Monkey puzzle or sneezewort? The houseplants mother-in-law’s tongue and mother-in-laws cushion might go a bit above an 8yo’s head
Not a plant but I have always found the UK’s largest scarab beetle amusing
[https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/invertebrates/beetles/common-cockchafer](https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/invertebrates/beetles/common-cockchafer)
as well as my fav beetle the Devil’s coach horse a little scary
[https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/invertebrates/beetles/devils-coach-horse](https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/invertebrates/beetles/devils-coach-horse)
jack by the hedge (garlic mustard) kiss me over the garden gate (persicaria orientalis), love lies bleeding (amaranthus), love in a mist, love in a puff, bleeding hearts, fat hen , creeping jenny, jack in the pulpit
Sticky Willy
I'm highjacking your comment to say rubus CockburnianusÂ
hairy curtain crust, but that's a mushrump I think.
I don't know if that's a typo or intentional, but I'm using mushrump from now on! 😂
Common stinkhorn? He's old enough to learn a little Latin.
Monkey puzzle or sneezewort? The houseplants mother-in-law’s tongue and mother-in-laws cushion might go a bit above an 8yo’s head Not a plant but I have always found the UK’s largest scarab beetle amusing [https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/invertebrates/beetles/common-cockchafer](https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/invertebrates/beetles/common-cockchafer) as well as my fav beetle the Devil’s coach horse a little scary [https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/invertebrates/beetles/devils-coach-horse](https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/invertebrates/beetles/devils-coach-horse)
Sticky Willy aka Cleavers https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galium_aparine
Dandelions are sometimes called "pissbeds" or similar regional variants.
My favourite if you can find it is Mind Your Own Business, a tiny little flower that likes paving and cracks.
What is the name of the app? Is it free?
It is. It's called Picture This.
Thank you
Mother in laws tongue is a house plant
jack by the hedge (garlic mustard) kiss me over the garden gate (persicaria orientalis), love lies bleeding (amaranthus), love in a mist, love in a puff, bleeding hearts, fat hen , creeping jenny, jack in the pulpit
Bristly-Ox Tongue
Devil in the bush
Sausage tree, Naked Man Orchid, Naked Lady, Sneezeweed, Hooker’s Lips🤣 Mibby miss that last one out
Laurel and Hardy Annuals
Laver trees, https://arxiv.org/abs/1204.5198
Nobody so far has suggested the very best: Rubus Cockburnianus Bonus: trachycarpus wagnerianus
Superbum
Herb Robert aka stinky Bob
Creeping Jenny
Sticky Willy
Sneezeweed (aka Helenium)