Many of the most common wild plants don’t get a moment of glory. The early spring flowers like coltsfoot, wood sorrel and wood anemone have the stage largely to themselves in March and April and capture attention after winter months without flowers; even people who show little interest in wild plants are quick to enjoy them.
If bedstraw or sorrel appeared in March they might get similar appreciation. But then part of the appeal of these plants in June is the combination with other species in the unplanned arrangements of the wayside.
Sorrel and fern, tall grasses against an old wall and bedstraw mingling with bracken are all part of the mix in June but it’s more than likely that something more spectacular will come to mind in December when hankering for milder days.
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