Stephen Dalton / Painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) resting on Bugle flower (Ajuga sp) with wings open, UK

Wild Wonders of Europe / Tønning / Blue bugle (Ajuga reptans) in flower, Bugleweed, Echternach, Mullerthal, Luxembourg, May 2009

Bernard Castelein / Hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium), Peerdsbos, Brasschaat, Belgium. July

Bernard Castelein / Hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium), Peerdsbos, Brasschaat, Belgium. July

Richard Du Toit / Flower (Watsonia densiflora) Free State Province; Golden Gate National Park; South Africa;

Rod Williams / Hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium) Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, UK. June.

Stephen Dalton / Beefly (Bombylius major) feeding on Bugle (Ajuga reptans) Rookery Wood, Sussex, England, UK, May.

Fabrice Cahez / Common bugle (Ajuga reptans) Vosges, France, April.

John Waters / Great bindweed (Calystegia sepium) in flower, with dew drops, Somerset, UK, October.

John Waters / Great bindweed (Calystegia sepium), in flower, with dew drops, Somerset, UK, October.

Bernard Castelein / Great bindweed (Calystegia sepium), Peerdsbos, Brasschaat, Belgium August

Bernard Castelein / Great bindweed (Calystegia sepium), Peerdsbos, Brasschaat, Belgium August

Will Watson / Bugle (Ajuga reptans) in flower, ancient woodland, Worcestershire, England, UK, May.

Alex Hyde / Bugle (Ajuga reptans) in flower in a damp meadow. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. May.

Stephen Dalton / Bugle flower (Ajuga reptans) Sussex, England, UK. May.

Philippe Clement / Blue bugle (Ajuga reptans) in flower, Belgium, April.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Pyramidal Bugle (Ajuga pyramidalis) in flower, near Torrealfina, Lazio, Italy, May.

Nick Upton / Bugle (Ajuga reptans) flowering on a damp hillside meadow near a woodland edge, Wiltshire, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Bugle (Ajuga reptans) white and blue form flowering in a dense stand on a woodland edge, Wiltshire, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Bugle (Ajuga reptans) flowering on a damp hillside meadow near a woodland edge, Wiltshire, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Bugle (Ajuga reptans) flowering on a damp hillside meadow near a woodland edge, Wiltshire, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Bugle (Ajuga reptans) white and blue form flowering in a dense stand on a woodland edge, Wiltshire, UK, June.

Andy Sands / Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria euphrosyne) on bugle flower. West Sussex, England, June.

Andy Sands / Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria euphrosyne) with wings closed on Bugle flower. West Sussex, England, June.

Philippe Clement / Blue Bugle / Bugleherb / Bugleweed / Carpetweed (Ajuga reptans) in flower. Belgium, April.

Stephen Dalton / Beefly (Bombyliidae) feeding from a Bugle flower. UK, May.

Stephen Dalton / Beefly (Bombyliidae) feeding from a Bugle flower. UK, May.

Andy Sands / Dingy Skipper butterfly (Erynnis tages) feeding on Bugle flower, with wings open, Captive, UK

Vincent Grafhorst / Bugle-lily (Watsonia sp) flowering with the eastern peak of the Amphitheatre in the background, Royal Natal National Park, South Africa

Vincent Grafhorst / Bugle-lily (Watsonia sp) flowering with the eastern peak of the Amphitheatre in the background, Royal Natal National Park, South Africa

Stephen Dalton / Small pearl bordered fritillary butterfly (Boloria selene) on Bugle flower (Ajuga sp) UK

Stephen Dalton / Painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) resting on Bugle flower (Ajuga sp) with wings closed, UK

MYN / Niall Benvie / Two stems of Bugle (Ajuga reptans) in flower, Scotland meetyourneighbours.net project

Colin Varndell / Two Green-veined white (Pieris napi) butterflies at rest on bugle flower. Kingcombe Meadows nature reserve, Dorset, UK, May

Tui De Roy / Bugle-lily (Watsonia tubulosa) bulbs blooming after winter rains, Bontebok National Park, South Africa

Brian Lightfoot / Bugle (Ajuga sp.) in flower. Scotland, UK.

Michael Hutchinson / Bugle (Ajuga reptans) in flower on woodland floor, North Somerset, UK

Michael Hutchinson / Bugle (Ajuga reptans) in flower, North Somerset, UK

Andy Sands / Small pearl bordered Fritillary butterfly (Boloria selene) basking on Bugle flower with wings open. UK. Captive

Andy Sands / Small pearl bordered fritillary butterfly {Boloria selene} basking on Bugle flower with wings open, Captive, UK.

Andy Sands / Green veined white butterfly {Pieris napi} on Bugle flower, Captive, UK.

Philippe Clement / Bugle in flower {Ajuga reptans} Belgium

Tony Evans / Bugle in flower {Ajuga reptans} UK

Jose B. Ruiz / Bugle flowers {Ajuga reptans} Derbyshire, UK

Premaphotos / Dark-edged bee fly (Bombylius major) extracting nectar from Bugle flower {Ajuga reptans} UK

Paul Harcourt Davies / Geneva bugle (Ajuga genevensis) in flower, Umbria, Italy. June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Ground pine (Ajuga chamaepitys) in flower on dry, stony ground, Gargano, Puglia, Italy. April.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Creeping bugle (Ajuga reptans) in flower in montane woodland, Monte Terminillo, Lazio, Umbria, Italy. March.

Terry Whittaker / Common carder bee (Bombus pascuorum) feeding on nectar of a Bindweed flower (Calystegia sepium) before leaving frame, Greater Manchester, June.

Nick Upton / Hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium) flower close up, Kenfig National Nature Reserve, Glamorgan, Wales, UK, September.

Nick Upton / Hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium) flowering in hedgerow in coastal sand dunes, Kenfig National Nature Reserve, Glamorgan, Wales, UK, September.

Juergen & Christine Sohns / Common Bugle (Ajuga reptans) flowers, Germany

Nick Upton / Bugle (Ajuga reptans) and Common daisies (Bellis perennis) in a garden lawn left unmown to allow wild flowers to bloom to support pollinating insects, Wiltshire, UK, May.

Linda Pitkin / Ground-pine (Ajuga chamaepitys). Near Box Hill, Surrey, England, UK. June.

Linda Pitkin / Ground-pine (Ajuga chamaepitys). Near Box Hill, Surrey, England, UK. June.

John Waters / Greater bindweed (Calystegia sepum) on gravestone, Arnos Vale Cemetery, now disused, overgrown and a refuge for nature. Bristol, England, UK, June 2019,

Linda Pitkin / Ground-pine (Ajuga chamaepitys), an arable plant in a field. Locally rare plant, Fames Rough (SWT), Chipstead Downs SSSI, Surrey, England, June. Endangered in England.

Nigel Cattlin / Hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium) a garden weed, Berkshire, England, UK, September

Nigel Cattlin / Flowering Hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium) a garden weed, Berkshire, England, UK, September

Nigel Cattlin / Hedge bindweed or granny-pop-out-of-bed (Calystegia sepium) buds on flowering plant climbing through an old hedge, Berkshire, England, UK, July

Nigel Cattlin / Hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium) flowering plant climbing through an old hedge, Berkshire, England, UK, July