#Wildflowerhour #Helleborinechallenge Second find of the week was Dark Red Helleborine (Epipactis atrorubens) found in North Lancashire.
July 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
#Wildflowerhour #Helleborinechallenge Second find of the week was Dark Red Helleborine (Epipactis atrorubens) found in North Lancashire.
July 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Had to share a few of today's rather lush Lindisfarne Helleborines for the @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #HelleborineChallenge 😁
July 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Had to share a few of today's rather lush Lindisfarne Helleborines for the @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #HelleborineChallenge 😁
Broad-leaved Helleborine and late evening sunshine in Hampshire for #HelleborineChallenge #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
July 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Broad-leaved Helleborine and late evening sunshine in Hampshire for #HelleborineChallenge #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
Only a few submissions for #WildflowerHour this week:
Marsh helleborine with Red soldier beetle also for #HelleborineChallenge
Marsh helleborine with Red soldier beetle also for #HelleborineChallenge
July 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Only a few submissions for #WildflowerHour this week:
Marsh helleborine with Red soldier beetle also for #HelleborineChallenge
Marsh helleborine with Red soldier beetle also for #HelleborineChallenge
Green flowered Helleborine not strictly speaking properly in flower yet in Suffolk #wildflowerhour #Helleborinechallenge
July 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Green flowered Helleborine not strictly speaking properly in flower yet in Suffolk #wildflowerhour #Helleborinechallenge
The very first (rather exposed and dry) Violet Helleborine for for #HelleborineChallenge #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social (with bonus Six-belted Clearwing moth)
July 6, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The very first (rather exposed and dry) Violet Helleborine for for #HelleborineChallenge #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social (with bonus Six-belted Clearwing moth)
Marsh Helleborine, 4 plants growing not in a marsh but along the side of a road at RAF Valley #Anglesey for #Wildflowerhour #HelleborineChallenge
July 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Marsh Helleborine, 4 plants growing not in a marsh but along the side of a road at RAF Valley #Anglesey for #Wildflowerhour #HelleborineChallenge
Very dim and dingy conditions this morning, but the Narrow-lipped Helleborines seem to be having a decent year. #HelleborineChallenge #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
July 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Very dim and dingy conditions this morning, but the Narrow-lipped Helleborines seem to be having a decent year. #HelleborineChallenge #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
A couple of Epipactis atrorubens from Durness for #HelleborineChallenge & #WildflowerHour plus the delightful tiny(1") endemic Primula scotica & Purple oxytropis, both extremely local & rare.
July 6, 2025 at 7:07 PM
A couple of Epipactis atrorubens from Durness for #HelleborineChallenge & #WildflowerHour plus the delightful tiny(1") endemic Primula scotica & Purple oxytropis, both extremely local & rare.
A very tall Broadleaved Helleborine (Epipactis helleborine) in Glenfarne Forest, Co Leitrim, complete with happy harvestman #Wildflowerhour #HelleborineChallenge #botany @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #wildorchid @npwsireland.bsky.social @irishwoodlandtrust.bsky.social
July 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
A very tall Broadleaved Helleborine (Epipactis helleborine) in Glenfarne Forest, Co Leitrim, complete with happy harvestman #Wildflowerhour #HelleborineChallenge #botany @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #wildorchid @npwsireland.bsky.social @irishwoodlandtrust.bsky.social
Three different helleborines in flower for #WildflowerHour #HelleborineChallenge Narrow-lipped, Violet, Broad-leaved, plus a bonus Green-flowered Helleborine (sadly I couldn’t find one in flower though). @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
July 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Three different helleborines in flower for #WildflowerHour #HelleborineChallenge Narrow-lipped, Violet, Broad-leaved, plus a bonus Green-flowered Helleborine (sadly I couldn’t find one in flower though). @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
Only a few submissions for #WildflowerHour this week:
Marsh helleborine with an Essex skipper, also for #HelleborineChallenge
Marsh helleborine with an Essex skipper, also for #HelleborineChallenge
July 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Only a few submissions for #WildflowerHour this week:
Marsh helleborine with an Essex skipper, also for #HelleborineChallenge
Marsh helleborine with an Essex skipper, also for #HelleborineChallenge
6/7/25 Cumbria - Today's tour of #HuttonRoof for @mariposanature.bsky.social saw a great variety of Dark Red #Helleborines (Epipactis atrorubens), my favourite having pale flowers with bright yellow lateral petals #HelleborineChallenge #Wildflowerhour #Orchid #Orchids @bsbibotany.bsky.social
July 6, 2025 at 8:54 PM
6/7/25 Cumbria - Today's tour of #HuttonRoof for @mariposanature.bsky.social saw a great variety of Dark Red #Helleborines (Epipactis atrorubens), my favourite having pale flowers with bright yellow lateral petals #HelleborineChallenge #Wildflowerhour #Orchid #Orchids @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Glorious marsh helleborines in the dune slacks of Holy Island, on a searing hot day last week.
#HelleborineChallenge #WildflowerHour
#HelleborineChallenge #WildflowerHour
July 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Glorious marsh helleborines in the dune slacks of Holy Island, on a searing hot day last week.
#HelleborineChallenge #WildflowerHour
#HelleborineChallenge #WildflowerHour
#Wildflowerhour #Helleborinechallenge Broad-leaved Helleborine (Epipactis helleborine) was my first helleborine this week. Found in Lancaster.
July 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
#Wildflowerhour #Helleborinechallenge Broad-leaved Helleborine (Epipactis helleborine) was my first helleborine this week. Found in Lancaster.
Marh Helleborine, sharing it's space with other elegant- moisture-loving companions like Grass-of-Parnassus and Variegated Horsetail
#HelleborineChallenge
#WildflowerHour
#HelleborineChallenge
#WildflowerHour
July 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Marh Helleborine, sharing it's space with other elegant- moisture-loving companions like Grass-of-Parnassus and Variegated Horsetail
#HelleborineChallenge
#WildflowerHour
#HelleborineChallenge
#WildflowerHour
Only a few submissions for #WildflowerHour this week:
A coterie (collective noun for orchids) of Marsh helleborine for #HelleborineChallenge
A coterie (collective noun for orchids) of Marsh helleborine for #HelleborineChallenge
July 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Only a few submissions for #WildflowerHour this week:
A coterie (collective noun for orchids) of Marsh helleborine for #HelleborineChallenge
A coterie (collective noun for orchids) of Marsh helleborine for #HelleborineChallenge
Look at these bruisers! Broad Leaved Helleborines ...and a wasp with a pollinia stuck to its head. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #Helleborinechallenge Had to go South for these. Ours aren't in flower yet in VC38. @ukorchids.bsky.social
July 6, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Look at these bruisers! Broad Leaved Helleborines ...and a wasp with a pollinia stuck to its head. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #Helleborinechallenge Had to go South for these. Ours aren't in flower yet in VC38. @ukorchids.bsky.social
#Wildflowerhourchallenge #Helleborinechallenge My final helleborine of the week, the gorgeous Marsh Helleborine (Epipactis palustris) seen on the Fylde Coast.
July 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
#Wildflowerhourchallenge #Helleborinechallenge My final helleborine of the week, the gorgeous Marsh Helleborine (Epipactis palustris) seen on the Fylde Coast.
I believe these are the only Marsh Helleborines in Cambridgeshire, for this week's #WildflowerHour- #HelleborineChallenge
The Marsh Fragrant orchids were in full bloom, too, and many Scarlet Tiger moths on the wing.
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@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@ukorchids.bsky.social
The Marsh Fragrant orchids were in full bloom, too, and many Scarlet Tiger moths on the wing.
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@ukorchids.bsky.social
July 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I believe these are the only Marsh Helleborines in Cambridgeshire, for this week's #WildflowerHour- #HelleborineChallenge
The Marsh Fragrant orchids were in full bloom, too, and many Scarlet Tiger moths on the wing.
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@ukorchids.bsky.social
The Marsh Fragrant orchids were in full bloom, too, and many Scarlet Tiger moths on the wing.
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@ukorchids.bsky.social
Marsh Helleborines at Saltfleetby/Theddlethorpe NNR between the showers this afternoon. #HelleborineChallenge #wildflowerhour
July 6, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Marsh Helleborines at Saltfleetby/Theddlethorpe NNR between the showers this afternoon. #HelleborineChallenge #wildflowerhour
What an amazing #WildflowerHour tonight & it was so lovely to see so many folks joining in with the #HelleborineChallenge an excellent idea by @thenewgalaxy.bsky.social, thank you Richard! See you all again next week & happy flower spotting!
Broad-leaved Helleborine and late evening sunshine in Hampshire for #HelleborineChallenge #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
July 6, 2025 at 8:14 PM
What an amazing #WildflowerHour tonight & it was so lovely to see so many folks joining in with the #HelleborineChallenge an excellent idea by @thenewgalaxy.bsky.social, thank you Richard! See you all again next week & happy flower spotting!
Very pleased to find ~a dozen Marsh Helleborines locally in Laois yesterday. #wildfowerhour #helleborineChallenge
July 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Very pleased to find ~a dozen Marsh Helleborines locally in Laois yesterday. #wildfowerhour #helleborineChallenge
2 spikes of Broad-Leaved Helleborine in a rather dark woodland in North Cornwall today. This species is uncommon in Cornwall, so it was nice to see them. Last recorded nearby in 1998! #HelleborineChallenge #WildflowerHour
Epipactis helleborine
Epipactis helleborine
July 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
2 spikes of Broad-Leaved Helleborine in a rather dark woodland in North Cornwall today. This species is uncommon in Cornwall, so it was nice to see them. Last recorded nearby in 1998! #HelleborineChallenge #WildflowerHour
Epipactis helleborine
Epipactis helleborine