The colourful Gladiolus Prins Claus, photographed on the Isle of Man, is one of August’s birth flowers. The Latin root gladius (short sword) links the flower to Roman gladiators #bloomscrolling #gardening #flower #pink #floral #naturewednesday #floral #coloraday

Mustang Clover, Sequoia National Park, USA. Actually not a true clover but a member of the phlox family, it is entirely endemic to California, meaning it grows naturally nowhere else in the world #bloomscrolling #wildflower #flower #pink #naturewednesday #flowerphotography

Agapetes grandiflora, cousin of the Himalayan Lantern, spotted in Kyoto botanical #garden, Japan. It produces special extrafloral nectaries right on the margins of its young leaves and at the very tips of its calyx lobes, a unique ecological trait #BloomScrolling #Flower #NatureWednesday #Floral

A Yucca in full flower in the afternoon sun, Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA. Yucca flowers share a specialized mutualistic relationship with yucca moths, which are the exclusive #pollinators responsible for fertilizing the blossoms #BloomScrolling #Flower #Desert #Wildflower #Flora

The vibrant Ladybird #Poppy, dedicated to Demeter, the goddess of agriculture. In August, poppies growing naturally in the fields were seen as a divine sign of a bountiful, prosperous crop, Woolbeding Gardens, UK #BloomScrolling #EnglishGarden #Flower #ColorADay #Gardening #TwoForTuesday #TwosDay

Vibrant blue Sea Holly, excellent for cutting and drying for floral arrangements, as well as adding distinct texture and late-summer color to cottage, gravel, or coastal gardens. Glasgow Botanic Gardens, Scotland, UK #BloomScrolling #Flower #Gardening #BlueTue #Gardens #Flora #ColorADay #FlowerADay

An Anna's hummingbird feeding on the vibrant blue blossoms of a Pride of Madeira, a large perennial shrub that produces dense, cone-like clusters of flowers highly attractive to #pollinators like hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies #Gardening #BloomScrolling #BirdoftheDay #Speckled #BlueTue #Flower

A pink Belladonna lily aka Jersey lily or Naked lady has sweetly scented, candy-pink blooms that typically emerge on tall, leafless stems in late summer or autumn, Saughton Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK #MondayMotivation #MacroMonday #PinkMon #BloomScrolling #Gardening #Flower #Pink

The Tall Bearded Iris 'Decadence' for #MondayMotivation. Named after the Greek goddess of the rainbow, an iris represents faith, courage, and good news. Real Jardín Botánico, Madrid, Spain #BloomScrolling #FlowerADay #ColorADay #Gardening #Flower #Floral

This late summer bloomer is a Japanese anemone aka Windflower. The name is a misnomer since they originated in China, where they were long cultivated in temple gardens before being brought to Japan and Europe in the 1800s #MacroMonday #PinkMon #Flower #Gardens #Nature #Gardening #EnglishGarden

A closeup shot of a pink-flowering variety of Yarrow aka Milfoil, featuring flat-topped clusters of soft pink-to-lilac tiny flower heads, Priorwood Gardens, Melrose, Scottish Borders, UK #MondayMotivation #MacroMonday #PinkMon #BloomScrolling #Gardening #Flower #Wildflower #Pink

Thistle and yellow Gorse on the cliffs above Carrick-a-Rede, Northern Ireland, UK #WildflowerHour #ByTheSea #BloomScrolling #Wildflowers #Flowers #NaturePhotography #ColoraDay #Stunday #SilentSunday

Barns Ness Lighthouse viewed across a vibrant field of wild violet-blue harebells (Campanula rotundifolia) on the east coast of Scotland #WildflowerHour #ByTheSea #BloomScrolling #Wildflowers #Flowers #NaturePhotography #ColoraDay #Stunday #SilentSunday

A delicate lavender-coloured Sweet Pea bloom covered in raindrops after a summer shower, Priorwood Gardens, Scottish Borders, UK #Stunday #BloomScrolling #Gardening #Flower #Nature #Floral #NaturePhotography #FlowerPhotography

A bright yellow sunflower for the beginning of August, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK #StunDay #BloomScrolling #ColorADay #Flower ##Gardening

The stunning Danish Flag opium poppy, Priorwood Gardens, Melrose, Scotland. Although it's illegal in the US to grow opium poppies at all, the UK allows them as purely ornamental garden flowers; extraction of opiates from the pods is still forbidden #BloomScrolling #Flower #ColorADay #Gardening

The bright, tubular orange-red flower cluster of an Ocotillo blooms in the Chihuahuan Desert at Big Bend National Park, USA, over a prominent, flat-topped desert mesa surrounded by arid scrubland under a blue sky #BlueskyArtShow #Big #Desert #Flower #BloomScrolling #Scape #AmericanWest #Nature

Bear grass is not a true grass but a member of the corn lily family, like tulips and asparagus. It can survive wildfires and gets its name from bears that eat its tender parts and line their winter dens with its leaves #FlowersOnFriday #FloralFriday #Wildflower #White #Flower #BloomScrolling

Blue Cornflower aka Bachelor's Button because men used to wear the flower in their suit lapels to show they were in love. Bees love them because their nectar has a very high sugar content #FlowersOnFriday #Floralfriday #Wildflower #Flower #BloomScrolling #NaturePhotography #Pollinator

A perennial Walking Iris, so named because heavy flower stalks bend and touch the ground, letting new baby plantlets take root and "walk" across the garden. Sadly, the ephemeral blooms last for only one day, Baños, Ecuador #BloomScrolling #Flowers #Gardening #Floral #ColorADay #NaturePhotography

An adult Curve-billed Thrasher watches over a fledgling feeding on nectar, perched atop a blooming Saguaro Cactus, Mount Lemmon, Arizona, USA #BirdoftheDay #YourChoice #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #ThornsThursday #Desert #AmericanWest #MotherAndBaby

Lewisia Sunset Strain in candy-striped pink, Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh. Named after Merriweather Lewis who encountered it on his travels, Native Americans had been using the plants for medicinal purposes for years #WildlifeWednesday #NatureWednesday #BloomScrolling #Wildflower #Pink #Flower

Yellow Tree Tobacco, Big Bend National Park, Texas. Although invasive and highly toxic, it resists herbivores, and accumulates heavy metals like copper, zinc, and arsenic in its roots and shoots, cleaning up contaminated soil #WildlifeWednesday #NatureWednesday #Wildflower #BloomScrolling #Flower

Angel’s Trumpet (brugancia), the sacred flower of the Incas, Arequipa, Peru #TwoForTuesday #Twosday #BloomScrolling #Flowers #Red #Yellow #Nature

California Tree Poppy, San Francisco, California, USA #TwoForTuesday #Twosday #BloomScrolling #Flowers #Nature #ECK #White

Flowers blooming in July: Gold Flame Honeysuckle, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, USA #MondayMotivation #MacroMonday #PinkMon #Flowers #Pink #BloomScrolling #ECK #Gardens

A close-up with bee of Love-in-a-Mist (Nigella damascena), Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh, UK #MondayMotivation #MacroMonday #BloomScrolling #Flowers #Gardens #ECK #BlueMonday #MondayBlues

An extreme close-up of a Pineapple Lily (Eucomis bicolor), featuring pale green, star-shaped flowers with striking pink-purple edges and stem, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh #MacroMonday #BloomScrolling #Garden #Flowers #MondayMotivation #PinkMon #ECK

Butomus umbellatus, commonly known as flowering rush, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK #Stunday #SilentSunday #WildflowerHour #WetlandPlants #BloomScrolling

Purple Iris, Woolbeding Gardens, UK #Stunday #SilentSunday #WildflowerHour #WetlandPlants #BloomScrolling