Summer Snowflake / Loddon Lily (Leucojum aestivum) (06/04/2021) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (in verge by stream). Nothing else quite like it except perhaps Snowdrop, but those have single flowers atop a stem, not several like this.
Summer Snowflake / Loddon Lily (Leucojum aestivum) (30/03/2024) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (in verge by stream).
Summer Snowflake / Loddon Lily (Leucojum aestivum) (06/04/2021) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (in verge by stream). They tend to lean over with the weight of the flowers.
Summer Snowflake / Loddon Lily (Leucojum aestivum) (06/04/2021) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (in verge by stream). Loads of it here by the ditch.
Summer Snowflake / Loddon Lily (Leucojum aestivum) (02/04/2022) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (in verge by stream).
Summer Snowflake / Loddon Lily (Leucojum aestivum) (18/02/2024) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (in verge by stream).
Summer Snowflake / Loddon Lily (Leucojum aestivum) (18/02/2024) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (in verge by stream). Me playing with flash photography to try to detail the incredibly sparky petals.
Summer Snowflake / Loddon Lily (Leucojum aestivum) (18/02/2024) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (in verge by stream). So sparkly but you'd never know by just looking at it.
Summer Snowflake / Loddon Lily (Leucojum aestivum) (18/02/2024) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (in verge by stream). Classic gnarl-top anthers.
Summer Snowflake / Loddon Lily (Leucojum aestivum) (18/02/2024) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (in verge by stream). Anthers and the green-tipped stigma.
Summer Snowflake / Loddon Lily (Leucojum aestivum) (18/02/2024) New Hall Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (in verge by stream). Another one where I am trying to get the sparklyness of the petals. If you want to try this type of photography, you need to turn off ambient light and use flash only - a quick burst set about 2 stops down.