I painted ivy broomrape, Orobanche hederae, for the June illustration of the BSPP plant pathogens calendar.

BSPP 2024 Calendar – Images by Helen Pennington – BSPP – The British Society for Plant Pathology

The painting shows cluster of ivy leaves, from which ivy broomrape flower stems are emerging. The flower stems, from left to right, are partially open, tall and fully open, and short with closed flower buds.