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Marion Clayton

@vetchling.bsky.social
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Botany, gardening, genealogy and a lot of other things! Charlton Athletic FC .

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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
@theralphclayton.bsky.social Rockband Photoshoot Formation.... no music unfortunately!🤣
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
White Goosefoot (Chenopodium album) growing well in disturbed ground on the grass verge of A224. #wildflowerhour
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Smooth Sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus) #wildflowerhour
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Self-heal (Prunella vulgaris) revived after the rain. #wildflowerhour
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Pellitory of the wall (Parietaria judaica) in bloom on the front wall of my house. #wildflowerhour
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
#FavouritePlant Sowbread (Cyclamen hederifolium) in bloom now, surrounded by Ground Elder leaves. Two plants that seem happy to grow together. #wildflowerhour
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Spindle (Euonymus europaeus) fruit not fully ripened. #fruits #wildflowerhour
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Yew (Taxus baccata) Arils forming and ripened on the same tree. #fruits #wildflowerhour Loved by the birds!!
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Unripe fruits of the Stinking Iris (Iris foetidissima) #fruits #wildflowerhour
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Hawthorn berries (Crataegus monogyna) #fruits #wildflowerhour
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Ivy flowers attracting many Ivy bees (Colletes hederae) and flies. #wildflowerhour
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Broad-leaved Everlasting Pea (Lathyrus latifolius) Seed pods just beginning to form. #SeedHeads #wildflowerhour
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Water Mint ( Mentha aquatica) just coming into bloom. #wildflowerhour
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) #SeedHeads #wildflowerhour
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
@theralphclayton.bsky.social 🤣
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Small Red-eyed Damsel fly (Erythromma viridulum) , I think. Seen in my garden today. So delicate and well camouflaged.
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
A few Smooth Hawksbeard (Crepis capillaris) amidst the dead vegetation in mini-meadow. #DaisyFamily #wildflowerhour
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Canadian Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) This planted itself in my front garden many years ago. #DaisyFamily #wildflowerhour
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) The last one of many in my mini-meadow. #DaisyFamily #wildflowerhour
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Painted Lady Butterfly (Vanessa cardui) resting on a rock, amidst dying vegetation, in my garden today. #butterfly
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Procumbent Pearlwort (Sagina procumbens) Growing on North facing back door step. #wildflowerhour
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Smooth Hawksbeard (Crepis capillaris) has found some moisture between paving. #wildflowerhour
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) standing tall in spite of dry weather. #wildflowerhour
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Marjoram (Origanum vulgare) wild in garden. #wildflowerhour
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
@theralphclayton.bsky.social Looks like hard work!
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
The sheep will follow🤣….🐑🐑🐑 @theralphclayton.bsky.social
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Enchanter's Nightshade (Circaea lutetiana). Grows behind garden bin. #wildflowerhour
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) in mini meadow. #wildflowerhour
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Short-fruited Willowherb (Epilobium obscurum) growing near a drain. Apparently it likes damp places! #wildflowerhour
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Ground Elder (Aegopodium podagraria) thought to have been brought here by the Romans. Supports wildlife, has medicinal and nutritional uses. Plenty growing in my front garden! #InvasivePlants #wildflowerhour
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Acanthus spinosus in bloom now. A reminder of Willam Morris #garden
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Lev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
The met office want to know why I describe their forecast as ‘not at all accurate’
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There's a biblical thunderstorm going on. Fire and brimstone coming down from the sky. Rivers and seas boiling, the dead rising from the grave, human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, and your app is showing '30% chance of rain!
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Red Valerian (Centranthus ruber) #wildflowerhour
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Self-heal (Prunella vulgaris) Plenty of this in flower in the garden. #wildflowerhour
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Hedge Bindweed (Calystegia sepium) growing on gravelled parking area. #wildflowerhour
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Ox-eye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) #wildflowerhour
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Climbing rose 'Maid of Kent'.
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Cocksfoot grass (Dactylis glomerata) in mini meadow. #LawnFlowers #wildflowerhour
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Catsear (Hypochaeris radicata) Plenty of them in my mini-meadow - it was lawn 5 years ago- nothing added or taken away and only cut once a year. #LawnFlowers #wildflowerhour
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Stinking Iris (Iris foetidissima) #wildflowerhour
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Broad-leaved Everlasting Pea (Lathyrus latifolius) naturalised in garden. #wildflowerhour
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Adria Bellflower (Campanula portenschlagiana) making it's usual display, naturalised in my garden for over 20 years. #WildFlowerShow #wildflowerhour
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Black Meddick (Medicago lupulina) growing in between old patio paving. #tinyplants #wildflowerhour
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Thyme-leaved Speedwell (Veronica serpyllifolia) on newly dug bed. #tinyplants #wildflowerhour
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Cut-leaved Cranesbill (Geranium dissectum) in mini meadow. #wildflowerhour
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Shining Cranesbill (Geranium lucidum) #wildflowerhour
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Herb Robert growing on old step. #wildflowerhour
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Smooth Sow-thistle (Sonchus oleraceus) in garden. #wildflowerhour
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Marion Clayton @vetchling.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Common Vetch (Vicia sativa) grows in my mini meadow. #carrotsandpeas #wildflowerhour
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