Karen Andrews
@botanykaren.bsky.social
Wiltshire and Somerset botanist, nature-lover and garden visitor. Languages and photography.
https://botanykaren.net
https://botanykaren.net
My Fiddleleaf Cactus is flowering again. I count 28 flowers and buds. #houseplants
September 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
My Fiddleleaf Cactus is flowering again. I count 28 flowers and buds. #houseplants
My #FavouritePlant of the year is undoubtedly Grass of Parnassus seen for the first time (and many other times) while at the BSBI’s Annual Summer Meeting in Scotland this August. #wildflowerhour
September 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
My #FavouritePlant of the year is undoubtedly Grass of Parnassus seen for the first time (and many other times) while at the BSBI’s Annual Summer Meeting in Scotland this August. #wildflowerhour
Round-leaved Fluellen, Kickxia spuria seen with SRPG at Wellow, Somerset in a post-harvest field of stubble yesterday.
August 25, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Round-leaved Fluellen, Kickxia spuria seen with SRPG at Wellow, Somerset in a post-harvest field of stubble yesterday.
Sea Campion under Bamburgh Castle today.
August 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Sea Campion under Bamburgh Castle today.
This afternoon I enjoyed the detail in the flowers in the #GreatTapestryOfScotland
August 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
This afternoon I enjoyed the detail in the flowers in the #GreatTapestryOfScotland
My highlight from day 3 of the #BSBI Annual Summer Meeting in Scotland was Sagina nodosa, Knotted Pearlwort with Parnassia palustris,Grass-of-Parnassus, open and in bud. Not a bad assemblage.
August 7, 2025 at 5:48 PM
My highlight from day 3 of the #BSBI Annual Summer Meeting in Scotland was Sagina nodosa, Knotted Pearlwort with Parnassia palustris,Grass-of-Parnassus, open and in bud. Not a bad assemblage.
This southerner at the #BSBI Annual Summer Meeting in Scotland was delighted 🤩 to finally see Grass of Parnassus on Day One at Blackpool Moss. No mean feat to photograph it in the wind as Storm Floris was sweeping in.
August 4, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This southerner at the #BSBI Annual Summer Meeting in Scotland was delighted 🤩 to finally see Grass of Parnassus on Day One at Blackpool Moss. No mean feat to photograph it in the wind as Storm Floris was sweeping in.
This wasn’t really this week, but this recent intrepid harebell on a slag heap at Priddy Mineries deserves a spotlight in the #HarebellChallenge for #Wildflowerhour , doesn’t it?
July 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This wasn’t really this week, but this recent intrepid harebell on a slag heap at Priddy Mineries deserves a spotlight in the #HarebellChallenge for #Wildflowerhour , doesn’t it?
Today I had a go at getting to grips with those tricky Epilobiums. Here is Hoary or Hairy Willowherb, Epilobium parviflorum, as seen today in VC8 near VC6 border at Alfred‘s Tower, Stourhead with #wiltsBotSoc #hairyplants #wildflowerhour
July 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Today I had a go at getting to grips with those tricky Epilobiums. Here is Hoary or Hairy Willowherb, Epilobium parviflorum, as seen today in VC8 near VC6 border at Alfred‘s Tower, Stourhead with #wiltsBotSoc #hairyplants #wildflowerhour
Ivy-leaved Bellflower, Wahlenbergia hederacea, as seen with #SRPG today on Exmoor. Unfortunately, no sun to coax the flowers out. #wildflowerhour
July 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Ivy-leaved Bellflower, Wahlenbergia hederacea, as seen with #SRPG today on Exmoor. Unfortunately, no sun to coax the flowers out. #wildflowerhour
Black-tailed Skimmer seen at Priddy Mineries today.
July 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Black-tailed Skimmer seen at Priddy Mineries today.
Harebells at Priddy Mineries, Somerset today.
July 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Harebells at Priddy Mineries, Somerset today.
🥵 Too hot out in the sun botanising today. Instead, I spent a lovely day focused on Snake’s-head Fritillaries at @floodplainmead.bsky.social craft workshop in Cricklade. Results are not too shabby given my usually poor artistic skills. 😃 Thank you to Alice, Emma and Olivia.
June 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
🥵 Too hot out in the sun botanising today. Instead, I spent a lovely day focused on Snake’s-head Fritillaries at @floodplainmead.bsky.social craft workshop in Cricklade. Results are not too shabby given my usually poor artistic skills. 😃 Thank you to Alice, Emma and Olivia.
I’m fascinated by the daily unfurling fronds of my Sago Palm, Cycas revoluta. #houseplants
June 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I’m fascinated by the daily unfurling fronds of my Sago Palm, Cycas revoluta. #houseplants
Lovely day with WBS at Wylye. The anthills were colourfully dressed. Here with Wild Thyme.
June 21, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Lovely day with WBS at Wylye. The anthills were colourfully dressed. Here with Wild Thyme.
Knotted Clover, Trifolium striatum, from BSBi/LNH Society walk at Home Park near Hampton Court at the weekend.
June 2, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Knotted Clover, Trifolium striatum, from BSBi/LNH Society walk at Home Park near Hampton Court at the weekend.
The WBS trip to Suffolk is sadly 😭 over but ended on a high with Orchis militaris, Military Orchid. Happy to have seen so many species new to me but exhausted 🥱 today.
May 19, 2025 at 7:21 AM
The WBS trip to Suffolk is sadly 😭 over but ended on a high with Orchis militaris, Military Orchid. Happy to have seen so many species new to me but exhausted 🥱 today.
Bee on Sea Kale at Dunwich Heath beach seen on Wiltshire Botanical Society long weekend away in Suffolk.
May 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Bee on Sea Kale at Dunwich Heath beach seen on Wiltshire Botanical Society long weekend away in Suffolk.
Common Rock-rose, the rare White Rock-rose with insect visitors and the pale yellow hybrid seen with the Somerset Rare Plants Group at Purn Hill this week. #wildflowerhour
May 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Common Rock-rose, the rare White Rock-rose with insect visitors and the pale yellow hybrid seen with the Somerset Rare Plants Group at Purn Hill this week. #wildflowerhour
For the #wildflowerhour #speedwell challenge: Ivy-leaved Speedwell, Thyme-leaved Speedwell and Wood Speedwell.
May 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
For the #wildflowerhour #speedwell challenge: Ivy-leaved Speedwell, Thyme-leaved Speedwell and Wood Speedwell.
Superb freshly minted Marsh Fritillary seen today with Wiltshire Botanical Society at Great Chalfield #butterfly
May 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Superb freshly minted Marsh Fritillary seen today with Wiltshire Botanical Society at Great Chalfield #butterfly
Bitter Vetch as seen with Wiltshire Botanical Society on Saturday #wildflowerhour
April 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Bitter Vetch as seen with Wiltshire Botanical Society on Saturday #wildflowerhour