Winter Heliotrope (Petasites fragrans) (04/01/2022) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex.

Winter Heliotrope (Petasites fragrans) (04/01/2022) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Nothing else quite like it.

New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. The giss of the plant. An absolute mass of it here alongside the stream.

Winter Heliotrope (Petasites fragrans) (04/01/2022) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. The giss of the plant. An absolute mass of it here alongside the stream.

Winter Heliotrope (Petasites fragrans)(18/02/2024) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. These are actually the pollen coated stigmas.

Winter Heliotrope (Petasites fragrans)(18/02/2024) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Each umbel is a mass of little five petalled flowers.

Winter Heliotrope (Petasites fragrans)(18/02/2024) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex.

Winter Heliotrope (Petasites fragrans)(18/02/2024) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Pollen coated stigmas - some stigmas without pollen.

New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Classic leaf shape - note these are wet, they are not as glossy as this when they are dry!

Winter Heliotrope (Petasites fragrans) (04/01/2022) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Classic leaf shape - note these are wet, they are not as glossy as this when they are dry!

Winter Heliotrope (Petasites fragrans) (04/01/2022) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex.

New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. What they look like when they are dry! They still have a sheen but not like the glossy wet leaves of the previous images!

Winter Heliotrope (Petasites fragrans)(18/02/2024) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. What they look like when they are dry! They still have a sheen but not like the glossy wet leaves of the previous images!