Portland, Dorset, UK. 26th June, 2017. A 'Day Lily' (Hemerocallis) blooms in the exceptionally hot and sunny weather in Portland Credit: stuart fretwell/Alamy Live News
Weymouth and Portland often enjoys the highest sunshine hours of any UK borough. Palms are common in local gardens and, this year, the long hot, sunny spell has resulting in all of the cabbage palms in the area sending out huge, jasmine-scented flower spikes at the same time !
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Location: Fortuneswell, Portland, Dorset, UK
Photo credit: © stuart fretwell / Alamy / Afripics
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