Herbology Wildflowers/ February 1, 2021/

February spotter sheets

February is finally here! Get your children hunting for the five wild flowers on this month’s spotter sheets: they’re real beauties.

Click on the image to view in full size. Or download as a PDF here.

Do share what you’ve found on Twitter or Instagram using the #herbologyhunt hashtag, or in our HerbologyHunt Facebook group.

And find out more about one of this month’s flowers, the Coltsfoot, in this video:

Get to know Coltsfoot, Tussilago farfara, which is one of the flowers for February’s #herbologyhunt, with this short video! pic.twitter.com/kTCxYZ362q
— Herbology Hunt ?⏰ (@herbologyhunt) February 5, 2018

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Share photos of the flowers you've found growing wild in Britain and Ireland this week between 8-9pm on a Sunday using #wildflowerhour

#wildflowerhour

Nigel H 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸@Crohnoid·

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This year we dedicated a bed to bee 🐝 friendly flowers and have decided to expand the area next year. In Wilko today they had packets of seed, enough for 50 sq.m, reduced from £3.00 to 75p. All their seeds are 75% off

#GardensHour #GardeningTwitter #wildflowerhour

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Kathy Chandler 🌻@DrKathyChandler·

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The RSPB reserves aren't just for the birders, they're great for botanists too. Still working my way through the photos I took @RSPBLeightonM on Sunday. These are some rather striking Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria).
#WildFlowerHour

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John Hartwell @harty491·

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While queuing to get into the recycling centre this morning I managed to snap these 2: Cyperus eragrostis, Pale Gallingale; and Epilobium hirsutum, Great Willowherb. @BSBIbotany @wildflower_hour #bsbi #wildflowerhour @Colch_Nature

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wildflowerhour @wildflower_hour·

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Thank you all for voting! By popular consensus, this week’s challenge is #Seedheads! Share your finds for #WildflowerHour, this Sunday 8-9pm. Any wild & naturalised blooms that you may find are always welcome too of course!

wildflowerhour@wildflower_hour

Goodness, with half of the country burnt to a crisp 😱 and no rain on the horizon, what should this week’s #wildflowerhour challenge be? Vote below & any other suggestions greatly received! @BSBIbotany

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