Campion – Red (Silene dioica) – Perennial
(Silene dioica) This useful garden plant inhabits shady woods and hedges. It is a vigorous plant which needs to be grown among other tall plants to prevent it falling over, and self-seeds readily. It...
View ArticleFoxglove – Wild (Digitalis purpurea) – Biennial
(Digitalis purpurea) This biennial inhabits moist cleared woodlands, or shady hedgerows. This is a good plant to grow to hide a wall/fence or for some height under trees. situation sun/partial shade....
View ArticlePink – Maiden (Dianthus deltoides) – Perenniel
Pink – Maiden (Dianthus deltoides). Perenniel. Flowers are pink flecked with darker or paler spots. Good for the rockery or sunny border. Flowers: June-Aug. Requires: Sun and well-drained soil. Height:...
View ArticleHairgrass – Wavy (Deschampsia flexuosa) – Perenniel
Hairgrass – Wavy (Deschampsia flexuosa). Perenniel. Shining silvery purplish spikelets on slender stalks. Flowers: June – July. Requires: Acid soils. Height: 22 – 45 cm. WILDFLOWER PLUGS – MINIMUM...
View ArticleCowslip (Primula veris) – Perennial
(Primula veris) This was a very common plant, but is now much harder to find. It grows in hedges and grasslands. It is especially valuable as an early-flowering nectar-source for insects. Situation...
View ArticleChamomile – Lawn (Anthemis nobilis) – Perennial
Chamomile – Lawn (Anthemis nobilis). Perennial. A pleasantly aromatic plant with small, white, daisy-like flowers. Flowers:June-August. Requires: Sunny position with well-drained soil. Height: 30cm....
View ArticlePrimrose – Wild (Primula vulgaris) – Perennial
(Primula vulgaris) Seldom seen in the same places as its close relative the cowslip, primroses prefer moist woodlands, under hedge-rows and shady grasslands. In a garden this would be an ideal plant in...
View ArticleHeather – Common (Calluna vulgaris) – Perenniel
Heather – Common (Calluna vulgaris). Perenniel. Low growing shrub growing 20 – 50 cm tall. Mauve flowers. Flowers: July to October. Requires sun or semi shade. Prefers acid soils. Larger than the...
View ArticleCranesbill – Meadow (Geranium pratense) – Perennial
(Geranium pratense) This lime-soil lover grows on roadsides and banks and in limestone. Named after its seed head’s similarity to the beak and head of a crane, this is a vigorous plant. Situation sun....
View ArticleAngelica – Wild (Angelica sylvestris) – Perennial
Angelica – Wild (Angelica sylvestris) Flowering between July and September this member of the carrot family is a common sight in damp habitats such as damp meadows, ditches and damp, rough grassland....
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