David

The bluebells under the trees in Bantock Park had a definite pinkish tinge.

This plant, in a garden facing onto Compton Road, is like a small cascade of vivid red.

They are inconspicuous, and they appear dangling from the oak’s twigs when the new leaf cover is already there, so oak flowers tend not to be noticed.

Aka Cape primrose. Streptocarpus species are popular indoor plants because they don’t need direct sunlight. The common name points to many species originating in southern Africa, and a resemblance of the leaves to those of primroses, which are not actually closely related.

There’s a small patch of bluebells which grows every year in the Smestow Valley LNR, between the Railway Walk and Barley Field.

This apple with its fancy flowers is in the churchyard of St John’s church. The ring road is out of focus in the background.