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Summer leaves
By late spring, the forest floor has warmed up enough for more plants to begin to shoot (picture ).
Summer woodland plants, such as bracken, do not have bulbs and so do not have a large store of nourishment. This is why it takes them more time to start growing.
  This picture, taken in May, shows bluebells already fading by the time the brackens develop their first fronds. Notice that the lower flowers have already turned into green seed pods. Now the leaves will wither as the plant takes the nourishment back into its bulb that it will need for next spring. The first leaves on the trees can also be seen in the background.
But just as these new plants burst into life, trees also start putting out leaves and the ground becomes shady. Summer plants therefore have to be good at growing in the shade. They have adapted to live in a partly shady place. This is why they have leaves that last for many months, so they have longer to make the food that
will help their roots below the
surface grow.
May
June
Some sun reaches the forest floor.
July
Warm
Very little sun reaches the forest floor.
Snowdrop
Bluebell
Primrose Bracken
Snowdrop
Primrose
Bracken
Cool
Bluebell
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