DAY 72 (16 JUNE) – Fairy bells (Campanula persicifolia) (Guildford, England)
Found these gorgeous fairy bellflowers set against a background of lavender in the grounds of Guildford Castle this afternoon. Many of the bells were sheltering huddles of bees (miner bees I think) – like these three which seemed to be having a siesta against the pipe-cleaner white stamens.
These flowers are common in the Alps and other mountain ranges of Europe. That would beat a Surrey hillock…