time of ripening, when summer grains begin to swell plump and early summer rains swell the rivers

First Pentad: Sow Thistle Blossoms (苦菜秀 – Kǔ cài xiù)
Delicate wild bitter greens like the sow thistle begin to thrive in the early summer heat. In Chinese folk medicine, eating these bitter herbs traditionally helped clear internal heat and dampness.
Second Pentad: Shade-Loving Plants Perish (靡草死 – Mǐ cǎo sǐ)
Vines and plants that prefer the cool shade of spring begin to wither and die off under the increasingly intense summer sunshine.
Third Pentad: Wheat Reaches Maturity (麦秋至 – Mài qiū zhì)
Summer crops like winter wheat begin to ripen and turn golden, heralding the imminent harvest season

British equivalent

Frothy hawthorn

Buttercup meadows

Poppies popping