Purple toothwort, Lathraea cladestina, Rare parasitic plant living on willow tree roots, North Yorkshire, April.

Purple toothwort, Lathraea cladestina, Rare parasitic plant living on willow tree roots, North Yorkshire, April.

Ophrys Orchid - Bee orchid Ophrys apifera Ophrys apifera

Andean glory of the sun lily, Leucocoryne vittata, Close top view of one white flower with purple stripes and yellow centre.

Andean glory of the sun lily, Leucocoryne vittata, Close top view of several white flowers with purple stripes and yellow centres creating a pattern.

Andean glory of the sun lily, Leucocoryne vittata, Close top view of several white flowers with purple stripes and yellow centres creating a pattern.

Bamboo, Bambusa cultivar, Rare bamboo fruit hanging from stems, usually flowers every 50 years.

Bamboo, Bambusa cultivar, Rare bamboo fruit hanging from stems, usually flowers every 50 years.

Tulip, Tulipa schrenkii, Several crimson flowers with yellow margins growing in meadow grass.

Irish rose. Rosa canina x pimpinellifolia, Several red hips on a twig of this rare hybrid rose found in Ireland.

LKwaslelie, Boophone haemanthoides, leaves emerging from the bulb making graphic shapes.

Andean glory of the sun lily, Leucocoryne vittata, colouful purples and white flowers.