One of those common plants derided as weeds, but have you ever studied a dandelion up close? A rosette of strikingly toothed leaves and striking bright yellow flowers, providing a valuable food source for bees and other insects. The small dark spots are actually pollen beetles (Meligehtes spp.), which as their name suggests feed on the pollen and are important pollinators.
Not just any old daffodils, but wild daffodils. They are quite short, about 40cm / 8 inches, with dainty, erect leaves. The petals are a paler yellow than the trumpets, altogether more elegant than many garden varieties.
Lesser celandine is one of the buttercup family, forming dense mats of glossy leaves, studded with these cheerful little flowers.
Finally, sallow catkins, another food source for those queen bumblebees.
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