| Name |
Description |
Height |
Image
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Bluebell
Hyacythoides non-scripta |
A favourite spring flower. Fragrant
blue-violet flowers from April to June. Requires light shade.
Nectar plant for Butterflies |
30-60cm |
|
Cowslip
Primula veris |
Perennial plant ideally suited to
meadows and banks, it can be effectively used for border planting.
Fragrant, deep yellow flowers from April to May.
Prefers full sun
Good plant for bees and butterflies
|
Upto 20cm |
|
Field Poppy
Papaver rhoeas |
The poppy is probably the most popular
wildflower and is very easy to grow from seed. It used to be seen
in fields everywhere, but years of selective herbicide usage has all
but eliminated it from some areas. An annual with deep scarlet flowers
from June into early autumn.
Requires sun.
Encourages bees into your garden. |
30-60cm |
|
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea |
Biennial. A well-known plant with
bright pink-purple flowers from June to September. Pollinated by bumble
bees. Sun or light shade and well-drained soil.
The whole plant is poisonous, containing a number of glycosides that
effect the heart muscles. |
50-150cm |
|
Heartsease
Viola tricolor |
Annual. The wild pansy. Flowers are
purple, yellow or both from April onwards. Looks good at the front
of the border or in the grass
Pollinated by bees, it self-seeds to provide a permanent presence. |
15cm |
|
Meadow Crane's-bill
Geranium pratense |
Widespread throughout most of Britain.
Bright blue flowers over 2cm across from June to September. Perennial
plant pollinated by bees.
Highly recommended for herbaceous borders and meadow planting.
Sun and well-drained soil. |
30-60cm |
|
Bugle
Ajuga reptans |
A common plant typical of woodland
clearings and meadows. Ground cover plant for shady or moist places.
Rich powder blue flowers arise above leaves in May to July.
Perennial plant normally pollinated by bees although self-pollination
is possible. |
Upto 25cm |
|
Campion White
Silene latifolia.
Silene alba |
Pure white flowers from May to September.
Often found growing on the edge of cornfields or hedgerows.
Prefers sun and well-drained soil.
|
15cm |
|
Cluster Bellflower
Campanula glomerata |
Perennial. Clusters of violet flowers
from June to September. Small and compact. Pollination by bees or
self.
Requires sun and well-drained soil |
5-30cm |
|
Herb Robert
Geranium robertianum |
Usually Biennial, with fern-like
leaves and pink flowers. The plant has a strong aroma and flowers
from May to September. It features prominently in folklore, as it
was probably the plant of the house goblin Robin Goodfellow.
Will tolerate shade. |
15-30cm |
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