robin, Silene flos-cuculi on a damp, shady grassy bank near Monmouth. A display I look forward to every year.

#WildflowerHour #tinyplants Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Veronica serpyllifolia on the edge of a well-trodden path in Tintern, Monmouthshire.

#WildflowerHour #carrotsandpeas Common Vetch, Vicia sativa with its short stalked flowers and leaves divided into pairs of alternate leaflets. Grassy bank near Monmouth.

#WildflowerHour #ButtercupChallenge. Creeping Buttercup, Ranunculus repens I think given the grooved stem, spreading sepals and three lobed leaves each one lobed again. The plant is hairy. Lane verge near Monmouth.

#WildflowerHour #HedgerowChallenge Three-cornered Garlic, Allium triquetrum naturalised and frequent in the hedgerows of North Somerset. This group was at Porlock Weir.

#Wildflowerhour #CabbageFamily Garlic Mustard, Alliaria petiolata on a main road verge near Monmouth.

#Wildflowerhour #WoodlandPlants In Wye Valley woodlands near Monmouth the Bluebells are abundant. Hyacinthoides non-scripta

#Wildflowerhour #CowslipChallenge A few Cowslip, Primula veris in grassland near Monmouth.

#Wildflowerhour #treeflowers The recessing sepals on these blooms suggest to me that this is Prunus cerasifera, Cherry Plum. This small tree was growing on the rural verge of the A466 near Monmouth.

#Wildflowerhour #storyplants The roots of Lesser Celandine, Ficaria verna aka Pilewort have over the centuries been used to treat piles aka haemorrhoids. This plant was growing in Gloucestershire.

#Wildflowerhour #WhiteFlowers Wood Anemone, Anemone nemorosa on a woodland bank near Monmouth.

#Wildflowerhour #SignsOfSpring Colt's-foot, Tussilago farfara frequent on the edge of a woodland ride near Monmouth.

#Wildflowerhour Lesser Celandine, Ficaria verna abundant on verges near Monmouth. They seemed to burst into glorious bloom as the sun came out.

#Wildflowerhour White Dead-nettle, Lamium album surviving the rain on a path verge near Monmouth.

#Wildflowerhour The female flowers of Hazel, Corylus avellana on the edge of woodland near Monmouth. They are the first ones I have seen this year.

#Wildflowerhour The male flowers of Dog's Mercury, Mercurialis perennis in deciduous woodland near Monmouth.